[hchutch]

Well, which is more important? For me, it's keeping taxes down, pro-life, Second Amendment, judicial nominations and national security.

I've personally felt quite at home among the neoconservatives. To be blunt, I've been growing somewhat disillusioned with some aspects of the "culture war".

[AntiGuv]

My personal priorities are balancing the budgets, ending the Prohibition War, ending the silent 'open doors' policy to illegal immigration, ending the overseas transfer of the American economy, and downsizing the Federal government. I don't support either Kerry or Bush because neither supports my priorities.

In some ways, I think Bush may end up becoming a victim of his own success because now that he's presided over tax cuts, reorganizing government to focus on preventing terrorism, and conducting the Iraq War it will be difficult for him to articulate what more he has to offer in a second term. That is why they've increasingly shifted to a defensive, reactive posture ("keep" the tax cuts and the focus on terrorism - 'stay the course') rather than an offensive, proactive posture.

That will likely be all the more the case now that his key reform measure (immigration) has gone over like a lead balloon. Moreover, the need to control spending and the criticism of the Medicare expansion will likely prevent him from the usual Election Year handouts or campaigning on similar 2nd term proposals.