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Feb 6, 2008 | 1:34 PM
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I have heard so many people say, “It doesn’t matter who is President.” and I must admit, I’ve said it too. Clearly it does matter, because look at us now. When down to two candidates, what are our real choices? Here are my Top 10 priorities: 

  1. Responsible Government Spending? You can not spend money we do not have. I do not want my children paying off debt to China, (or any other country) for a war or stimulus plan that did not make a difference to America.
  2. A budget with no deficit? If you present a budget that includes a deficit, then it is not a budget, right?
  3. I want my social security deduction to be applied correctly, or eliminated!
  4. Healthcare: Employer healthcare at one time was to lure good employees with good benefits. Some how it has turned into a crippling burden on the employer. We pay our leaders to lead; they can broker an individual healthcare plan to relief the burden from U.S. businesses. …at the very least.
  5. The War in Iraq: I don’t know why we are there, and I do not want my tax dollars applied to people that pray for my death on a daily basis. Let their God sort out their fate. Bring our soldiers home, or ship them to Afghanistan.
  6. Accountability: Why is it that the middle class are the only ones accountable for their actions in this country?
  7. Support our Soldiers: When our soldiers return home they should be given the care, respect, and support to get back to their lives. Supporting the troops mean the people that fight the wars, not the politicians that start them.
  8. Fuel independent Nation: Without fuel independence we will always be at the mercy of the greedy.
  9. Environmental responsibility: If you vote for an oil man for President, do not blame him for high fuel costs, or global pollution. I drive an SUV gas hog, and I complain that gas cost is too much, and pollution is too high. My next car will be a fuel efficient one.
  10. Sub-Prime bail out? Who will the government actually be saving with a Sub-Prime bail-out? Foreign investors are hit the hardest from this failure, will the government bail out foreign investors with U.S. tax dollars borrowed from China?

These are the answering I am looking for in a Presidential candidate.www.thenetworkadministrator.com

What are yours?

Douglas Chick
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cook2712 read my blog view my photos
Feb 8, 2008 | 12:12 PM

The Presidents Job:

Qualifications

The president must be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and have lived in the United States at least 14 years.

How Elected

Americans vote for president every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. That popular vote chooses delegates to the Electoral College, which actually elects the president in December.

Term

Four years. The president cannot serve more than two terms.

Income

Yearly salary: $400,000.

Succession

If a president dies, resigns, is disabled, or is removed from office, the Vice president assumes the office. This has occurred nine times.

Job Description

The Constitution assigns the president two roles: chief executive of the federal government and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As Commander in Chief, the president has the authority to send troops into combat, and is the only one who can decide whether to use nuclear weapons.

As chief executive, he enforces laws, treaties, and court rulings; develops federal policies; prepares the national budget; and appoints federal officials. He also approves or vetoes acts of Congress and grants pardons.
HankHill read my blog
Feb 8, 2008 | 3:17 PM

Were not we going to get Bin Laden? If I remember Bush's words…………….

You are either with us or against us. You are either against terrorism or for it. No nation will stand in our way. If we suspect you are harboring or supporting terrorist or their organizations we will take appropriate actions against you.

Yep I think that resurrects what he said to a certain degree.
Hollow words now.
Pakistan is standing our way.
Just get Bin Laden and the rest that are with him.
One service for the whole bunch of them: That service is our military service. One swift kick. It is high time we stop worrying about what the rest of the world’s opinion is.
We need to follow through on our promise.
Many in the rest of the world would like to see us all dead.
One last thought is the heck with the Electoral College. Let the popular vote decide it.
UncommonValor
Feb 8, 2008 | 6:33 PM

If not for the Electoral College, then all Presidents would be elected by California and New York. (Majority of the people). You would have no say in the matter. Heck, in NC, we cannot even have a say in the primaries as all decisions have been made before our primary in May.
Just-Me-07 read my blog
Feb 8, 2008 | 7:33 PM

UV, if I understand you right, there are more people living in California and New York than in all of the other states combined? No wonder I never wanted to go to either. As for the Electoral College, I don't like it either. Also, are you aware that the delegates of the electoral college are not required to give their support to the person that the people of their state voted for? In theory, every state could vote in their primary for John Doe and when the delegates get to the convention, they could give their support to Bin Laden.
mayberryman
Feb 11, 2008 | 9:50 AM

I'm divided on the issue of the electoral college. First, as much as I hate to say it, the "average Joe" has no idea what the candidates stand for and does not vote in an informed manner. I am hesitant to let the popular vote decide the presidency, especially considering most Americans vote for president of the United States the same way they voted for senior class president in high school or their favorite quasi-talented knucklehead on American Idiot (oops, Idol). But the electoral college has its flaws, too. States with bigger populations simply should not carry more weight than those with a lower population.
UncommonValor
Feb 17, 2008 | 2:20 PM

Just-Me-07: I just used California and New York as illustrations. However, if the popular vote is used, then one should realize that California is rated the most populated state at 36,132,147 (and growing). Rated at #2 is Texas with a pop. of 22,859,968 (and growing). Rated at #3 is New York with a pop. of 19,254,630. And, rated at #4 is Florida with a pop. of 17,789,864. All of these stats are from 2005 with the total U.S. population at 296,410,404. Obviously, two years later, the numbers will have increased. So, yes, I think that if the popular vote is utilized, then the same large states will control the election of the President and Vice President and it will not matter what the smaller states want.

Wyoming with a small population gets two Senators the same as California with its large population. The Electoral College is similar and relects the population with a certain number of electoral votes. This treats all the states equally. As Professor Frederick Schauer, John F. Kennedy Scool of Government, states that the Electoral College is critical to giving all states equal status in electing Presidents. He further states that if the Electoral College has outgrown its usefulness, then maybe so also has the United States Senate. On that comment, I am inclined to agree with the professor.
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