Well, if you've got a liberal budget bill that also includes gay marriage for some weird reason, any fiscal liberals that oppose gay marriage, and any fiscal conservative who supports gay marriage will also vote no.
That said, what I mean by ranking issues is which issues you consider most important when deciding who to vote for, not when deciding what to do in congress at a given time.
I was a bit surprised to see you opposing regulation, I thought you agreed with the Republicans more on fiscal policy. Have your views changed?
I frankly find Obama's recent comments about executive orders and no compromises on debt ceiling to be quite scary. I don't buy into the rhetoric, and I have no doubt Romney would have been similar (I'm still holding out hope on the son of Paul for 2016, which required an Obama victory this time) but I don't see how anyone can seriously support the President right now.