The gay rights issue is a close second. I estimate a politician's intelligence and integrity by the distance he or she is willing to put between government and homosexuality. It's none of the gov'ts.' business, so the more the gov't. interference, the less I would support that candidate. Why can't the assholes just keep it simple and stay the fvck out of other people's lives?
Sg
Funny,
That's pretty much RP's exact stance on gay rights. You aren't endowed rights because you belong to a group. You are endowed rights because you are an individual.
More over, rights are not granted by goverments. That would assume they had the power to grant them. They exist to protect them. If they have the power to grant them, they have the power to take them away. Ask any German circa 1933.
I would never let any candidates stance on abortion become a deal breaker when deciding who to vote for. Roe v. Wade will never be overturned and that is a simple fact of life. Abortion is a wedge issue bantied about to create debate where it shouldn't exist. On a philisophical level one could debate about the right to life and at what point of fetal development it should exist. Other than that it's a mute point to discuss.
Regarding the debt ceiling, you are correct in that we could essentially borrow into infinity if someone is willing to buy the paper. Although when you create false demand by having your central bank purchase the debt you're playing a dangerous game.
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