Based on the apparent strong feelings on both sides of the political aisle evident in postings in this forum, my curiosity is piqued.

Who are you going to vote for in the coming fall elections?

More importantly, how will you go about making your decision on which candidates to put your 'X' in front of?

I'll start by giving you my answer and how I arrived at my decision. I will vote for who I think the best qualified person is who is not currently a member of the U.S. Congress. Their party affiliation will make no difference to me because I can observe no difference in the conduct of either the conservatives or the liberals in the last decade or so. Actually, if one of the candidates is an independent, I would be drawn to strongly consider his/her candidacy. I've made the mistake of considering what candidates have said more than what they have done and how they have legislated in the past. I refuse to make that mistake again. None of the current incumbents can make an argument that is acceptable to me that they have earned my vote by attempting to govern responsibly--the results are that they have not. None of them has earned the right to my vote to return them to Washington to continue to legislate as they have for however long they have been there.

Now, who will you vote for? More importantly...why?

I will provide only the following forewarning: if you believe that your current representatives in Congress are really OK and represent your wishes, but that the problem is with the other 532 members of the Congress elected by others, then the result will be more of the same. If everyone voted that way, something like 95% of the incumbents would be returned for another term in office. Only those who retire, die or are convicted and sent to jail wouldn't be re-elected.