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

[sport]

Thank you for that.

[Rummyfan]

Sorry!

[AgThorn]

God is good?...then how can you say that Our President is a liar!!!!!!!!!be careful. It is a dangerous thing to fall in the hand of an angry GOD.
GOd put our President where he is, in power to govern our country. "..For such a time like this.." We intercessor know that because we were called to stand in the gap. We prayed for ten years for a godly man like our President. "HE (GOD) shall complete that what he has started...." and GOD is not a liar. Go Pray and fast and GOD will share HIS secret with you too.
LILY in CA.

[Mr. Mojo]

Was "God is Good" a longtime Freeper? Seems a lot of them fell under the axe today.

[Lily4Jesus]

You must be a sheep in wolf clothing. What golden city New Jerusalem are you talking about, not the one that is in the BOOK. You're in the wrong train

[Cultural Jihad]

Signed up September 22, 2002, mostly a sleeper account, started again last month, with "the First Traitor" smear. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[metesky]

Very good post, John. It not only shows some of the stark contrasts between the two men, but your post had the added advantage of flushing a couple of bogeys out of the bushes (so to speak).

The War On Terror will end 1/20/05 if Kerry is elected and it will be back to Clintonian BS saber rattling and empty rhetoric.

Judges and the WOT. You nailed it, sir.

And I believe President Bush will be more conservative in a second term when faced with no reelection pressure.

[Tamzee]

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

Gotcha :-)

[isom35]

the main differnce is that Kerry is a little taller.

[Grampa Dave]

Good post!

[jwalsh07]

I believe every point you made from the bottom of my arthoschlerotic heart M.

[jwalsh07]

the main differnce is that Kerry is a little taller.

You get an F for originality and an F- for content. But you seem to get along well with others.

[exmarine]

The choice is between someone flawed and something evil.

Again, I do not think Bush the man is evil. But I do firmly believe that his policies are evil, especially his unconstitutional and wrong-headed immigration plan which will FORCE taxpayers to foot the social services bill for tens of millions more illegals, and which rewards illegal behavior and encourages sponging off the welfare state, and which is a colossal national security threat, and which encourages the corrupt Mexican govt. to continue in their corruption and suppression. And let's not even consider what an influx of 25-50 million more illegals in the next few years (which is a certainty under his plan) will do to this great country -- illegals who are loyal to Mexico and not the United States; illegals who pay no federal income tax (low incomes get a free ride in our socialist system); illegals who will bankrupt our medical system and education systems (look at California for an example); illegals who change the demographics of this nation forever and turn it into a liberal socialist state.

At this point, I am very pessimistic and believe that this country is doomed. This republic cannot survive if none of the leaders care about sovereignty and immigration laws.

[k2blader]

He didn't and shouldn't. He did say he will appoint judges who respect the Constitution.

Agreed.

[Tribune7]

But I do firmly believe that his policies are evil, especially his unconstitutional and wrong-headed immigration plan which will FORCE taxpayers to foot the social services bill for tens of millions more illegals, and which rewards illegal behavior and encourages sponging off the welfare state, and which is a colossal national security threat, and which encourages the corrupt Mexican govt. to continue in their corruption and suppression.

I understand your gloom and I don't want to sound unduly optimistic but keep in mind we don't know what his plan is except for a vague outline.

We do know there is a huge problem with the status quo. There are 10 million illegals (low estimate) here now. Most are probably pretty decent people but a significant number are scum or, even worse, people planning to do premediated harm to us.

Bush's plan, as I understand it, would attempt to separate those that pose a threat from those that don't.

His plan may be bad and we can kill it. Or it may have good in it that could be refined in legislative debate. But it at least recognizes the scope of the problem.

Clinton/Gore/Kerrey would put these people scum & all on the fast track to citizenship.

When I say I believe the Democratic Party to be evil I'm not exaggerating.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Also missed...
Both favor extending the Ban on Assault Weapons

[Cultural Jihad]

At this point, I am very pessimistic and believe that this country is doomed.

Of course you are pessimistic. Us conservatives, on the other hand, are filled with hope for the future.

[Torie]

You seem to have left the deficit thingie out. I assume that Kerry will not leave that off the list.

[ClancyJ]

......I will risk neither to make a point to anyone.
........

I agree.

Only an idiot would risk a democrat in office in these times. We have to remember - the democrats see nothing wrong with rigging elections.

The election last time was a nightmare because of Gore's attempts to steal the election.

I will not help them steal the next one.

[ClancyJ]

......This republic cannot survive if none of the leaders care about sovereignty and immigration laws.
.......

You surely don't believe that Bush does not care about these things.

We know Bush is a strong, strong defender of this nation. Think outside the box for a few minutes. I am not a fan of this proposal but I know how Bush operates.

The guest worker program separates those coming for actual work from those coming for other purposes. It provides investigation of their background and pins down where they are and where they work. (They are not here on their own - they are working for a company).

It allows them to bring their families - so back and forth traffic reduced. There will be an incentive to keep their jobs. They will be paying taxes - as do Americans, so the handout of benefits will probably be the same as other workers.

Those crossing without the structured framework will then be handled.

There are problems with it - serious problems. But, this is a starting point to get something done, an election year proposal that will go nowhere for at least two years.

The other problems with it can be worked out. Our current system is sure not working.