We the people do not elect the president the electoral college does. So it matters to a point what the candidates are saying but all in all it is the Congress and Senate that write the laws and radify them. If these branches of governemnt do not support the elected president then nothing gets done. Personally I am tired of the "party" system. We are one nation and just because you wear a donkey or an elephant on your chest should not precede the common sense that our government does not exibit. This country has some very real problems, from the national debt to the illegials living here and eating up my tax dollars that should be spent on my family and thier needs. Face up to it, this election is important, but has already been determined. We just get to play along and pretend that we have a say so. Maybe that is why so few peole vote. Why make the effort when families are loosing their homes, can't afford medical care, or food. But let a person from a third world country come here and they recieve the benefits that we all work for but that are given to those less fortunate. My grandparents had to learn the language before they could get a meaningful job, and they where proud to be here and wanted to learn english. What the heck are we doing now? In the City of San Jose when you call any City run office you get a choice of 5 different languages. It takes longer to listen to the choices that it does for anything else. Maybe we need to revisit what this country was founded for and what our forefathers set out to do. I for one will not vote for either party but will voice my disgust with the state of affairs in this country by getting up, getting the kids off to school, myself and husband to work, pick up the kids from daycare at 7pm, go home make dinner, do laundry, pay bills, clean up, go to the grocery store, then get to bed if I'm lucky at 1 AM to get up at 5AM and do it all again. Someday maybe I will retire to be unable to afford my medications, gas or maintain my home. Who the heck can honestly believe that any of the candidates give to craps for the common Joe?