Weigh In: Which Issues Are Most Important to You?

Moody should be fired for his racist remarks regarding scargate.

This has to be one of the more important issues. I read that the OPEC nations have gotten a taste for selling an expensive barrel of oil and that they will be cutting back oil production to create a shortage. Lets demand that our government will send no more aid of any kind to any more of these nations. Let them get out their fat wallets and help each other. More specifically but not limited to the Palestinian refugees. If they really look at each other as brothers they need to help each other. Our help really shouldnt be needed in view of how much theyve been making from us on oil. They know our economy is bad at this time and theyre trying to stick it to us all the more. Turn about has always been fair play and its a great way to send a message. Why help some one that would just as soon kill us?

The fight against terrorism and keeping the country secure is obviously the top priority.That includes stopping illegal immigration and deporting as many illegals as possible.If we are not safe here,nothing else matters.Good or bad economic times mean nothing if we are subjected to further attacks.I would like to see the politicians use common sense for a change.There is just so much oil in the world.Let's drill here while developing other reliable sources of energy.

My concience will not allow me to vote for any candidate that is Pro-Abortion. So, the first reason is that LIFE is more important to me than anything else - for is the base of all of our freedoms. Secondly, I have lived in countries with socialist medicine. It's awful. There's a reason people come frome far and away, for our excellent medical care. Thirdly, I believe that Obama is talking out of his hat when it comes to National Security. McCain has the knowledge and experience that Obama lacks. Fourthly, we have GOT to stay in Iraq and Afganistan for however long it takes - because OUR PERSONAL WEALTH is not as important as freedom. I'm proud to vote for John McCain, and deligted with his running mate, Sarah Palin.

My top most concern is with National Security. If we don't have it our economy will suffer. America's enemies are watching the presidential campaign. If McCain wins we have a bette chance of keeping our country safe. Too many Americans are flocking to Obama because of the economy. They are wrong to do that. They are self-absorbed because of the economic breakdown instead of our enemies. It is wrong. Carole Chalcraft Atlanta, GA

Wisdom concerning national security and high moral values are the most important issues. What kind of country would we be if our leader failed to protect us from terrorists and wanted to negotiate with dictators that hate us? What would our nation become if we followed someone who believes that convenience is more important than the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? The ramifications are sadly reminiscent of past failed civilizations. May we learn from the past and not repeat others' history.

Things didn't start going bad (high gas prices, mounting national debt, etc.) till the dems took over congress two years ago! It's the idiots in congress stupid, not the president.

Individual rights, which bear on many issues. Obama can be expected to attack 2nd amendment rights, and greatly enlarge the nanny state. Once people are dependent on the nanny state, they are no longer citizens, they are servants at best, slaves at worst. The federal government should confine its activities almost exclusively to those areas where government closer to the citizen (states, counties, cities) cannot peform. The obvious area is national defense.

My number one concern is that the Social Democrats in our country with the leadership of Obama will take total control of our Federal Government. Socialism will destroy this country with endless handout programs to "spread around the wealth". They will expand their war on wealth by taxing anybody with money and consequently will drive out all capital investments in businesses resulting in tremendous job losses and total stagnation of our economy. We can not have a Socialist for President and a Congress full of Socialists. It will doom this great country and destroy it from within.

I have read the article today about opec cutting supplies of oil to the USA. Well as far as I am concerned I think that two can play this game. I am suggesting that the USA CUT OFF ALL IMPORTS AND REFUSE IMPORTS FROM THESE COUNTRIES INCLUDING IRAN AND HUGO CHAVEZ COUNTRY. Lets see how long they can live on sand and wtihout the inmports we send to these countries. I am sure after a few months on sand and no supplies they will be begging the USA to help them out. As far as Mr. Chavez country is concern cut off everything to them and let their new buddies get (Russia) supply them. We as Americans have lived with enough of their threats and if we all just give up 10 miles a day driving they will be eating their oil and sand. COME ON AMERICA LETS NOT BE BULLEY ANYMORE BY THESE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY OUR WAY OF LIVE.

National Security! When you look at things objectively, you have to give President Bush credit for the fact that there have been no attacks on American Soil in 7+ years since 9-11. Looks like Biden is 'waffling' already when the attack, or attacks, occur while 'His Highness BHO' is in office. They don't have a clue!

That's the problem with surveys. If the questions are restrictive in nature how can a logical decision be made. My answer, until all those who would threaten the security of this country are eliminated, is terrorism.

The single most important issue to me is the pro-life belief of the cantidates. It is obvious only McCain believes in life before birth. His respect for life carries into everything he does.

NATIONAL SECURITY is my number one concern. I want my children and grandchildren to be safe. The economy will come along if we get a stong president, with experience!

My main concern for our country is not about money. I care more about the character of our elected officials and must admit that the vast majority of them have failed miserably in this area. The culture of death promoted by the liberals and the break down of family values (such as homosexual marraige) and especially the killing of over 50 million babies since Roe v Wade explain why our nation is in decline. Unless we reverse this trend it will not matter how much money we have. The answer is "JESUS". And thats my final answer.

Taxes are the most important. Unfortunately, it's where it all starts. If we raise taxes & other expenses on corporations & successful small businesses, they won't be able to employ people. If people don't have jobs, there won't be any taxes to use to pay for the national security/protection or any of the other benefits we all want. No jobs means individuals won't be able to afford to buy food or gas, let alone the guns they want or have the safe abortions. Not increasing taxes on the oil companies will allow them the opportunity to use their profits to do the R&D on alternative sources of energy so they can stay in business and we'll quickly have more efficient, effective resources than if the government tried to do it. And if the government tries to do it, the oil lobbyists will do what they can to prevent it - similar to tobacco companies. On average 50 cents of every gallon of gasoline is for taxes. Do you really think any company is going to NOT pass along the taxes they have to pay? Not increasing taxes on other corporations will allow them to afford to keep their jobs in this country. The go overseas now because they can't afford to do it here and make a profit. It's not greed to want to make a small profit. Capitalism is how this country was built. The computers we used to type these opinions on are a good example of the benefits of capitalism and competition. Do you think that we'd have anything worthwhile in such a short time if the government continued to be the source of this technology? Conversely, the fall of the Berlin wall showed exactly why socialism will ruin this country. The Supreme Court, while important, has so little impact on the success of our everyday lives. Yes, it's important we have Justices who make decisions based on the Constitution and the law instead of their own ideology. But their decisions don't put shoes on our children's feet and food in their mouths. Jobs do. If you have healthcare provided by your employer, ask yourself . . . are you satisfied with the quality? Then ask yourself do you think its going to be better if it's run by the Feds? With all of the fraud we've had with people taking advantage of government programs, what makes you think it's not going to be another example of the farce that the government has a talent for creating? As for the war in Iraq, to me it's a case of wagging the dog - along with Al Gore's documentary. We rely on countries run by men who seem to be a few cans short of a six-pack for our oil. We need to wean ourselves off our oil dependency, and we need to have a presence in the Middle East. Iraq was just the easiest way to build our influence. There seems to be more than one agenda going on there. I'm sure there things we probably should know about, but do you really want the other guys knowing about it too? On September 11, I listened to the CBS replay of the WTC attacks. The whole time I was thinking "bin Laden was hearing what they were saying too. I don't know that was such a good thing." If you get a chance, listen to it with that in mind. It'll change your mind about the media. What we need is a government that acts the way we citizens are expected to. We earn our paychecks or revenues and are expected to live within our means. Why are they not expected to do the same? Why do we keep funding the stupidity of the career politicians who think we'll re-elect them because they fought for funding for some unnecessary project? I'd have rather spent half of that bailout money on some sort of independent commission to figure out where our taxes dollars REALLY go. And if we REALLY need to spend that much money to do these things. As Dennis Miller says "That's just my opinion. I could be wrong."

My primary concern is the rapid slide of the country into Socialism. What kind of Socialism? I'n not sure but it looks like the Marxist model fits the best with the tactics used by the National Socialists of pre WWII Germany. In Barack Obama I see an excellent front man who is a good speaker/orator and who is backed by people in the shade who don't want to be recognized. Are we following the path to ruin that Germany followed with Adolph Hitler?

I hope that I didn't spend over 20 years in the military helping to protect our freedom just to have one Socialist move into the White House and destroy everything this country has stood for since its inception.

Why can't the tax code be revised in steps. 1.Seniors taxed @ 10% on income over $ 50000. 2. Public taxed @ 10% on income over $ 40000. 3.Business taxed @ ? on profirs over ? NO deductions for anyone The 50000 and 40000 could be any number that makes sence. THREE steps over three years. WE could send our tax forms on a postcard. Thanks

I am voting for McCain because I trust him and believe that he will do what he thinks is the best for this country. He has proven that. I don't trust Obama. He hasn't been open and honest. He is evasive just as are most politicians. I don't believe he would do what is best for the country but instead what is good for him. Kathleen

Obama's EXTREME liberal views scares me. I feel if most of his views are adopted, America is going to Hell in a handbasket.

I would think that someone would be smart enough to realize that without National security we have none of the other things listed

Joe Biden was finally right. His statement that Obama will be tested by an international crisis in the first 6 months of his term should be enough for anybody to pause. Who would you want at the helm to deal with the terrorists? With the decision of OPEC to tighten the screws on the oil supply, that is a form of terrorism. McCain will "Drill, Baby, Drill" as soon as he gets into office (hopefully, Sarah can convince him to include ANWR), but he is willing to drill offshore. Obama says he would "consider" off shore drilling and you know where that would go. NOWHERE!!

All the issues are important to me. Most important is a President who is of moral caracter. That is not Obama. He will sell our souls to the devil.

All these Candidates are refusing to tell the whole truth, about anything. We get 10% Truth, and 90% avoidence. The only real choice we have in 08 is between the War Hero and the Zero, and neither is grounds for the Presidency.

Who will be appointing judges, at all levels, over the next four years.

Our government needs to live within it's means like every hard working American. I'm tired of seeing on the news of all the stupid things they do. Like this summer they were picking on the baseball player for steriods what a waste of our tax dollars. We need some relief out here stop spending my tax money on stupid things and get to work on the things we put you in office for in the first place. We need to get together and start building our on products in th U.S. again and stop buying import products. I have been in the trucking industry for over 20 years. I have seen U.S. products disappear in the last 15 years. This is part of what is happening to us today. We a relying on other countries for our goods and we are not producing anything. Where will it all end? We need to put import taxes on all imports to equal out the field. I could go on about this for days but i won't.

McCain lost the chase when he picked Palin. Nothing personal against her, she just isn't the female leader. He would have been a shoe in if he had picked Rice. He wants to give us $5800 for health care, sounds good, but how will they know if it is spent on health insurance? Obama's plan to tax the fire out of large companies hmmm. Tax the fire out of them, they take a loss in profit = get it back by raising the price on the consumer. Thanks for taxing them Obama now you increased the price at the point of sale...we really want more. You work hard to have a healthy income for your family ($250,000) he will raise the tax on you. He wants the government to control you health plan. Not! Look at what the government is doing now...bailing out banks! We need to control our health plans. He says he will give you up to 15% of YOUR 401K! Wow, thanks for giving me My Money! He says it will be tax free, great. Guess what you still have to pay the penalties for taking it out early. Didn't tell you that did he? 25% penalty is what you get to pay...$2,500 on $10,000. Yeah, we get up to 15% and pay 25% in penalties...yeah! Neither has talked about cutting Hugo Chavez of Venezuela out of the picture. We are his number 1 customer. He is 3rd on our list of countries we import oil from. He wants to talk/is talking to Russia about creating nuclear weapons! Cut him out and he has no money to purchase materials. Both want to raise taxes at a point in time when the economy is weak but don't tell you of the consequences we will be paying. McCain's plan is less taxing, but taxing none the less. Obama's plan buries the consumer. Obama's plan to spread the wealth reflects that of socialism. You finally succeed in life and achieve the American Dream and become wealthy...he taxes you and gives part of it to someone else. Thanks for taking away what we rightfully earned. Will this ruin America? No. But things will be much harder and difficult under the Obama plan. DO WE REALLY WANT TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE THAT ULTIMATELY IS GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO SURVIVE? .. Follow the instructions below. Together we can change history. Pray for them to resist a spirit of FEAR and to embrace WISDOM. Even if you don't like them or agree with them, pray for them and tell them you are praying for them. There is a spirit over this problem that must be broken. Also, most of the media personalities are afraid as well and that is affecting their reporting. Pray for fear to be removed from them; they are making this worse. Send The Common Sense Fix to your Representatives and Senators and tell them how you expect them to vote, and that if they put this nation in $700 billion of debt, that you will vote them out. It's their job to listen to us! (Whichever presidential candidate or political party that champions this plan from their leadership down will likely become the next president. That is because this plan fixes the crisis while going along with the wishes of the vast majority of Americans.) First, read this page (PDF) Next, copy the info on this page (text file) Send it to your Senators and representatives by copying and pasting the text in the web form you're sent to. *Note: If their websites are down, that means we're making a difference! Keep refreshing the page until you get through. You can also go through Congress.org, though we don't endorse this site. Forward this email to everyone in your address book and tell them to urgently follow these 3 steps TODAY. The more people we have supporting this and contacting their elected leaders, the more likely we can turn our economy around!

One of the problems of the American voter is the tendency to simplify matters to a single issue. There are three major questions of equal importance: 1) Are we secure militarily? 2) Can we stabilize our economy? 3) Will we live in a country where citizens can keep most of what they earn or in a country where we "spread the wealth"?

1. SECURITY; SECURITY; SECURITY;SECURITY;SECURITY;SECURITY;SECURITY;SECURITY!!!!!!!!!!!! 2.ENERGY-DRILL NOW, DRILL OFTEN-JUST LOOK AT WHAT OPEC IS GOING TO DO TO WHEN THEY MEET SOON. 3. WITHOUT THE TWO ABOVE OUR ECONOMY IS AND WILL BE DESTROYED. ECONOMY IS THIRD ON MY LIST. WHY CANNOT OTHER FOLKS SEE THAT?

The most important issue this election is freedom. On November fourth we will determine which path our government will take, liberty or Marxism. I will choose liberty.

I'm tired of the rhetoric and cannot fathom why in this great nation that we can not find a person to lead this nation,, partisan politics must go, give us a leader who can lead and the power of the people to choose the right leaders and not this dribble of current idiots who play the blame game of each ones party,, the current house and senate which truly run this country have to stop the nonsense and get to work taking this country on the next step to energy independence, along with many other directions that will take not only time but true leadership skills that are definetly lacking in all the current elected officials,. as for the world and what they think, they must be laughing at the sillyness of US politics

Thee most important issue: Will America become a socialist country and abandon our capitalist heritage.

I have been to several stores , restaurants, grocery stores , all of them are packed. I hear from the candidates that the economy is so bad , we barely got a table saturday night at T.G.I. Fridays. I think most of the media is just fueling the fire on the economy. 1% of the U.S. is affected by the mortgage mess and everyone is crying. Why is it that no one says anything that I pay my bills on time every month , if Obama gets in office , I will get a slap in the face , more taxes , and give it to a someone else that should just take care of himself. I hate being that way, but I have worked too hard for what I have, and have worked the Dave Ramsey plan, and teach it at Church. Listen to Dave , he knows what he is talking about, too bad Washington doesnt listen.

Knowledge, balance, and experience to lead across the board.

I will vote for McCain because: 1) Pro-Life: A pro-life candidate will hopefully appoint pro-life US Supreme Court nominees. I know that abortion is murder, and must be abolished by a constitutional amendment. 2) Anti-Gay Marriage: we need a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman, not closely related, in a covenant relationship before God. State constitutions will not help against law suits threatened to bully states and employers into accepting it. 3) Non-activist judges to courts: we must get activist judges out of our Judiciary system. It undermines the legislative branches and those who represent us, the voters. 4) Pro-Israel: land for peace didn't work with Hitler and won't work with the "Palestinians" whose cause is simply a vehicle for Islamic terrorists to use to wage Jihad and genocide against Israel. We must quit kissing Arab behinds and start standing with Israel against all who hater her. 5) Fiscal Responsibility: small government, strong military, stop pork-barrel earmarks, cut waste, eliminate some departments, reduce handouts (make them work). Stop deficit spending, no matter how much it hurts and who screams (usually liberals and press). 6) Stop the Fairness-doctrine legislation: must stop the Democrats from sneaking this through the Congress. 7) Stop Environmentalists: drill, baby drill!!!! Use our own coal, oil, and gas. Nuclear, water, wind, etc. good too, but let's be realistic. Let's become an energy exporter!!!!!!!

The economy. The government should stop spending (printing) money they don't have.

THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES TO MY FAMILY ARE; 1. FREEDOM FROM TERROR. NONE OF THE THINGS LISTED BELOW MEAN A THING IF YOUR DEAD OR YOUR COUNTRY IS AT THE RISK OF TERROR ATTACK. 2. ECONOMY; GOVERNMENT NEEDS A SPENDING FREEZE. WAY TOO MUCH "PORK" IN GOVERMENT SPENDING, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ARE ISSUED TO THE SAME PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATING CORRUPTION ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE PROBLEM. (i.e.) FOX WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE! 3. TAX CUTS - KEEP THE BUSH TAX CUTS ALSO CUT CORPORATE TAXES TO CREATE MORE JOBS. IT IS CORPORATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS THAT HIRE PEOPLE. 4. EASE UP ON 70 1/2 YEAR RULE ON 401K. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS GETTING READY TO RETIRE SOON AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT A HUGE LOSS. 5. I WOULD LIKE SOME OF THE GUILTY PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS TO GO TO JAIL.............SOON! Respectfully submitted susan williams

I feel the security of our country is most important. If we do not have security we will not have our economy come back like I know it will. We need less government in our lifes and everything will be alright. We have the greatest people in the world and I know everything will get back to normal if we all work together and not tax our way out of this economy.

My main concern is gun control. Obama and MOST Democrate's are ANTI-GUN. They believe in GUN CONTROL which leads to people control. Hitler did this in the 30's. People that can't protect themselves are SUBJECTS and not citizens any more. Many Jews and German Citizens were sent to the gas chambers for speaking out. YOU say " it can't happen here ". It happened then and it could happen here in the good USA. People like Control and to Control. People without guns are easly controlled as you can see in other countries. The other issues don't mean much if you are just a SUBJECT Please VOTE but be careful who you vote for ---- Thank you Jim

Protect the homeland - use all means at our disposal, DRILL, BABY, DRILL No to higher taxes, Cut spending - kill obsolete programs and agencies, no more earmarks, No to liberal Supreme court judges, No to "Fairness" Doctrine, DO NOT socialize medicine, TAX Reform.

Our national security is one of the most important issue in this election and putting each person or persons behind bars for the trouble that Fannie Mae and Fannie Mack and AIG has cause the taxpayers. We need to pray everyday that the citizens in the US vote for the right person that will keep our national security intact.

The most important things to me are: 1. truthfulness - I need to know that I can trust my candidate to tell me the truth. Senator Obama obviously believes in socialist policies but has not been honest about it with the American public -- for example, when he calls welfare a tax break. I'm not saying that Sen Obama is a communist, but this situation reminds me of how Fidel Castro lied to the Cuban people and said he was not a communist. I need my presidential candidate to be straightforward with today's issues. John McCain is not as eloquent as Barack Obama, but I trust John McCain more. I would have no problem with higher taxes for the wealthy, per se, but I think John McCain's plan is more honest and better for our economy. 2. compassion - when I read that Sen Obama voted (in Illinois legislature) against protecting babies who survive late-term abortions, I was horrified. See Sept 22 article in Washington Times. The abortion issue affects two lives - that of the mother and of the child. I think those that characterize this as only the mother's issue are mistaken. It is a medical fact, not a religious issue, that abortion ends a human life. Check any biology textbook. But Sen Obama voted even against measures to protect a child already born! I find that too frightening and callous. I understand his argument that it would interfere with a woman's right to choose, but that denies any compassion toward the other life involved. 3. experience - Sen Obama is obviously a very intelligent and eloquent man, but he simply does not have the experience that Sen McCain does. 4. balance - the most left-leaning President plus a Democratic legislature is too unbalanced. God bless our country and I'm proud of Americans who become informed and vote.

I think the highest priority should be placed on integrity and moral ethics. If our elected officials (in all branches of government) will ask for God's guidance (honestly ask Him) and then follow through with integrity, He will provide the guidance we need. And we will undoubtedly rebuild our America as strong and compassionate as she once was.

To me Obama's spreading the wealth plan and his tax plan scare me to death. Just knowing what kind of people he has associated with and how liberal he is should wake us all up!!!!

Pro-Life issues are #1, especially Abortion, where over 50 million innocent unborn children have been murdered since 1973! #2 is National Security - Negotiating does not work!

Freedom that's what's important to me. You cannot have a strong defense along with prosperity without Freedom. This countrys liberal politicians and the people that elect them must change their current Socialistic ways and elect conservatives that respect the foresight of our fore founders. Socialistic countrys have never survived, it's confirmed in history. I blame todays society for wanting everything for nothing. Ronald Reagan gave hope to people on Welfare. His programs put them to work and returned their pride. Not only pride in themselves but pride in their country. Todays elected liberal politicians are returning people to the Welfare ranks once again. There motto: "We will supress them and hand them tid-bits". Personally, I'll take Freedom anyday!

The most important issue in this election is the makeup of the Supreme Court. There will almost certainly be an opportunity to replace one or two liberal members of the Supreme Court with conservative judges.

To me, the overall concern is the economy, but it all starts with taxes: keep them low!! Then, the President will have to deal with OPEC and other oil producing nations. After reading the article on the upcoming OPEC meeting, and the rush that Venezuela and Iran are in to put the squeeze on the U.S., this will have to be dealt with in a very straight forward, straight talking manner (guess who might be the one for that job?). If we can keep taxes low and the price of oil/gas low, we will be in prime shape to get the economy back on track.

Security and the War on Terror. And we are at Economic War with OPEC, Iran and Venezuela.