Political/Social Issue What are the issues most important to would Foreign Policy? Business? Abortion? Gay Marriage? Affirmative Action? what are the issues that are most important to you? Rocket River
Getting the current government, the Republican Congress and the White House, voted out of office in '06 and in '08. Getting something done about every other issue I care about starts with doing that. Lifetime Federal judicial appointments (in many ways, the most important reason Bush, IMO, should have been defeated in '04), domestic issues (too many to mention at the moment), foreign policy, which is in an absolute shambles, the environment, a worldwide on-coming crisis, that has us currently the most responsible for environmental destructon, and the most irresponsible in doing something about it. Of course, national security, which I think has been handled, post-Afghan War, even worse than I could have imagined, back when we were kicking the Taliban's butt from here to Sunday, and had AQ on the run. The assault on our Constitutional freedoms by this Administration, which brings us back to what I first posted. Like I said, issues too numerous to list. It all starts with getting this group in power voted out of office. In my opinion, of course. Keep D&D Civil.
more tax cuts for the wealthy keepin' the queers from gettin' married sendining the liberals to guantanamo for "reeducation" hatin' france
apparently homeland security isn't even safe from the liberals' scorn. No wonder you lost in '04 - you're weak on terror
1. homeland security 2. upholding civil rights 3. economic prosperity (realized through small government, minimal gov interference)
1A Homeland security, far and away. This includes items like the Patriot Act. 1B Economic policy. Our economy drives our ability to address other issues. 2 Energy policy. We need a Marshall plan for energy 3 Health care. 4 Improving primary & secondary education 5 Nuclear proliferation. 6 Reducing legal congressional bribery, also known as lobbying. Tom DeLay has taken it to a new level.
at this point i think most americans would say that america lost in 04. all the neocons have left is "04 - scoreboard". there is not even an attempt to defend the policies of the cheney administration anymore because they know that they are bad for america, i mean "the homeland". the neocons only care about winning and furthering their own selfish agenda, even if it is bad for america, i mean "the homeland". face it trader jorge - you and the neocons do not represent mainstream america and what WE stand for. the people are not on your side.
1) Education 2) Government corruption and brazen contempt for the law 3) Religious extremism 4) Energy dependency 5) Dwindling middle class and continued concentration of wealth 6) Immediate federal funding for stem cell research
Homeland securiity. All Americans legitimately fear war in the US. Sadly many including the Pres and the neocons manipulate this fear to justify imperialism and war for their profit. Medical Insurance for All History and economic theory both show this is possible only with national health care. Reversing Bush Tax breaks for the wealthy this is necessary to for the economic,educational and social security of the homeland.
texxx: winning the war on terror deckard: winning the war on republicans explains everything, doesn't it?
In many ways it does. The liberals are so blinded by their hatred that all they care about is "getting revenge" for the '04 election humiliation. They'll try to complain and badmouth the administration every chance they get.
Pretty sad reply, basso. The party in power is failing the country. 60%+ of Americans feel that way, and yet that's the best you can do? Keep D&D Civil.
1. National defense 2. Education 3. Economy/industry (creating a more favorable import/export ratio) 4. National identity/immigration (diversity is fine, but not at the expense of unity!!! we should all be in this together and not self-segregating ourselves.) 5. Space exploration/research (our days on Earth really are numbered. The sooner we expand our playground the better. Plus we get all kinds of practical inventions like velcro and Tang as a bonus.) 6. Poverty (too many starving people here to worry about the ones in other nations) 7. State sovreignty (i.e. letting them each make up their own minds on drug policy, gay marriage, etc.)
Education. The current public education system is very poor. The quality discrepancy between the poor school and the rich schools is huge. Also, we don't pay enough attention to the "early" education of young children, which is probably more important than anything else. Once the brain is developed(or failed to), there is only so much you can do to help the child. We, as a society, need to realize that the first few years are too important to just leave it as a choice for the parents. WE need give them more helps and make mandatory attendance of school earlier. Bush's NCLB is crap. It got to go. Education is not about maintaining a national standard and taking standardized tests. Schools are helping students to drop out to maintain those standards. However, I do feel a society's education system is a direct reflection of the society itself. I think ultimately we need much more social changes, not just changing the education system itself.
