Central issue? It has been repeated in almost every post to you by me on this thread. You haven’t been paying attention.
Let me tell you what my central issue is: the defeat of liberalism.
The central issue, IMHO, is whether the ends justify the means. It is true no candidate is perfect, but when the relative evil of both candidates exceeds the objective limits of true evil, choosing either one becomes a moral evil. The only justifications being offered are that 1) Romney is not as bad as we think he is, or 2) even if Romney was Lenin reincarnate, he would be better than Obama, because Obama is the worst possible choice.
The first premise is mere wishful thinking, and the second is nothing but moral relativism at it worst. Picture rats in a maze, prodded forward by fear of electric shock. They will choose whatever path the maze masters make less painful, a choice of evils. There is no cheese at the end of that labyrinth. Only a demonstration of total dictatorial control, driven entirely by fear.
But to make it even more sadistic, the rats must chose their lesser pain collectively, such that dissenters, those who object to the vile manipulations of tyranny, are compelled by their fellow victims to join the mindless pack or pay the price of independent thinking.
What each self respecting lab rat needs to do at this point is stop running which ever way they are told to run, to endure the pain of the maze master’s electrodes, and get out of that maze, whatever it takes. You will never win as long as you allow your would-be overlords to set the rules. Those rules must come from a higher authority. Principle, grounded in universal truth, is the true enemy of tyranny. It gives you power to endure the pain of those who would control you, allows you to keep marching in the right direction, no matter the distractions or obstacles thrown in your way.
Or, to put it more elegantly, if you will follow your Creator, and not your fear, you will know what is true, and it will set you free.