I was called by a research group to complete a survey today. Normally I do not like taking survey's over the phone, but this one was about political issues. It was alright, but it got me thinking about what is important to the nation. I think one of big issues is the war is Iraq. The war effects every American and is an important issue. I for one believe in what we are doing in Iraq and that as long as we are over there, it is less likely that we will be attack here at home. That brings me to the next issue, Domestic security. Just recently a group of terrorists had plans to attack a military base. The only reason they did not was that they lacked the weapons. The big question I have is how did these people get into our contry? The answer is our border is about as hard to get through as a wet paper bag. If this is not a wake up call I do not know what is. Our borders need to be secured or our people will pay the price. I do not care about someone coming to our contry looking for a job. We need to make it harder for just anyone to cross our borders and do what they please. We are a sovereign nation and when it come to our borders we do not act like it. The final issue that I feel is important is economic. The government needs to tax us less. I know that the government needs money to operate, but much of what the goverment does is a waste of money. We need to encourgae people to work for themselves instead of creating a permanent lower class who has no motivation to participate in our economy. Who I vote for will probably be based for the most part on these issues.