Top issues for 2004

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LIke most of us, 9/11 changed everything. I can be described politically as a "McCain Republican" . Since September 11(I'm a native New Yorker)-I've felt the issue is leadership for "the war on terror"-it's really WW III-I'm not thrilled with Bush, but I did vote for him reluctantly, since I felt at the time he was the lesser of two evils. To paraphrase Andrew Sullivan(the best blogger out there)-Bush's opponents' biggest mistake is that they keep underestimating him. He has grwon in office and surounded himself with good advisors like Powell and Rumsfeld.If there was an honorable way for him to ditch Cheney and pick up, say Condi Rice for Vice, he could conceivably win in the biggest landslide since 1972.

Jim B, Manchester,NH

National security. The naive nine (Howard Dean, Wesley Clark, and that loser in 7th or 8th place John Kerry) don't remember 9/11, and the fact that we need to defend ourselves.

Fred, Bellingham

The most important issue to me is national security, and more important, the securing of our borders. Since 9/11 neither the Republicans or Democrats have done much to secure our sive like borders. Instead, we want to reward those criminals who illegally enter our country. I think we are asking for trouble if we do not secure our borders. If we grants the ILLEGAL aliens amnesty, what message are we sending to the rest of the world, and more important our enemies?

Dave, Dudley