What are the issues?

Nothing much to say, but just wondering what ARE the issues in this election year?

(1) Record federal deficits and debt?
(2) Record revolving consumer debt?
(3) Record trade deficits and weakening dollar?
(4) Near record high oil and gasoline prices?
(5) Contined violence and threat of civil war in Iraq?
(6) Risks towards inflation?
(7) Illegal immigration?
(8) Terrorism?
(9) Nuclear weapons in Iran?
(10) Global warming?

Well, seems like my top concerns are that our economy is on the brink of disaster without the readiness to handle them.

If this was a "ballgame" against the terrorists, I'd be putting my money on the terrorists. They're right on track to knocking out the global economy between our military spending and debt and dependence upon vast amounts of imported energy to keep our economy running.

It is curious that the economy has any traction at all. I don't understand why more people are not scared for the future.

Mob mentality can grow the economy into an overshoot bubble of untenable debt as well as crash the economic by selling panics.

The Minnesota republicans are playing politics on a one-time 10% property tax refund just in time for the fall elections. How kind of them!

And more amazing it seems like we're on track to supporting 2 and maybe even 3 sports stadiums this year! I can be lured as well as anyone by prettier stadiums than the 25 year old metrodome, but it is still amazing to me that there's any money available at all for such deals, however funded.

Well I'll keep hoping for $4/gallon gas by summer, and we're on track!