An Iraq veteran family asks about "the rush to war in Iran." Of course, Drudge links to a story on Iran:
The way to do that is to not ratchet up the winds to war here. A lot of people voted for that … a serious, serious mistake. It convinced the rest of the Muslim war that this is a war against Islam, not a war against Iran.
Clinton:
I oppose a rush to war. Started speaking about it back in February.
Obama:
We should not take steps towards increasing troop presence in Iraq.
Richardson:
End military contractors. Reform our military.
Edwards:
This administration has done more than abuse the Patriot Act. … We are going to take the steps to restore the profiling. Stop the illegal spying in America. … Closing Gitmo. No more secret prisons. No more renditions. … No torture will be tolerated in the United States.
Richardson:
I’m the only one who has addressed immigration directly. … I am the first governor to declare a border emergency because the federal government wasn’t doing its job stopping drugs and illegal immigrants.
Social Security.
Clinton:
I am for getting back to fiscal responsibility. We have long-term challenges with social security. Now we have a crisis in Medicare. … I want to move back towards fiscal responsibility. … We have to have a bipartisan commission. … If you lift the cap completely, it is a $1t tax increase.
Obama:
Only 6% of Americans make above the cap. … This is the kind of thing that I would expect from Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani. … This is the top 6%, not the middle class.
What qualities must the appointees to SCOTUS have. Dodd:
A balanced sense of justice. Not just there as academics. Have a clear record. … Demonstrated that ability to be fair. I don’t necessarily believe in applying litmus tests. … I would not want justices to be appointed who would overturn Roe v Wade.
All would implement a pro-choice litmus, which various emphases.
Then I got bored with the questions.
