what, you actually have an opinion now?

someone asked me what was most important to me in the upcoming election. i was chastised when i didn't reply with abortion or gay marriage or gun control. not that those things aren't important to me. but more so than anything, the economy is. look at it this way. as far as presidential power goes, there isn't much. the economy is really one of the only areas a president has a lot of power. take abortion and gay marriage. who decides those things? congress. yes, the president may have the power to fill up to 400 government jobs, but he does not have the complete power to pack congress with mindless cronies who want nothing more than to take away all your civil liberties. if you really care about ethical issues like abortion or gay marriage, pay attention to you state elections and vote in a congressman or senator who will get you what you want in washington. the president does not control half of what they talk about in campaigns. they cannot, absolutely cannot, reduce taxes for 95% of you. it is physically impossible. they cannot, and never will, make a supreme law of the land that says only men and women can get married, and no one can kill their unborn babies. that is up to congress. the house and the senate. it has to pass through both of them. 100 senators and 435 congressmen. you really think that all 535 of them are going to agree on those very very important and touchy issues? not saying that they all have to agree, but not even enough of them ever would to make any sort of standing law. it will take at least another 50 years for anyone to get close to overturning roe v. wade, and as for now, it's up to the states to decide who can get married. if it's that big of an issue to you, move to SF or maryland, and get married there. i wish that it didn't matter, but it does, and it's a dumb move to be a one-issue voter. take into consideration the plausibility of the things you want, and understand the time frame in which they can be successful, if at all. also, if you want america to regain its power and all your freedom, let go of all of the nonsense bipartisanship and hyperpartisan voting. vote based on issues, not character. so what if you don't like the way someone looks or talks, look at how they vote in congress and what they think about the issues that they actually have an impact on if elected into office.