Five Quick Suggestions for Obama

President Obama, suddenly, had better get performing better in debates and on the campaign trail, or, he just might lose this thing.  After the past two debates, I've developed five quick ideas for Obama:

1.  Find a way in Tuesday's debate to ask Romney to discuss his view of those people who depend on government and those who don't.  Romney will be defensive if asked to get into details of his "47 percent" remarks at the Florida fundraiser, but you can word a question in such a way to force Romney to essentially address the topic.  You can lure him into it because Romney described his outlook in blunt, simple terms.  Romney even stuck to his remarks when they were discovered.  He said up to 47 percent of people are dependent on goverment, that they believe they'e victims, etc, etc.
Romney believes what he said, and, Obama should try repeatedly to hold him accountable for those remarks.  If Romney keeps admitting to less and less of what he said, Obama could say:  "But, Governor, you have, on other occasions, discussed poor people as if they're a separate class of people -- You said, in one debate, I think, that "they're covered by the safety net".....You said, in our last debate that I advocate "trickle-down government" -- so, I think you owe it to voters to explain your outlook toward people who receive government benefits.  (Do you see them in as a group separate from the rest of us - or from you and your potential administration?  You could say, "Governor, you've accused me of encouraging "class warfare" with my proposals to tax the wealthy, but, your remarks (on the 47 percent) are much more of a damaging, negative assault on a economic class of Americans, aren't they?

2.  You absolutely MUST discuss your several most important ideas for improving the economy and do so in a concise, understandable way.  Further, you should describe your policies and iniativies in a short bullet-type form --quickly and in simple terms -- plus, with energy and excitement and optimism
It has been a long time since you brought much to the table in terms of "what you're going to do" in an upbeat way.   I've heard you discuss repeatedly your economic proposals that the Republicans prevented you from getting through Congress - like defeat of the proposed cutting of the payroll tax.
Joe Klein of Time wrote an excellent article on Obama's need to discuss his proposals.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2126665,00.html

3.  You should try to prod Romney into a full acknowledgement of what his running mate, Paul Ryan, said in the VP debate about the abortion issue (and, to acknowledge what he's said too).  Ryan said that not only do he and Romney want to appoint Supreme Court justices who oppose Roe vs. Wade, but they intend to press for a new law outlawing abortion.  Ryan indicated they'd suppport efforts to change the law - meaning an unprecedented effort in the US Congress to ban abortion forever by law.
You should press Romney on his opposition to funding for Planned Parenthood and other related women's health issues.  

4.  Governor, stop telling Americans the lie that I've gone around "apologizing for America."  It's simply not true.  You and know you have no evidence that it is true.  So, stop misleading people and if you want to challenge me, challenge me with facts."

5.  Govenor, stop misleading people about what my administration accomplished with the economic stimulus package when I arrived in office and by bailing out the auto industry and taking other actions.  You make it appear like I had a big choice and that the stimulus amounted to a waste of money more than anything.  But, economists of all persuasions recommended that the government pass that stimulus and you've been good at whining from the sidelines - but I don't think you could have done anything any better if you had been President.