Is there a difference between President Bush and Senator Kerry?

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

[jwalsh07]

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		Kerry	Bush
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]

Did I ask you to comment on my rights?

LOL.

[sport]

Vote for the democrat then.

You probably would be happier under a gore predency.

[k2blader]

Started scrolling down but had to stop at the top row of the abortion issue.

I don't think President Bush ever said he strongly favors appointing judges who will "outlaw abortions".

If anyone can prove me wrong by posting an exact quote of him saying that I'd appreciate it.

[God is good]

Bush is a liar. LOL!!

[Shooter 2.5]

Gun Control
Safety Devices on All New Guns_____ Kerry-Strongly Favor****** Bush-Strongly Opposes

Background Checks on Gun Show Purchases___ Kerry-Strongly Favor****** Bush-Somewhat Opposes

Require Safety Course, License Before Gun Purchase___ Kerry-Somewhat Favor****** Bush-Strongly Opposes

Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers___ Kerry-Somewhat Favor****** Bush-Strongly Opposes

'Nough said.

[Mr. Mojo]

You win a beer if I ever meet you.

We'll celebrate another WS title for the Pinstripes in late Oct., and a Reaganesque electoral victory a week later.

And then we'll make a toast to the CIC taking another page out of the Gipper's playbook for his 2nd term -- exercising fiscal discipline.

[sport]

Uh, if you are talking about thr Campaign Finance Law, President Bush did not pass it. It was passed by a Republican controlled Congress.

In fact, President Bush did not want them to pass it. He warned them if they passed it, he would sign it.

In fear of being accused by the main stream media of being "mean spirited" the Republicans passed it and President Bush called their bluff by signing it.

[God is good]

Illegal immigration has gone up 20% in the last month. LOL!!

[ZULU]

Bush isn't perfect, but given the alternatives, he's
SUPER!!!!

[Tribune7]

check this.

I meant to respond to your statement "that choosing the lesser of two evils was still choosing evil" in the thread that got pulled.

Bush may be wrong about a few things (or I may be) but I don't believe he is evil. I do think the Democratic Party is evil.

The choice is between someone flawed and something evil.

[Mr. Mojo]

Right on, Shooter.

But let's just hope that Clinton AWB never sees the top of GWB's desk. ...Because if it does, he'll sign it. And if he signs it, there'll be a whole lotta ticked off conservatives.

[Tribune7]

I don't think President Bush ever said he strongly favors appointing judges who will "outlaw abortions".

He didn't and shouldn't. He did say he will appoint judges who respect the Constitution. Kerrey says basically, that he won't. It's even more damning for Kerrey.

[God is good]

In fact, President Bush did not want them to pass it. He warned them if they passed it, he would sign it.

What a very silly argument. Let me refer you to your mother when she told you that actions speak louder than words. Bush opposes the 1st Amendment.

Bush also says he is for fiscal responsibility. Has he been?

[Shooter 2.5]

We worked very hard to make sure it doesn't reach his desk. I know we have the votes in Congress now, but November is a long way away. I wish we had a better chance in the Senate.

Tomorrow is the CCW Bill in the Wisconsin Assembly. I think that will tell us if the change is coming and some dems are abandoning gun control.

[Neets]

I'm curious to now how they got this information.

They categories and how they word them are little deceptive also.

[Mr. Mojo]

I see you signed up tomorrow (Feb. 3), and since it happens to be Feb. 2 in all parts of the States, I suspect you're a Euro. ....and a soon to be zotted Euro, at that.

[Cultural Jihad]

In the mean time, I'll continue to criticize your lip service to the Dictator Bush ...

Humanist ideologue alert!

[zbigreddogz]

Yes, he voted for it, and has talked against it non-stop ever since.

This was in NR:

"What's up with this fellow from Mass. who voted for the war and speaks against it? It's sometimes good to be sneaky in politics, it's never good to LOOK sneaky. Big chin or no big chin, he looks sneaky to me."

- The Ghost of Harry Truman

[zbigreddogz]

He's extremely conservative with how much of your money he should give back to you, this is true.

Beyond that, saying he is conservative with your dollar is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in the history of Free Republic.