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Barack Obama should not keep Robert Gates on as U.S. Secretary of Defense. Also unsettling is Obama's decision to re-up Gates at the Pentagon.

Leon Panetta is a good choice to head the CIA. "A CIA director who has denounced torture, advocated intelligence cuts, and backed greater congressional control of covert operations--that would be....different"

Pastor Rick Warren was not a good choice to give the invocation at Barack Obama's inaugural. "it was the wrong decision to make"

Barack Obama should not offer Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State. the presidential transition of no-drama Obama became infected by the never-ending soap opera of the Clintons

Rahm Emanuel was not a good choice for Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff. I would have advised--not that anyone is asking--the Obama camp to open up with a more bipartisan (or less partisan) appointment

Sarah Palin won the 2008 vice presidential debate. she is something of a winner because there is--sorry, YouTube-- no videotape footage from the debate that makes her look undeniably like a ninny.

If the U.S. Supreme Court had not intervened, Al Gore would have won the 2000 presidential election. "the week that the Supreme Court was giving the election to George W. Bush"

President Bush will be a liability for John McCain in the general election. "Bush and Cheney are a pair of lame albatrosses for any Republican candidate in 2008, including McCain"

'Waterboarding' should be characterized as torture. "waterboarding and other forms of torture"

Hillary Clinton was the front-runner in the New Hampshire debate. "Anytime she makes it through a debate without being clobbered, she's the winner."

EVIDENCE: How would you rate President Obama's first address to Congress? Satisfactory

EVIDENCE: Has racism played a role in opposition to Barack Obama? Yes

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UNKNOWN: Has the invasion of Iraq been successful?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. negotiate with Iran directly?

UNKNOWN: Has the surge in military troops made progress in Iraq?

UNKNOWN: What should be the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan?

UNKNOWN: What is your view on gun control laws?

UNKNOWN: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be the President of the United States?

UNKNOWN: What parental involvement should be required in the abortion decision of a minor?

UNKNOWN: When should the government permit late term abortions?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.N. impose sanctions on Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should Georgia become a member of NATO?

UNKNOWN: What are the appropriate next steps that the U.S. should take with Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should people residing illegally in the United States be offered a path to citizenship?

UNKNOWN: Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act constitutional?

UNKNOWN: Does Iran pose a significant threat to America's national security?

UNKNOWN: Should Iran be held accountable for Hezbollah's actions?

UNKNOWN: Will the Russia-Georgia conflict lead to another Cold War?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. build a fence along the Mexican border?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, was it justified?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. try to prevent nuclear proliferation in other nations?

UNKNOWN: Should Roe v. Wade be overturned?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available now, was the invasion of Iraq justified?

UNKNOWN: Can preemptive military strikes be justified?

UNKNOWN: Can the use of torture as an interrogation technique be justified?

UNKNOWN: Should President Bush's federal tax cuts be made permanent?

UNKNOWN: Who will win the 2008 presidential election? (time remaining: 92 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes)