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political leader? I'm not going to major in political science, but it be great if I can become a politician after i finished my medical job. Like instead of retiring, I become president or something haha.

Thomas Jefferson was a deist ...
and wasn't Abraham Lincoln an atheist?

i could simply say that i'm nonreligious or not even mention my religious preference.

Well if I was a candidate for president.
[well for one, I be considered a dark horse ... prolly]

Here are my stances: (if i had ran in the past election)
1.) seperation of church and state [ok maybe this might tick the conservatives]

2.) legalize same-sex marriage [tick them off again]

3.) legalize marijuana [i dont smoke but i think it be a nice revenue for the govt.]

4.) spend less fighting wars and build better relations with other countries. (like what Hillary Clinton did for Asia)

5.) I don't want more government. I want to reduce it. I want to reduce government spending.

6.) I'm not so big on Universal Health Care; but welfare and medicare/medicaid is fine.

7.) I want to help businesses and the common man. [reduce govt regulations]

8.) Keep abortion, stem-cell research

9.) Against the Death Penalty

10.) I probably run for the Democratic Side (I'm socially liberal and fiscally left-of-center/moderate)

((do you got any questions/concerns??))

I like to know the PEOPLE's CONCERNS!

well in the future
all of those old conservatives will die off.
i'm not a communist
but i see what you see mean.

damn if i was to get elected:
I be the first atheist (i think?), first asian (i'm 1/2 i do believe), first bisexual to become president.

It's possible that you might be able to win a senator or congressman position as a democrat. I'm pretty sure you would be fighting a losing battle running as an atheist republican though. Hell, it's even possible for you to make it as a governor. Jesse Ventura was governor of my state for a while and he is an openly-admitted atheist. Of course, what probably helped him overcome this was his wrestling and Hollywood fame.

My suggestions to you if you decide to run are:

1. Keep a low profile about your atheism. Just don't discuss religion at any point during your campaign.
2. Run democrat or independent.
3. Don't run negative ads; only respond to negative ads that are false or misleading about you. This makes your opponent look that much more stupid.
4. Going door-to-door in neighborhoods helps.
5. You have no hope for the presidency. Don't waste your time with it.

Other points to consider:


What's wrong with the public option? There are a lot of people who are denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, and in many cases even when people can afford healthcare and are covered, the insurance company will find a loophole to avoid paying for costs even when the individual is supposed to be insured. Fact is, we've seen much more positive statistics regarding healthcare coverage and expenses coming out of European nations which are mostly socialized healthcare. Plus, the public option would reduce national deficits according to the Congressional Budget Office estimates.


If you want to help businesses and the common man, you would know that always reducing government regulations doesn't accomplish that. The point of regulations is to protect businesses and individuals from being unfairly misused or abused. It's because of government regulations that people don't get fired from their jobs anymore just because they had an injury and needed a couple weeks to recover, and it's because of deregulation that banks were allowed to abuse the system and gamble with money they didn't actually have which got us into the economic mess we're in today. Corporatist politicians who are getting paid by lobbyists have been very good at misleading people to believe that less government regulation means more freedom when in reality it means more freedom for corporations to abuse you and your money.

Haha, I think we agree on all of your social points and disagree on all of your financial points.

I am extremely socially liberal and an economic socialist (or communist? What's the difference?).

But I know no one is ever going to run under that ticket. I would probably vote for you just on social liberalism and atheism.

Trust me, If I ever run I wont run as a republican.


Haha I have no hope for presidency. At least you're blunt about it.
I think I rather be a Governor/Senator. To be a congressman, in the legislative branch, you could make laws. The president just proposes an idea for laws, but he can't make them.


I will keep this in mind. I recently heard about the bill that got passed in the House of Representatives, where people had to buy health insurance or they will be fined/jailed. Does this mean: There is going to be no more medicaid/medicare? And I don't think the government should force the people to do such a thing. I think the people should have the option of buying the government's health insurance if they want to (is that that the public option)



Maybe I have been misleaded? I will keep this mind. I am taking Macroecnomics and my teacher loves captialism and the free market.
I personally am leaning towards the free market but with some government intervention. If this was a political spectrum on economical issues: I be at the center.