self-ruled, the fact that we have a government that ultimately responds to a free people, an independent peopler. and so we come to you at the beginning of the process for you to have a choice to decide who will lead this country over the next four years. and i happen to believe that we took kind of an american idea and gave someone new a chance three years ago. we elected barack obama, a guy we did not know very well, without a very extensive record, no experience in leadership or in the private sector or in negotiations. he promised a lot of things we like. now, three years later, into his fourth term, we do not have to to look at the promises, we can look at the record. the truth is barack obama has failed america. i say that recognizing he has tried. i am reminded of ronald reagan. he said it is not the liberals are ignorant. it is just that what they know is wrong. what he did simply was wrong on almost every dimension, what he did not help the economy get out of the slide it was in. instead he extended the downturn and made it cheaper. today, three years into his term, we have more news --