Baraka_Guru

I didn't mean to suggest that they aren't on the radar. What I mean to say is that the priorities shift given the environment. The guy who lost his job because the auto plant removed an entire shift? I'm not sure he's thinking that much about gitmo or whether air travel security is up to par. When you're getting behind in mortgage payments and racking up your credit cards because you're unemployed or underemployed....you tend to want employment rather than the closing of gitmo or the resolution of situations across the world. You tend to think about home.

It's about priorities. What do you think Obama is most pressed about? Is it not the economy? What is the average American most concerned about right now? Is it gitmo? The environment?

What are the immediate and pressing issues for most people right now?

Where do you get your news?

Or, to be fair, could you please clarify your position? Do you want more government intervention?

I know your position on banks, but what about the rest of the economy? What do you think about Obama's plan for a bank tax?

I know you wanted more stimulus. Is there anything else?

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