Posted on 10/12/2004 2:04:48 PM PDT by cainin04
The Wonderful Voting Record of John Kerry
By: Will Stewart
October 12, 2004
Last Friday night, in the second debate, President Bush finally called John Kerry a “liberal.” Kerry responded by saying “labels don’t fit.” Conservatives take no issue with being called conservative (we’re actually proud of the label). Why is it that liberals are so opposed to a label describing who they are? It seems that we are reminded--about once a month--in the press that this country is split fifty-fifty, right down the middle, between liberals and conservatives. If that is true, then Kerry should take no issue with his voting record being mentioned.
But, the facts are that Kerry--as well as most liberals--is ashamed of his voting history. I can not say that I blame him. I too would be ashamed if I had spent my career voting against bills that would confirm American values. This is a record that only Karl Marx himself could be proud of.
On all of the key issues Kerry has voted “liberal.” He can say that “labels don’t fit,” but after reviewing his stances on the issues, it is pretty clear that “liberal” is the precise label he deserves.
Let’s examine his stances on several key issues:
Abortion: Supports federally funded abortions “for the poor.” Voted against the partial birth abortion on three separate accounts (which is the harsh procedure where the nine month old baby’s brains are sucked out by a vacuum). He voted against a ban on sending money to the UN that gives money to China to pay for forced abortions in that nation.
BUDGET: Claims to support a balanced budget but continuously voted against a bill that would require a balanced budget.
MILITARY: Voted against the first Gulf War, but then voted for the second Gulf War. He then voted against the funds to support the war. Only 4 Senators in the entire US Senate voted for the war but against the funds, Kerry and John Edwards are two of the four. He blames Bush for intelligence failures, yet he voted for a $2.6 billion decrease in intelligence spending. He has voted against many of the nation’s major weapons, including the B-2, F-15, and F-16. He also voted against the Patriot Missile (a major tool in the first Gulf War). Kerry was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War. This group made claims that American soldiers were committing war crimes against the Vietnamese. His testimony was used against American Prisoners of War. It should be noted that many POWs who survived the prison camps held Kerry responsible for the torture they faced while in the prison camps. Many others never made it home. Kerry supported Nicaraguan communist Daniel Ortega as leader of that nation, while President Reagan was communism and desperately trying to bring an end to the Cold War.
Other Policy: Kerry voted against a ban on human cloning. He voted against the Defense of Marriage Act (this act allows states to decide on whether or not they will recognize gay marriage). He opposes an amendment that would clearly define marriage between a man and a woman. Webster’s dictionary clearly defines marriage as between a man and a woman, but that is not good enough for the Senator from Massachusetts.
How could any American vote against a ban on human cloning? How could any American vote to allow partial birth abortion? These acts are unethical practices, at best.
How can a person lead the U.S. military in combat when he was a leader in a group that was tied to Leninist groups? How can a man lead this country who said that all of the troops fighting in Vietnam committed war crimes—including him-self? How can a person run this nation who sends his running mate onto television to tell America that President Bush is responsible for the death of Christopher Reeves and that if you elect John Kerry, people like Christopher Reeves will get up and walk again?
Labels do fit, but the more one thinks about it “most liberal senator” may not be the most accurate way to describe John Kerry. Perhaps “disgrace, traitor, turn-coat, internationalist, war-criminal, Marxists, Leninist, or treasonous would be a more appropriate description of the New Solider—John Kerry.
Labels do fit. It is just a matter of which one you prefer.
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