Posted on 08/11/2004 6:09:35 PM PDT by etradervic
The real focus of this election is quite simple. It is the candidacy of a Left-Wing extremist – John Kerry. What was the reason that the Democrats did not get a convention bounce? The Old Media would like you to believe that it is because of a “polarized” electorate. The real reason is John Kerry!
The uproar created by the Vietnam Swift Boat Vets is just a small part of the story. These Veterans who have served honorably have every right to express their story. I commend them for it. But, although it raises questions about Kerry’s character and sheds light upon Kerry’s unseemly exploitation of his Vietnam Service during the convention, it is a topic too far in the past. The most harmful “atrocities” committed by John Kerry were during his tenure in the Senate.
The real issue is that Kerry is too liberal for America, left of Ted Kennedy and left of Hillary Clinton. An examination of Kerry’s voting record yields the following:
Favors – Affirmative Action Hiring using Federal Funds Opposes – Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion Opposes – Ban on homosexual marriage Opposes – Abstinence Education Opposes – Education Vouchers Opposes – Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Opposes – Social Security Reform Opposes – Death Penalty Opposes – Mandatory 3 strikes sentencing laws Opposes – More penalties for Gun and Drug Violations Opposes – Tax Reform Opposes – Tax Reduction Opposes – Military Spending Opposes – Proposed Missile Defense System
These positions in the Senate provide testimony to a voting record that could only be palatable in a liberal Bantustan like Massachusetts and is exactly what the American Voter does not want. John Kerry’s record betrays a candidate who is weak on Defense and Terror, weak on Crime, an extremist on Social Issues such as Partial-Birth Abortion and Homosexual Marriage, and who lacks leadership on Taxes, Social Security, and Education.
Some of Kerry’s recently stated positions are the subject of similar concern.
On Healthcare, it appears that John Kerry is threatening Americans with the resurrection of Hillary Clinton’s Government takeover of Healthcare with the inevitable tax increases, decline in Healthcare Service quality, and Healthcare Rationing. If this does not present a sufficiently gloomy prospect, Kerry offers no recourse to mitigate the rapid increase of Healthcare Costs due to frivolous and uncapped litigation.
On Iraq, Kerry presents to the world an indecisive politician at a time when our nation is at war against terror. He also has unilaterally recommended a withdrawal from Iraq without consulting our new ally, the Iraqi Government, and without considering the impact on the world economy if the terrorists succeed in Iraq.
On Energy, Kerry has worked to block the President’s Energy Bill and has advocated a 50 cent Federal Tax increase on gasoline. Kerry’s energy policies have directly resulted in increased fuel costs and foreign energy dependence by inhibiting alternative fuel research and by preventing development of land, ANWAR, set aside in Alaska for petroleum exploration.
On Education, Kerry has opposed reform that would encourage accountability in education to produce reasonable results, and favors a lack of competition and a continued monopoly of education by Government Schools and by the Teacher Union.
If this is after the Democratic Convention and the Polls still show a dead-heat prior to the Republican Convention, it must be Christmas in August!
It’s Kerry, stupid!
More like, "It's Stupid Kerry....."
Or, I like it's stupid Kerry.
GMTA
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