CNN/Youtube Republican Debate Options

[blaarg]

So I watched the Republican debate last night and then came home and checked the drudge and there is a big hoopla how a couple of questions taken were from *gasp* democratic supporters...

Here's the link:
http://michellemalkin.com/2007/11/29/diggi...ards-supporter/

Personally I felt that the abortion and the don't-ask-don't-tell questions were one of the top five questions asked...I don't see why it is a big deal if they support the other party. These were important issues which needed to be addressed, and it just so happened that the ones addressing them were democrats....

I thought the purpose of debates was to give the ENTIRE American public (regardless of party affiliation) the ability to see what the candidates stand for...that was why I (a democrat) was watching it in the first place...so why can't the ENTIRE American public ask them questions?

[Mommy]

I just think it's dumb. Seperation of church and state. If we care whether or not candidates read the Bible (since 80% of us are Christians accoring to someone who posted above me) then wouldn't 80% of us also want the 10 Commandments posted in courtrooms. I don't know. I consider myself Christian, and I want prayer back in schools, to maintain the words "under God" in our Pledge of Allegience, the 10 Commandments in courtrooms, etc. Truth of the matter is, we live in a society, though, that seperates the two. What does it matter if a candidate reads the Bible?

Shouldn't we rather ask, "what are your personal morals?" If a candidate then choses to say they draw their morals from the Bible, that is ok. To judge a candidate based on their religious affiliation is ignorant in my opinion (unless it's Mitt Romney...fuck the Mormons...I don'tknow if I'm kidding or not).

What should matter is how they are going to fix our healthcare crisis, our subpar education system with federal standards, find a resolution to the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the growing concern with Iran. Those are the issues that matter. Yes, they are brought up in every debate of every election, but it is because we so desperately need these problems solved.

Maybe a lot of you don't realize the healthcare crisis because you either work full-time or you are covered under your parents, but it sucks. I'm in school, and my parents don't have me under their insurance, so that means no healthcare for me unless I want to pay insane monthly payments on a independent health insurance plan or I pay out of pocket for every office visit, etc. I like how Hillary is approaching this crisis. I may not like her other stances, but I really think she could make a difference here. That's why I often consider voting for her, if I do vote. Please don't reply a billion times with why you hate Hillary. I don't care, and that's not the point of my post.