www.byzcath.org Forums General Discussions Town Hall spot poll: presidential candidates, Jan. 2008

If the election were today (30 January 2008), who would you vote for? single choice
	Clinton
	Huckabee
	McCain
	Obama
	Romney
	Ron Paul
	other
	none
Votes accepted starting: 01/30/08 08:51 PM
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With both Giuliani and Edwards withdrawing for the race for U.S. president today, I thought this new poll was appropriate.

-- John

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Hi, I chose Romney, I just think Mc Cain not adequatly representing my views on most of the issues. I just might have given Paul some consideration but as has been already said he`s basically out of the running.

When did Paul say that? I don't recall this statement.

Ray

If only the rest of the country supported Ron Paul like this. I'am a bit surprised though that Barack Obama would be in second on this forum. Behind his polite, articulate exterior is a man who has a zero rating from the National Right To Life Coalition, supports Late Term Abortion, and opposes a parent's right to know about their underage daughter's travelling out of state for an abortion. One columnist called Obama the most pro-Abortion presidential candidate of a major party in history.

Oh well, I hope we get 4 feet of snow on Tuesday, so Ron Paul can win.

I voted for Huckabee but would be happy with Romney.

CDL

McCain-iac here. Have been since 2000.

I haven't liked him since 2000. :P

I'm supporting Romney, Texas' primary isn't until March 5.

Terry

I'm actually leaning towards McCain. He's a veteran and a former POW. A lot of my family is in the military; two are actively deployed in the war; and I want to entrust my family to a commander in chief who would look out for them.

-- John

My brother is now a Ron Paul supporter and he's a Captain in the Army over in Iraq right now.

He's been to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, so he's been directly influenced by our nations current and former foreign policy. He converted to the Ron Paul camp after reading a book by Pat Buchanan.

It's too bad Ron Paul doesn't have more charisma or appear stronger. Looks count for 90% these days. Not to bash the McCain supporters, but even though his record shows some liberal tendencies, he's winning because he appears strong and leader like. Most people (not including people on this board, because we're a smart bunch me thinks) don't pay attention to one's actually policies, but vote so much on how the candidate comes across.

I just hope Ron Paul's freedom movement continues on, and eventually we can have a candidate with Ron Paul's intelligence combined with the charisma of Obama, and the leadership of McCain...now that would be a candidate!

I like Huckabee because he's pro-life, has a record as a governor, not a senator, and wants to end the IRS. I like Romney because of his solid business background which we desparately need.

CDL

I fully intend to vote - by secret ballot!

Fr. Serge

Dear Fr Serge,

I've always felt that is important for priests to keep their political party affiliation and information for whom they are voting secret from their parishioners. But sometimes it's been difficult for me not to have visible reactions to things said by parishioners vis a vis politics.

Fr David Straut

If anyone is interested, I posted three open letters on behalf of Ron Paul on my MySpace page. www.myspace.com/iconostasis [myspace.com] One is to Orthodox, another Catholic and the other Protestant. They originally appeared on www.lewrockwell.com [lewrockwell.com]

Ray

They're leaving canned messages and invading my state. Help!

My friend, Ron Paul will not be the next president.

-- John

If I'd be an American citizen, I would vote for Mr. Huckabee or for Mr. McCain. In essence any Republican able to beat Obama or Clinton.

In essence, I'd vote pro-life with the hope that the new president will name judges pro-life at the Supreme Court.

After thinking more about it, I support Barack Obama.

I had been leaning towards McCain because he was a veteran, but that seems to be his only really strong point. Otherwise, he and the Republicans and Clinton seem like the past.

Obama seems like the future; and I think America needs an overhaul of its government; and I think he would be the one to do it.

And as for being pro-life . . . that is so much more than merely being anti-abortion.

-- John

Obama is Pro-Abortion

Obama supports abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. As an Illinois senator he failed to support the ban on live-birth abortions [SB�s 1661, 1662, 1663], and he also failed to support bans on partial-birth abortions [HB 382]. He also voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act which says that is a baby survives an abortion, as some actually do, then life-saving medical care must be provided for the infant.

Obama Supports Gay Marriage

Obama said �I will oppose any proposal to amend the Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.� (Windy City Times, 4/02/04)

Obama is against Traditional Values � Obama is Pro-Gay

Obama CO-SPONSORED a bill to make Sexual Orientation, homosexuality, trans-genderism, bisexuality and trans-vestiteism, etc., a protected class, like race. [SB 0101] (Obama made early reservations to be seen in the 2004 Chicago Gay-Pride parade.)



Obama voted against protecting kids from Internet Porn

The Internet filter amendment was attached to bill, HB 1812. This vote was for an amendment requiring schools to block children�s access to illegal porn as defined by state law: child porn, obscenity and harmful materials. It passed in the Senate (with Obama voting �NO�) and went onto the House where it failed

Obama is for Human Cloning

Obama voted against a bill to prohibit human cloning. [SB 649]



Obama is Anti-Choice on Education

Obama opposes school choice, home-schooling, and even opposed the tuition tax credit for public and private school families. [SB 1075] �Many Christian or Faith-based schools would be excluded�

Dear Father David,

Thanks for your comment. Perhaps I might say that many people would like us to pretend to be blind and deaf rather than offer any view which they consider "political". It is not partisan politics to point out the the use of vulgar epithets about people is discourteous and can be downright sinful. Nor is it partisan politics to note that war-mongering is certainly sinful, in that it leads directly to inflicting death, injury, and other forms of harm to others. And so on.

The Bible is full of "politics", as can easily be demonstrated. Endorsing a specific political party, let alone a specific candidate, is not normally for us to do. Giving clear moral teaching, even about "political" matters is certainly our duty.

If my wish to keep my voting preferences this year to myself has caused any confusion, I fully apologize.

fraternally in Christ,

Fr. Serge

1.4 million babies died last year. That is more than all the people in the Iraq war on both sides. Neither one is good but one is whole lot worse. If we don't protect our babies than what good are we? 40 to 50 million babies have died in the US alone since Roe vs Wade. What good is a school lunch program if you are for the killing of the unborn.

20-25% of pregnancies are mechancially 'undone'.

Terry

I don't want to turn this thread into a debate over abortion. I support the Church's teaching. However, we have other things besides abortion to care of in this country. And I am supporting the candidate who, in my opinion, will take of those other things best.

Now, I know some folks think that is unacceptable, that abortion should be the greatest issue of them all.

I disagree. I actually believe that there are more imprtant issues than abortion. Life doesn't stop at conception or at birth; life goes on and on; and there are lots of other issues of life than this one.

Finally, I don't think the solution to abortion is making it illegal. If the Supreme Court outlawed it tomorrow, it wouldn't be effective. Law is not an objective thing; it only reflects what we are willing to do in our hearts. Half the country thinks it's ok to kill a little kid. The solution is to convince them otherwise: by compassion, by moral lifestyles, and by offering nonjudgemental help (to keep the baby or to give the baby up for adoption) when people are in need. That won't eliminate abortion, but it could reduce the numbers, make it unncesssary for many, and persuade many hearts that life is, in deed, a wonderful choice.

FYI, https://www.byzcath.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Main/21194/Number/276800#Post276800


-- John

Ron Paul.

Sincerely, I would vote for any Republican pro-life candidate who would name at the Supreme Court pro-life judges.

Otherwise, is not capitalist the economy of the U.S.A.?! And any Christian president must have an open eye for helping with smart economical politics the poor people, the family, the school, the hospitals etc. And a smarter external politics.

Marian+

We have a mixed economy. There are controls on every sector of the economy; a few sectors are regulated rather heavily by the government. Overall, however, private investment is encouraged and price is allowed to reach a market balance.

Terry