Will President Obama cling to the failed economics of the past? Or will he follow his Chicago heritage and turn America into "The Country That Works?"

What lost my vote was that the Republican party left me and left many conservatives out.

If the Republican party doesn't stand for anything different than the Democrats, what good is it?

No child has any choice in the matter. But an adult does.

Any deviation from the official party line is a threat to absolute power, and deviation must be squelched by fair means or foul.

Mr. Obama seems to feel that a middle class lifestyle is a divine right.

Lower the costs of healthcare and the other problems will take care of themselves.

American society - indeed, Western culture in general - used to be based on duty. Your primary duty was to your family and to then to society.

Why have the Chinese invested so much effort and resources winning influence with various African governments?

It's a federal crime to administer any medical treatment without FDA approval; this effectively outlaws any medical experiments that are too far outside the mainstream.