Is there a difference between President Bush and Senator Kerry?

www.presidentmatch.com ^ | 2/2/04 | Jwalsh07

[jwalsh07]

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General Information
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

[jwalsh07]

You tell me.

[squidly]

Gonna have to clue me in how Kerry "somewhat opposes" the war in Iraq. He voted for it.

[jwalsh07]

You were saying that Kerry is more conservative than President Bush.

Would you care to point out where exactly?

[jwalsh07]

Gonna have to clue me in how Kerry "somewhat opposes" the war in Iraq. He voted for it.

He voted against the 60billion in funding for the troops and has since said, among other things, that his vote was not an authorization for the President to conduct war in Iraq.

What he means by that is between him and the good Lord because I sure the heck don't know.

[07055]

I question some of these:

"Abolish the Death Penalty": Kerry: Strongly Opposes

"Tighter Immigration Controls": Bush: Strongly Favor

"Extend Unemployment Benefits: Bush: Strongly Opposes

[squidly]

He voted against the 60billion in funding for the troops

Perhaps I am poorly informed, but was this a separate bill from the $87 billion one? With respect to that one, it passed on a voice vote, with Robert Byrd reportedly as the only discernible nay.

[annyokie]

Bye, John.

[PattonReincarnated]

one major question was absent:
Kerry Bush
Implement Socialism: Strongly Strongly
Favors Opposes

[FloridaBoy]

Yes. Kerry is very conservative with the dollar. Bush IS NOT.

[IronJack]

Is there a difference between President Bush and Senator Kerry?

Absolutely!

Bush is shorter.

[Dog Gone]

Nope, can't see any difference there.

So let's all vote Tancredo! He's the only candidate mentioned here at FR who isn't actually running.

He could get dozens of votes in November!

[jwalsh07]

Perhaps I am poorly informed, but was this a separate bill from the $87 billion one?

No, bad typing on my part. 67 billion was for the troops, 20 billion for Iraq. Kerry and Edwards voted no. Gephart and Lieberman voted aye.

With respect to that one, it passed on a voice vote, with Robert Byrd reportedly as the only discernible nay.

Nope.

[CommandoFrank]

I see no mention of the cozy involvement Botox had with the selling of classified missile guidance systems from Loral to China for campaign cash. He was deeply involved in that crap.

Bush opposes being a traitor to our country.

[WhiteGuy]

I think Kerry is taller.

Beyond that, both will say or do whatever is necessary to be President.

[jwalsh07]

Questioning is good but direct them to the author, I am simply the messenger.

On the other hand I think it gives an excellent synopsis on why Bush must be re-elected despite his shortcomings conservatively speaking.

Think judicial nominations.

[jwalsh07]

Beyond that, both will say or do whatever is necessary to be President.

Like what?

[Peach]

You haven't heard that Kerry is now opposed to the war? He only says it every day on television.

In fact, last weekend on FNC here was the deal:

He was asked why in 1991 he opposed the Gulf War, even though the UN supported it. He said he was against it because the resolution didn't include taking out Saddam. That's what he says today. Not why he opposed it back then.

Then Chris Wallace asked Kerry why he supported the resolution this time but now opposes it. He says it's because the UN opposed it!

He made no sense. He has no sense. He is worse than a political opportunist.

[MHGinTN]

Kerry has been living off of wealthy women since returning from Nam. How in the Hell can you make such a stupid remark ... oh, and Kerry Ketchup Boy is a democrat whose proposed speading increases--after repealing Bush's tax cuts--will ad more than 200 BILLION to the federal deficits! What a Maroon!... You probably don't care to discuss Lurch's love for abortion on demand.

[squidly]

He made no sense. He has no sense. He is worse than a political opportunist.

I won't argue with that. Methinks there will be plenty of ammo for Dubya to use against him come the fall, if he is the nominee. Premature to cast him as such at this time, though. Just a couple of weeks ago, Dean had it all sewn up, didn't he?

[Peach]

I have files on all of them and with the internet, they seem to forget how easily we can look up the candidate's own words.