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:

Can John Edwards be elected president by advocating raising taxes?

Dear Mr. Cafferty, I don't think it matters what John Edwards says, I just can't see him as our next president. He seems too nice and friendly and he smiles too much. I'll vote for the first candidate who bitch-slaps one of his aides for some minor transgression.
Paul, Georgia

As long as the taxes being raised are for the wealthiest segment of our society, I will gladly vote for him. If you hadn't heard, the middle class is a bit stretched at the moment.
Alex, North Carolina

No, I don't think John Edwards can be elected president by suggesting that we pay for his health care plan by raising taxes on those making more than $200,000. Even though, really, this may be the only answer. Americans are so selfish. We want it all: universal health care, but no one wants to pay for it.
Katie, Atlanta, Georgia

We seem to reward the politicians who lie to us and punish the ones that tell the truth. Good for John Edwards. His stock just went up. Instead of squandering our money, it should be put to good use and I don't think anyone would mind.
Mary, Dover Plains, New York

How important is it for the Senate to pass a resolution opposing President Bush's troop increase plan in Iraq?

It is time to put our elected representatives on the spot. After four years of this disaster they got us into we are entitled to know their current position on the war in Iraq. The "we are supporting the troops" dodge is no longer viable. Putting our troops in the middle of an Islamic shooting gallery is like having them march down the middle of an interstate highway at rush hour. It is not "supporting" them.
Bob, Louisville, Kentucky

This is the most important debate that the United States Senate will ever have. The senators need to know that the American people are watching and will remember in 2008 whether or not they took a stand against the war. The Republican senators trying to block debate are afraid to hear what needs to be heard loud and clear. The American people want this war over now
Patricia, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jack, It's very important. Besides sending a message to "the decider" that he's not the only decider, it might just bring some faith back to Americans that our votes count. And it will start putting an end to some of this useless war.
Marilyn, Athens, Tennessee

How is politics like a reality TV show?

Like many of the reality TV shows today, politics is a "suggested" reality. The Congress and the White House will only tell us what they decide we should know, what we should see, and what we should hear. Just as the producers and directors of a reality TV show "modify" reality to get better ratings, politics do the same, except it is votes instead of ratings.
Morgan, Tucson, Arizona

Neither would exist without corporate sponsors.
Alan, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Politics is like a TV reality show in that it contains very little reality and a whole lot of show.
Darrell, Drake, Colorado

It seems badly scripted with a bunch of incompetent, self-serving participants.
Joe, Milton, Delaware