For the most part I agree with you. Except for what is and isn't the most important issue facing America from a purely personal perspective. I see the transgend

For the most part I agree with you. Except for what is and isn't the most important issue facing America from a purely personal perspective. I see the transgenderism thing as a slippery slope, canary in the coal mine issue that can lead to more rights being stripped from parents. I wish transgender people nothing but happiness in life but very clearly differentiate between a choice made by adults and one made for children by the government. I'm a small world guy, I have my family and not much else that I really care about. So for me anything that endangers my rights as a parent or the way in which I choose to raise my child is the most important thing to me. Of course there are exceptions, some parents are just bad people that should not have control of their kids, but aside from people like this I think parents rights should be absolute. If we let the government control kids, what is going to happen when the party we don't like comes to power and does the same? As far as being centrist, absolutely. I still think I am, I just think the Dems have moved very far left and while the reps. moved too, not as far. I am not a fan of either. Currently planning on voting for split government whenever I can. One side can have the house, the other the presidency and senate. No one gets to make massive changes unless both sides agree.