LIGHTNING ROUND

[kfseattle]

Abortion:  Pro-choice.
Gay Marriage:  Government should only recognize civil unions...leave marriage to religious institutions.
Guns:  Support 2nd amendment
The World:  Pretty corrupt
Iraq:  The greatest recruitment tool for terrorists ever.
Saddam was not a threat.  Actively opposed the war.
John Kerry:  I hope he wins.
GWB:  I hope he loses.
Health Care:  Universal, free, and efficient.
Social Security:  Against privitization.
Affirmative Action:  Yes.  Not forever, but we still need it.
Immigration:  Every immigrant I've worked with (they have been many) has been a hard working, law-abiding person who was genuinely grateful to be here.  Let them in.
Death Penalty:  No judicial system is good enough for it.  
Preemptive Strike:  Oh, this is a pet-peave.  There is a difference between a "preemptive strike" and a "preventive" one.  Preemption is attacking your attacker before he attacks you.  Prevention is attacking someone who isn't attacking you because you think he will attack you at some unknown time in the future.  I support "preemtive" strikes, but not "preventive" ones like Iraq War II.
Free Trade:  It can raise people's living standards, and has to varying degrees around the world.  However, it needs to be made fair.  I don't like giant multi-nationals controlling everything.  I don't like NAFTA, and have personally lobbied against CAFTA.
Patriot Act:  The intelligence community shouldn't need it if they were good at what they're supposed to do.

[kfseattle]

young people in general are much more supportive of equal rights for gay people than older folks.
Our culture (i was born in '83) is just totally different than the one you older folks grew up in.
I'm glad the times have changed.  One big reason I think conservatives want to bring up the gay issue now (re: constitutional ban on gay marriage) is because they know that the support for it will be dying off pretty rapidly here.

[kfseattle]

Sorry for this, but my sense of humor demands that I re-make my lightning round post recycling jmfcst’s answers.

Abortion: have never met anyone affected by it, so what’s the problem?
Gay Marriage: it is what it is
Guns: Unspeakable murder – parents killing their own kids.  
Taxes: strongly favor
The World: mend it, don’t end it
Iraq: best described as a pyramid scheme
John Kerry: case by case basis
GW: immoral, against it.  A sign that we are nearing the end times.
Health Care: execution would be carried out within one month
Social Security: I believe we are either in or near the last days
Affirmative Action: strongly favor
Immigration: Arab-Muslims probably will not tolerate democracy
Environment: wings everything, has a good inner compass
Death Penalty: The antiChrist must first establish his rule.
Policy of preemptive strike:  unprincipled.
Free trade: open up drilling.

[kfseattle]

Texasgurl24:  
Estoy de acuerdo.  Es tan importante que los americanos aprender espanol, o otros idiomas, que los immigrantes aprender ingles.  Hoy en dia, ser un miembro de sociedad productivo es hablar mas que una lengua.

Translation:
I agree.  It's just as important that Amrericans learn spanish, or other languages, as it is for immigrants to learn english.  These days, to be a productive member of society is to speak more than one tongue.