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

[Neets]

Oh, C...

God IS truly good.

[jwalsh07]

#98 Pretty funny. :-}

[Neets]

Well thanks so much for that!!!

[Dan from Michigan]

Yes. Kerry is very conservative with the dollar

BS. His record says otherwise. Bush sucks on this too, but Kerry has 18 years of big spending and freedom grabbing.

[Vision Thing]

Liberals and Conservatives do not make up the entire electorate. Don't forget about those moderates, no matter how flimsy they may be.

[jwalsh07]

If Bush is so spiritual then he had better stop pandering to the liberals. They are not moral at all. Conservatives are his only chance...so he had better start pandering to us.

I think it is safe to say that President Bush is done pandering. You will see him gathering his base to keep him warm and toasty from now until election.

[Cultural Jihad]

How exactly is a president a dictator. You have read the Constitution, haven't you? *rolls eyes*

Shows a lot of fuzzy thinking, eh? Bush is supposedly a ruthless dictator who was annointed by God who is good.

[WhiteGuy]

When comparing two otherwise similar individuals and contrasting their relative height, I have always found it most useful to measure in feet and inches.

I'm not a fan of the metric system and would reject outright any comparison which included "meters" or even "centameters".

[Dan from Michigan]

There's tons more where that came from over on the Thomas Site. Click here

It has every single roll call, sponsorship, and cosponsorship Jane Fonda Kerry had in his almost 20 years in the Sinate.

[Tamzee]

God puts whoever He wants in power, that does not justify them. So argue the issues already.

Way to avoid the question LOL

In your opinion, do you think God would like Bush or Kerry better guiding America?

It's a simple question... it's very telling that you don't want to answer it.

[Mr. Mojo]

I think it is safe to say that President Bush is done pandering..You will see him gathering his base to keep him warm and toasty from now until election.

Agree completely. It almost seems as if he wanted to get all the pandering of the way all at once and as early as possible, hoping the Rat primaries would serve as a distraction. Well, the latter didn't happen as planned, but it's early enough in the season, so I expect him to rebound strongly. If he waited until after the Rat convention, he'd be toast.

[Cultural Jihad]

I think Kerry is taller.

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

Your sense of helplessness and hopelessness as you flounder in a sea of self-governance has been noted.

[WhiteGuy]

Vote for the democrat then.


Sorry sport, I make it a personal policy not to award my one and only vote to any candidate who advocates any socialist agenda.

[jwalsh07]

Perfect.

[Rummyfan]

There are huge differences but here is just one example:

Bush's judicial nominees: Estrada, Pickering (recess appointment), Pryor, Owen, and Brown. Granted he has not gotten them through yet but other than Estrada it's a work in progress.

Just who do you think Kerry's nominees would be?

One more: Ashcroft as Attorney General - Ashcroft could be accurately described as the personal bogeyman of the Left and they hate him even more than the President. Who would Kerry's AG be? Lani Guinier, or some other Janet Reno clone who would decline to prosecute the Administration that appointed her for obvious crimes?

[Cultural Jihad]

It's a simple question... it's very telling that you don't want to answer it.

I guess that 'dictator Bush' hasn't ordered an answer yet.

[jwalsh07]

Good points but point your sights in the other direction, I'm on your side. :-}

[Neets]

Well...ummmm...he kinda sorta CAN'T answer us anymore.

[Cultural Jihad]

Sorry sport, I make it a personal policy not to award my one and only vote to any candidate who ...[I disagee with].

Then really what you are saying is that you are shamelessly squatting on this server contrary to the stated aims and goals of the owner.

[Cultural Jihad]

Oh. ;-)