- Pro-life; working hard to preserve human life.
- Pro-family; anti-gay, pro-homeschooling, pro-parental rights.
- Pro-religious rights.
- Immigration; supports strong border control on Mexican and Canadian borders.
- Constitutionally minded; looking at what the founders said as law.
- Intent on stabilizing Iraq.
- National security; making sure there is enough military power available to protect the United States against attack and aid the states in various disasters.
- Working towards lowering taxes and demolishing the bureaucracy.
If a candidate lines up to all of these, he is doing well, and will receive my vote. The only possible spot where I would compromise is on issue 6. I believe firmly that we must finish what we started (see, Iraq) but if a candidate has a good plan for withdrawing our troops without destroying what so many have worked for in Iraq I would be very open to hearing it. At the moment, Mike Huckabee is top on my list. As far as I know, he lines up quite well to my list. But as I do not watch the news to hear of other candidates, I would be happy to hear of any others candidates that are in the running.
2 comments:
Hi Brooke,
I thought I'd check out your blog site. You are quite an articulate writer.
I am following the 2008 presidential race fairly closely so far. I thought that Mike Huckabee was going to receive my vote due to his background; however, upon taking a survey regarding basic issues (see link: http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460) He did not come out number one as agreeing with my political stances on the top issues facing America. Mitt Romney did! Of course his Mormon background concerns me. What are your thoughts on electing a Mormon to take office if his ideas are the same on critical issues? :)
Stacy Foreman
P.S. too fun that you get to vote this election. it is quite astonishing the numbers of Americans who seem to be apathetic since they choose not to vote!
my first vote was when George Bush and Clinton ran... and I voted Clinton. Of course I would have as I still had my old nature then! :)
Hi Mrs. Foreman,
Thanks for visiting my blog! =) Thanks for leaving that link to the wqad website too. That was very interesting...It's funny Mr. Romny came up on top for you. It would have been interesting to see your answers to the questions. =) but anyway, it seems to me that if you agree on crucial issues that it wouldn't be a big problem to vote for a mormon...Of course it would be really cool to have a Christian in office, but it seems like it would be okay to vote otherwise for a likeminded candidate...what do you think?
I agree, it is really sad how many people seem not to care about the direction the country is going. I'm super excited that you're following the race and everything! That's funny your 1st vote was for Clinton. Thank God for the new nature He gives us! =) Hope you're doing well and thanks again for your comments!
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