Election Issues: Iraq War / Gay Marriage OR Gas prices / Jobs?
102656
Gay Marriage, religious matters, and predjudices are used to "polarize" the voters for or against a certain issue. Because the term is for four to six years, these issues may or may not come up. You want someone that is thinking like you do to represent you.
933718
hmm lets see\n\norgan donation is a hot topic  in the Orthodox movement. \n\nanything doing with ethical issues with the Israeli military conduct in war.\n\ntheir is a huge fight brewing in the Conservative movement over Homosexual issues.\n\nthose are the ones off the top of my head I recommend 1 or 3
909584
Seeing as how heterosexuals do not feel the need to announce their sexual orientation before running for office, yes, it makes no difference to me.  Sexual orientation is not a indication of future wrong doing.  Bad character is no more prevalent among gays than straights.
887822
The Quagmire in Iraq\nThe Addiction to Oil resulting in disproportionate contribution to global warming\nThe continued piling-on of taxes and fees on small businesses while corporations get huge breaks\nAn aging population which will require some massive changes in how we deal with taking care of our parents and ourselves
811762
Gay Marriage and flag burning...the usual ones that the GOP brings to the ballot box to help their chances.  Neither of these issues means jack crap in the grand scheme of things.  Not one American would be hurt or affected by either issue.
1119183
It won't be during this presidency, Bush is too busy trying to distract Americans from his failed presidency by proposing asinine amendments banning gay marriage, remember his is the "decider", LOL. Hopefully when we get a democratic president in office in 2008, the environment and maintaning good public health (i.e. clean water, air, etc.) will once again rise to the top of the Gov'ts "to do" list versus burying it under the guise of an unjust war in the name of fighting terrorism, we'll see.
324382
Unless someone can shift the focus (or Congress can pass a compromise bill), Border Security and the Iraq occupation (both terrorism issues) will probably dominate the political landscape. \n\nSomething *has* been done about health care and social security in the most recent term; making it more of a local issue. If people in the district are extremely for or against the recent reforms, it will play locally. Abortion will also have play locally; but unless there's a ramp-up in the anti-abortion forces, or another outbreak of violence surrounding clinics it's a secondary issue.\n\nNobody in Washington wants to talk about corruption, lobbyist reform, the growing deficit or taxes; so it's an issue for the opposition.\n\nAs a minister, the biggest issue for me is gay marriage. To me, a government prohibition on gay marriage is equivalent to saying "People born on Tuesday can't take Holy Communion."
922072
it won't.look for the repeal or tax cuts,legal gay marriage,and a cowardly look at iraq.we need strength not weak cowards.
815240
The occupation in Iraq and more Americans dying.\nAnything else is a smoke screen issue to deflect attention away from this... Republican bag of tricks.
947342
Anything that you feel strongly about and are well educated on. Topics could be ..... War in Iraq, abortion, national health care, removing or keeping the trade embargo against Cuba, seperation of church and state, and many others. Keep in mind that your opinion will likely be at odds with at the very least a few. Also make sure and research what points people will use to argue against your position, but mostly try and pick something you feel strongly about and prepare yourself.
1025367
i also dont want to start a fight, and i do feel that the immigration issue is one of importance, typically, these types of issues are only brought up when things are going badly for whoever is in the whitehouse. lately, gay marriage and illegal immigration have been the big ones. "dont pay attn to iraq right now, THERES GAYS TRYING TO MARRY, AND MEXICANS CROSSING THE BORDER!!!!!" \n\nand its not just this cabinet that has done this, these tactics have been around for a long time. \n\nthey've also used the terror alert level (that color code thing that means nothing to anyone).
997783
Let's see, in 2004 Bush ran promising a gay marriage amendment. He got elected, and when he announced his post-election agenda, gay marriage wasn't even on it! Now, 2 years later, it's an election year, and the Congress is talking about gay marriage. And, of course, flag-burning. They trot this little horse and pony show out every two years, take a vote that doesn't pass for a problem that doesn't exist, and then smugly act like they are uber-patriots, instead of merely incompetent lawmakers.\n\nHonestly, I don't think there has been a single incident of flag-burning in 30 years. How dumb would you have to be to think this is an important issue? Of course, how dumb would you have to be to vote Republican to begin with?
891964
Yes, but gas prices have been going up and down so much that I don't really think that it has anything to do with the elections at all.
971258
The Economy\nThe War in Iraq\nSchool Dress Code\nDecrease the Age When You are Able To Vote
1020971
meaningful issues are always controversial.  just look at any question regarding 9/11, the war in Iraq, abortion, etc.\n\ncontroversy, obviously, brings heated posts, swearing, name calling, ignorance.\n\ni would bet that this controversy and lack of restraint shown by some of the people posting is why meaningful questions are not shown.\n\nif my question was to be featured i would be very interested in getting a clear (and clean) idea of where the majority of Americans really stand on the issue of the war in Iraq.  not some curse-riddled response insulting the whole Muslim culture, not some patriotic crap about 'whatever bush says is good with me' , but a real answer.\n\nwell thanks for letting me give you my two cents ;o)
1121837
I know that my last neighbor, who is gay and living with his boyfriend, voted for Bush. When I asked him why he would since Bush is against gay rights, he said he agreed with most of what Bush stood for except for the anti-gay tendencies. He went on to say that he wasn't concerned about getting married and since Bush wasn't pro-gay-discrimination (in an active sense), he didn't feel Bush's views on gays impacted his life. So he voted for him.\n\nThat's a Republican for you, though, huh? :)
1011563
The following is an interesting little factoid you may interested in:\n\n \nJune 4, 2006 -- More on George W. Bush's "Sanctity of Marriage" gay marriage constitutional ban. \nGeorge W. Bush's marital problems have just taken another turn for the worse. Apparently, Mr. Bush has not only engaged in an extra-marital affair with a member of the opposite sex who is also a senior member of his Cabinet, but also a member of the same sex. WMR received the following  release this morning from Leola McConnell, Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada (who has been endorsed by WMR). McConnell is a one-time professional dominatrix.\n"President Bush's speech to the nation Monday. If he doesn't say he's a gay American or at the least a bisexual one then he shouldn't be making one at all. And the notion that it would be in regards to writing bigotry into our nation's Constitution is reprehensible. Too bad it isn't me doing the rebuttal because in 1984, I watched him perform (with the enthusiasm of homosexual male who had done this many times before) a homosexual act on another man, namely Victor Ashe. Victor Ashe is the current Ambassador to the nation of Poland who should also come out like former Governor McGreevey of New Jersey and admit to being a gay American. Other homo-erotic acts were also performed by then private citizen George Bush because I performed one of them on him personally. \n\nI am the woman this website (bushssecretlifein84.tripod.com) speaks of that has been posted on the net nearly two years now. None of this would be the business of anyone but President Bush's little ruse to save his failed presidency by using DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act] to divide Americans one from the other has to be exposed as the act of a desperate closeted homosexual man. The only crime in being GLBT is in the hiding. The President needs to come clean with the American people about his own past sexual behavior before he tries to besmirch the humanity of people in search of sincerely committing to the same bonds of matrimony he's afforded. He violated his own vows of monogamy having a homosexual affair with a long time family friend of whom his wife had no knowledge. His hypocrisy seems to know no bounds. \n\nI had planned to run for governor of Nevada without going into any of this but his planned nationally televised address to the nation makes it necessary for me to address his attempt at division in as public a way as he picked to try this Bushification of reality regarding same sex marriages.\n\nSincerely,\nLeola McConnell\nLiberal Democratic candidate for Governor of Nevada\n --------------------------------------\nNow, aint this special!?