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Nope. What helps is ,as a politician, promise to dig into someone else's pocketbook to offer voters something they didn't earn at the cost of someone elses hard work.

Stand Taken 11/17/2008 10:58 PM

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The Department of Homeland Security is not necessary.

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How many huge beauracries do we really need. We've already got the police forces, FBI, CIA, the national guard... How many unnecessary mid management types do we need?

Stand Taken 11/17/2008 10:57 PM

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The U.S. should build more oil refineries.

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If you mean private individual companies and not the U.S. as in government building them... Let's have a level playing field again, and let our people compete where they see fit... Keep big brother ou...

Stand Taken 11/17/2008 10:55 PM

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People residing illegally in the United States should not be offered a path to citizenship.

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Not until we dismantle the entire welfare system, stop forcing us to pay through taxes , for spanish written literature. We speak English here. And get rid of all government healthcare programs.. Lev...

Stand Taken 11/9/2008 3:11 PM

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Rahm Emanuel was not a good choice for Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff.

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Supposedly, Obama was going to be reaching across the isle when it comes to cabinet posts. All I can say is check who Emanuel really is.. Notice him being one of the most radically socialist liberal ...

Stand Taken 11/8/2008 7:13 PM

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The U.S. should maintain the military defense budget.

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Maintain, but cut thousand of the other government programs... then, let's take another look at what we're doing militarily..

Stand Taken 11/5/2008 7:54 PM

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Entitlement reform should have a higher priority than healthcare and energy policy in Barack Obama's agenda.

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Entitlements are Unconstitutional and ruin the work ethic of those taking the free cash... How many welfare recipients have been on the government teet for generation after generation? Enough said.

Stand Taken 11/5/2008 7:50 PM

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Bob Barr should win the 2008 presidential election.

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The only Constitutionalist who has the individual at heart should win. Of course, he won't because so, so, so many voters are voting for someone they think can promise them something they wouldn't oth...

Stand Taken 10/30/2008 10:03 PM

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The U.S. should not provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource.

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No, the U.S. politician should stop accepting cash from union political action committees and let the markets set wages and over time maybe our business will be able to stay here and compete. Maybe ...

Stand Taken 10/12/2008 12:09 AM

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John McCain won the second 2008 presidential debate hosted by Tom Brokaw.

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Because for the second time, McCain seems like the seasoned leader while Obama seems like a college professor.

Stand Taken 10/12/2008 12:00 AM

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The 2008 vice presidential debate ended in a draw.

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Neither wants to cut government programs and taxes, giving back more of our money/lives and therefore allowing us to allocate our assets as we choose. Neither party wants you to be responsible for yo...

Stand Taken 10/3/2008 9:07 PM

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Barack Obama is qualified to be President of the United States.

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He's a Senator so yes. However, qualified and good for our country are two different things.. His philosophy is socialism and collectivism which are the exact opposite philosophys from that which has ...

Stand Taken 10/1/2008 1:49 AM

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General election debates should include third party candidates.

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We've only really had one party for decades now. Look at all of the voting records on spending bills, and regulatory bills.There is only one party, the Republicrats. We should hear from all those with...

Stand Taken 9/27/2008 3:37 PM

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Iraq is not engaged in a civil war.

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One could only believe this is a civil war if they only get their news from the Liberal mainstream press.. This is a war of religious fanatisism vs individual liberty, the fanatics coming from all the...

Stand Taken 9/27/2008 3:35 PM

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Ron Paul should run as a third party candidate.

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A much smaller, limited in scope by the constrains of the constitution is the ticket to all of us living a better life..

Stand Taken 9/27/2008 3:32 PM

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