Posted by Walter E. Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 2:35 pm

Survival as a nation and as a culture, individual economic freedom, limitation of government authority and, for me, the love of a good woman and children to be proud of.

Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 2:42 pm

Not necessarily in this order:

Education

Political transparency

Public policy innovation

Social Policy

Tax Policy

Health Care Policy

Accountable Government

International Leadership

Posted by Greg, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 3:27 pm

The liberation of the American economy, by developing nuclear power

Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Add "environment" and "affordable housing" to my list

Posted by CalBear, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 28, 2008 at 3:34 pm

* Personal privacy and freedom

* Health Security

* Political transparency and accessibility

* Energy and Climate Policy

Posted by sharon, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 29, 2008 at 3:28 pm

1/ VIOLENT CRIME IN PALO ALTO

2/ TERRORISM IN US AND EUROPE

3/ PC SCIENCE DECLARED AS FACT

Posted by The Real Perspective, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 30, 2008 at 6:22 am

I am with Walter. In his order. But including freedom of speech first in the line. Freedom of speech is the underpinning of the rest.

That is how I vote from city to national level. Period.

Posted by R Wray, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jul 30, 2008 at 9:42 am

Respect for individual rights.

(A "right" is the right to take action without being subjected to force. It is not the right to some stuff, and it does not include the right to violate the rights of others.)

Posted by In A Perfect World, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 31, 2008 at 12:27 am

1) Correcting every single thing GWB has done over the past 8 years.

2) Building a forum filter to automatically filter out comments from Walt and "R", along with Mr. Nuke-Head Greg.

3) Swapping out the Giants and Niners for real teams.

Posted by addendum, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jul 31, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Let me add to the list, the right to bear arms....in case someone tries to take away my right to free speech and individual liberty.