I think both of the main parties are too extreme. I've tended to support the Repubs most of the time, but undue influence on them by the religious right disturbs me to no end.

We're fighting religious extremism in the Middle East and cowtowing to it in our own country at the same time. Ironic, isn't it?

It seems to me the candidates who espouse more middle of the road values are winning most frequently in areas where ordinary, middle class Americans predominate. These are the people who keep things running in this democracy. It's real values, not rhetoric that makes our country great. Without that, we're lost.

No, I don't think Dubya is a particularly good example of "real values."