So you think that there is no difference between Bush and Kerry?

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

 

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Party		Democrat	Republican
Has Held Elected Office		Yes	Yes
Served in the Military		Yes		Yes
Issues
Abortion
Appoint Judges Who Will Outlaw Abortions		Strongly Opposes		Strongly Favor
Outlaw "Partial Birth" Abortions		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Outlaw Abortions Except for Rape/Incest			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Parental Notification for Minors Under 18		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Gay Rights
Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban		Somewhat Opposes	Strongly Favor
Equal Rights for Civil Unions			Strongly Favor	Somewhat Opposes
Allow Gays to Openly Serve in the Military		Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Religion in Government
Organized Prayer in Public Schools		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Commandments Displayed in Federal Buildings			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Federal Funding of Religious Charities		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Gun Control
Safety Devices on All New Guns		Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Background Checks on Gun Show Purchases			Strongly Favor	Somewhat Opposes
Require Safety Course, License Before Gun Purchase		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Opposes
Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Opposes
Death Penalty
Abolish the Death Penalty			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Opposes
National Review of Death Penalty Fairness		Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Education
No Child Left Behind Act		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Favor
Vouchers for Public, Private or Religious Schools			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Increase Federal Funding for Higher Education		Somewhat Favor	Somewhat Opposes
Homeland Security
The Patriot Act		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Tighter Immigration Controls			Strongly Favor	Strongly Favor
Iraq
The War in Iraq		Somewhat Opposes		Strongly Favor
Turning Over More Political Authority to U.N.		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Opposes
Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Opposes
Foreign Trade
Embargo on Cuba		Somewhat Favor		Strongly Favor
U.S. Involvement in NAFTA		Strongly Favor	Strongly Favor
Mandatory Labor/Environment Standards in Trade Agreements			Somewhat Favor	Strongly Opposes
Health Care
Universal Government-Supervised Health Care		Somewhat Opposes		Strongly Opposes
Medicare Prescription Drugs Coverage By Private Insurers		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Expand Medicaid to Cover More Uninsured Americans			Strongly Favor	No Opinion
Limit Malpractice Suits Against Doctors, Insurers		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Favor
Welfare Reform
Hiring Welfare Workers Tax Incentive		No Opinion	Somewhat Opposes
Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants			Strongly Favor	Somewhat Opposes
Child Care Services for Getting Off Welfare		No Opinion	Somewhat Opposes
Social Security
Raise Retirement Age		Strongly Opposes	No Opinion
Privatize Social Security			Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Cap Payments to Wealthy		Somewhat Favor	Strongly Opposes
Tax Cuts
Roll Back the Bush Administration Tax Cuts		Somewhat Opposes	Strongly Opposes
Roll Back Cuts for People Making Over $100,000			Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Additional Tax Cuts for Businesses		Strongly Opposes	Strongly Favor
Jobs
Raise the Minimum Wage		Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Extend Unemployment Benefits			Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes
Environment
Oil Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge		Strongly Opposes		Strongly Favor
Mandatory Clean Air Emissions Standards		Strongly Favor	Somewhat Opposes
Tougher Fuel Efficiency Standards			Strongly Favor	Strongly Opposes

[MJY1288]

I agree 100%

A vote for anyone else might get us a Democrat, and right now that would be disastrous

[dagnabbit]

Exactly, the article is BS.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

[deport]

How Can I trust this?

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Just close your eyes......... trust me

[Kay Soze]

HHAHA

LOL

:)

[Howlin]

Never mind, I found it, and needless to say, you're completedly mischaracterized what he wanted to do:

August 4, 2003, Headline: "VA Plans Major Health Care Changes," "Restructuring of Facilities to Cost $4.6 Billion Over 20 Years"

Washington, DC (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a plan yesterday to close seven VA hospitals, open others and retarget services in a major restructuring of its health care system.

The plan includes major mission changes at 13 facilities, Veterans Affairs spokeswoman Karen Fedele said.

The VA wants to close hospitals in Canandaigua, N.Y.; Pittsburgh (Highland Drive); Lexington, Ky. (Leestown); Brecksville, Ohio; Gulfport, Miss.; Livermore, Calif.; and Waco, Tex.

The VA also would open new hospitals in Las Vegas and Orlando; add centers for the blind in Biloxi, Miss., and Long Beach, Calif.; and place new spinal cord injury centers in Denver, Minneapolis, Syracuse or Albany, N.Y., and Little Rock.

The proposals are part of a VA restructuring begun in June 2002, to shift the agency's focus to outpatient care, place services where they are needed most, and save money by eliminating underused and outdated services and facilities.

"This is probably the most comprehensive assessment of VA infrastructure since World War II," said VA Secretary Anthony J. Principi.

And you're against vets AND restructuring?

[MJY1288]

Oh! You stop that now...... It's not fair correcting these malcontents, you're spoiling their pity party

[gatorbait]

Do you remember when Bush was going to close Military bases and even VA Hospitals??

You do know that the Base Closing commission has been around longer than the Bush presidency, right? VA closings> Hmm better go talk with that junior Senator from MA, the French looking one, reputed to be a Viet Nam vet,,, better than ask him, why not google his voting record. Then, once you've done all that, feel free to make a baseless claim against the current Administration, You'll still be off base, but you'll know better.

[exit82]

Ben, the picture posted is too dark for me to see what it is. Do you have a lighter version?

[Howlin]

God forbid Bush should try to FIX something.

[gatorbait]

THEY. Karl Rove and the trolls who are 'running' the Bush re-election 'campaign'

Did you hear some kind of funny music in the background when this statement was made?

[MJY1288]

LOL, You mind if steal that and post it when ever these spoiled brats show up?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Be my guest, I have the feeling that it will get a lot of use this year.

I think that there are people who are here to just fuss and be miserable. Nothing will ever be good enough for them.

[MJY1288]

Oh ! I see... you and Howlin both are here providing facts and ruining their smear campaign.... GREAT JOB, We need you to keep it up, these spoiled brats need to put down when they start distorting the facts

[BenLurkin]

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/ben.arnold.leg.html

BENEDICT ARNOLD'S LEG

On the grounds of the Saratoga National Historic Park, there rests a monument to Benedict Arnold's leg. It sits on the spot where Arnold fell wounded during the Battle of Freeman's Farm. He had just led a brilliant charge against a British redoubt---the culmination of a day of extraordinary field generalship that led one of his soldiers to later write of Arnold that he was "the very genius of war."


The leg was severely wounded, bleeding copiously, and pinned beneath Arnold's own horse. It survived the battle and the war.


Arnold, of course, did, too. But in the process, he turned from one of the great heroes of the American Revolution into the epitome of traitorousness.

[gatorbait]

these spoiled brats need to put down when they start distorting the facts

Well, when one is a "true conservative" with "principles", you know , mouthing the DNC spin du jour, one does not need facts, evidence, cogent thought or potty training.

[BenLurkin]

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/ben.arnold.leg.html

BENEDICT ARNOLD'S LEG

On the grounds of the Saratoga National Historic Park, there rests a monument to Benedict Arnold's leg. It sits on the spot where Arnold fell wounded during the Battle of Freeman's Farm. He had just led a brilliant charge against a British redoubt---the culmination of a day of extraordinary field generalship that led one of his soldiers to later write of Arnold that he was "the very genius of war."


The leg was severely wounded, bleeding copiously, and pinned beneath Arnold's own horse. It survived the battle and the war.


Arnold, of course, did, too. But in the process, he turned from one of the great heroes of the American Revolution into the epitome of traitorousness.

[MJY1288]

Thanks, I like it so much I'll post it again myself

[FairOpinion]

Thanks for pinging me to the thread.

You are right -- the Bush haters cannot be swayed by facts. They never met a fact, they couldn't ignore or twist.

[Minuteman23]

There's more to Bush's shafting of his support base than a stupid chart that has headings but no definitions. For example "strongly opposes" or "strongly favors" the Patriot Act. We need to know why (I do.)