The Paddock

Do you always vote for the candidate in which you have the most personally in common with?

I think it can be difficult to vote for a candidate with whom you can find no personal common ground. I had that problem, to some degree, with Kerry and Dukakis. I think it's Been one of Mitt's problems in making his case to the average voter, but its also a problem for Obama

They aren't babies. They are microscropic goo. Does outlawing contraception solve this? Personhood? The conservatives are radical. They should stay out of a person's bedroom.

Good point tWhit. Carl is just a worthless piece of shit. I don't care what he says about anything anymore. Fuq him

Well, I was going to post a tangent but my phone screwed that up.

That's such horseshit. It's not murder. It's a grown adult human being deciding for whatever reason to terminate HER pregnancy. You and your christian idiots have no right to impose your religion on others. When your side says no abortion even in cases of rape and incest I say you're all pieces of shit. It's her cross to bear, not yours. Not the government. It's amazing how these conservatives want the government out of every aspect of life other than the bedroom. Nazis.

Like adoption services or orphanages are a realistic option for everyone???

In many cases, adoption is not an option. And Orphanages all across this land are on a serious decline, and have been for the last 40+yrs since Roe v Wade...However, the ones that remain are chalked full of kids no one seems to want. 1000's of kids are waiting for a family to want them...Many will spend their entire childhood there.

Secondly, isn't the Department for Children & Families one of many social services that the REP party has cut funding to, on numerous occasions??? (100's of millions have been cut from their budget alone - not to mention the billions cut across the board for a slew social services for the poor & needy.)

Are you now saying that the REP party would fully fund those services and then some...Because make no mistake, the need for those social services would drastically increase if Roe v. Wade was struck down. Drastically!

If that's not the case...Then it's just another example of what the DEM's have been saying for yrs about the far right...That they only care about these infants/mothers from conception to birth!! After that, They are on their own.

DA,
I was raised in a very REP - god fearing household...(The grandson of a minister & son of a black-sheep.) But it's true that my views have ebbed & flowed for yrs. I'm now at a point in my life that I feel like I'm really stuck btwn the 2 extremes / 2 parties. I'm either a Liberal-REP or Conservative-Dem. Not sure which is which...(Socially Liberal - Fiscally Conservative. - for the most part)

And also I'm just realistic about where we are today...

If one tries looking at both sides of the equation...You find out that the complexity of this subject matter goes way beyond the act of aborting a child. Most of the issues that divide us are that way...Very-Complex below the surface.

There's no easy fix...And sometimes the best intentions have very damning consequences.

who said anything about religion? I havent seen it mentioned except by you. It is about right and wrong, you are right in that it is the womans decision, but that does not make it right. Ahh...the name calling puts you right at the top of your game spuing hate, intolerance and ignorance. Better go check that leftie handbook and see what you are to say next.

That's fine if that's her choice. It's not yours to make.

Glad to know that you and you alone hold the pulse of the undecided voter. I think you're the guy that has that pulse though. If a voter is undecided at this point they are an uninformed low info moron. So yes, you know those voters well. And you're wrong. Choice is an issue people care about. When you have a pres candidate saying roe v wade should be overturned it matters. When your guys candidate wants to defund planned parenthood women notice. When your guys want to let an employer make healthcare decisions women and men notice. When your guys want to criminilize contraception people notice. You repugs are waging an all out assault on women.

I know one registered republican that has already cast her vote in early voting. Without any input from me my mom said she voted for Obama. I was shocked. And proud. Healthcare, the repug assault on women, and "things are slowly getting better in the economy. He deserves more time to see it through" were her reasons. There are many moderate repugs that feel the same.

Jaw...Romney didn't make questionable investments...He destroyed American companies & shipped jobs "off-shore". While "harvesting profits" & devastating the American families that were left in his wake. (And his company is still doing it to this day!)

So, if investing in America is questionable...I'll ride w/ Obama all the way to the Re-Election Party!

The record I have focused on is the record # of filibusters used by the REP party during Obama's time in office. There is no doubt that the Obama Admin could have done much much more to stabilize the economy & the country had the REP not made making Obama a 1 term President their top priority, at the expense of the countries well being!