On "The Situation Room" today, we asked viewers the following questions, and here are some of our favorite responses that we didn't get to read on air:

Why is the government monitoring U.S. news reports out of Iraq?

The government is monitoring news reports out of Iraq because they don't want Americans or Iraqis to know the truth. We need a new, third party in the U.S., a party that actually represents the people and not the special interests, and we just as badly need a new media. Sadly, neither will ever happen.
Bob, Coconut Creek, Florida

It's simple, Jack. The Bush administration is monitoring reports on Iraq because it does not want us to know what is really going on. If we did, no one would vote for the Republicans. It's interesting that Bush says that he wants to promote freedom and democracy in Iraq and the Middle East while he takes away as many of our freedoms as he can.
Bernie

The Bush Administration has done some pretty underhanded things, but this is one of the worst. They're using my hard-earned tax dollars to intimidate my country's free press. And we're trying to spread "our democracy" around the world? What democracy? Our elections aren't even legitimate anymore.
Sherry, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Why don't they just subcontract with the NSA? They're monitoring everything anyway. Wasteful government spending, I say.
Steve

The American middle class is in the worst shape ever. Why?

Jack, would this have anything to do with the wholesale giveaway of our manufacturing and service jobs? Or could it be the rape of the middle class by the oil and health industries? The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class supports them both.
Mark, Deerfield Beach, Florida

Jack, for six years we've had a president and Congress that sees the middle class as a great stupid beast, fit only for providing tax money for the few and privileged. The wealthy shield themselves from taxes and the poor don't earn enough to pay. Who pays? The middle class.
Gail, Brea, California

The middle class have been getting attacked since Ronald Reagan. Cost cutting became the game at the expense of the American worker. Corporations don't care about people and politicians are bought by the corporations.
John, Portland, Oregon

When deciding how to vote in November, what is the single most important issue to you?

Illegal immigration is my idea of the ruination of the country. It says that anything goes and we're unwilling to stop it. It says we have no idea who's in this country and don't care.
M.T., San Antonio, Texas

You have got to be kidding, Jack! The single most important thing is to take this country back from the insurgents that run the show now. They show no allegiance to our country and Constitution. They have overturned habeas corpus and raided our treasury for the likes of Halliburton and big oil.
Linda, Newport News, Virginia

No matter what the question the answer has to be IRAQ!
No matter what the question the answer has to be IRAQ!
No matter what the question the answer has to be IRAQ!
No matter what the question the answer has to be IRAQ!
No matter what the question the answer has to be IRAQ!
Chris

My voting decision is made easy this time: if a candidate currently holds office, I'm voting for the other guy.
Jerry, Weaverville, North Carolina