Tuesday, September 12, 2006

What Issues Are Most Important?

One of the most interesting political questions in the next year or so will be whom the Republicans choose as their candidate for President in 2008. Rudy Giuliani has appeal because he is a fiscal conservative and is very tough on fighting crime and terror. Can the libertarian and social conservative wings of the party rally around this man? It seems to me that he appeals more to the former.

What compromises will each of these two major factions be willing to make in order to keep the party in the majority? Maybe the Democrats will nominate someone who will unify the Republicans, kind of like Bill Clinton did in 2000.

The war against the Islamofascists seems to be a unifying factor for the two major factions in the Republican party. However, the expansion of government under Republican rule has really angered the libertarians, and the recent approval of the "morning after" pill has infuriated the social conservatives, who also are not happy about the growth of illegal immigration.

What issues are most important to you? Which ones are you willing to compromise on? To me, far and away the most important issue is our security. If we are defeated by the fascists, we will not have any of those other things we hold dear. If the Democrats achieve victory in the House and Senate in 2006, will they undercut the President's efforts to upgrade the security of our country? Senator Lieberman's defeat in the Connecticut Democrat primary would seem to be an indication that the answer to that question would be in the affirmative.

1 comment:

Mrs_Who said...

The upcoming mid-term elections are going to be very indicative of the Presidential contest. I'm really concerned about the same things. I'm a Republican, but I really like Lieberman. If he wins as an Independent, that will definitely put Democrats on notice about security issues for the nation as a whole.