REPORTING ON THE RECORD

Ken Mehlman, Bush campaign manager, told NBC's "Meet the Press" that the campaign should focus on Kerry's judgment during his 20 years in office. We will, too, starting soon. However, Bob Dole said two weeks ago that he can't remember a single piece of legislation that Kerry sponsored.

We can. We can remember a lot of the hateful legislation Kerry supported; legislation that would have definitely been harmful to low and middle-income American families.

Democrats are generally uninformed, politically. In all fairness, many of them are occupied trying to make ends meet and just have no time to pay attention to the candidates' histories. The DNC knows that. That's why they get away with throwing out unfounded catch-phrases and can expect them to stick as if they were truth. And, that is also why uninformed people will vote for any Democrat. They just do not realize how much it will harm their family and style of living later.

For instance, John Kerry supported a 50 cent increase in the fuel tax. For some of us around the country, that could mean we would be paying upwards to $2.40 a gallon now. Yes, it's true, a couple years ago, Kerry joined with Sen. Chuck Robb to increase the federal fuel tax by a dime-a-year, over five years.

Ladies, ask your local grocer what that would do to your food prices. Such a tax would greatly harm the trucking industry and truckers are who deliver all that food you buy for your family. Some airline corporations are having a problem nowadays. Kiss them goodbye, too.

Then there's that little matter of the SUV and minivan the ladies like to drive to chauffeur around the kiddies and do other errands. Perhaps we should explain the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard to the ladies -- and those who work in the auto industry.

Kerry's Michigan campaign spokesman, Rodell Mollineau, told Kerry to shut up about that. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) said a couple weeks ago that Kerry "is a guy who is not stupid enough to throw away the votes of the states" with automobile plants by mentioning his CAFE plan.

Fact is, the UAW has yelled about many attempts to raise CAFE standards, including one by Kerry in 2002 to raise them from 24 m.p.g. to 36 m.p.g. by 2015.

Michigan Republican Party spokesman Matt Davis said Kerry's desire to raise fuel-efficiency standards will cost Michigan jobs. "It would kill SUV production," said Davis. "It translates into Michigan jobs." Sure it does. Thousands of jobs would be gone.

Interesting that. The UAW has been fighting these Kerry job killing proposals for nearly two decades. Yet, for some strange reason, the UAW now supports Kerry for president. Stupid!

Ladies, if either you or your husband depend on a paycheck from the auto or transportation industry, y'all better start paying attention because John Kerry has never been a friend.

Kerry will get you when you are retired, too. He voted to tax Social Security benefits. Kerry has also voted against every plan to keep the Social Security fund solvent.

At the Democratic National Convention, Kerry told us he would not raise taxes and: "I will not privatize Social Security. I will not cut benefits."

That's an interesting statement. It shows that Kerry has not paid very close attention while a senator. Because, overall, Social Security faces unfunded liabilities in excess of $26-trillion. If he will not raise taxes or cut benefits, we have to wonder where Kerry plans to get the money. Even former President Bill Clinton pointed out there are really only three options for Social Security reform: raise taxes, cut benefits, or invest privately. Kerry rejected all three. There are some workable plans on the table[1], but Kerry totally rejects them.

Which means, of course, Kerry would go with raising taxes. And, that means there would have to be: a 50 percent increase in the payroll tax, or the equivalent. Therefore, the lowest paid wage earners would feel that sting the most.

But, again, these lowest paid wage earners are the ones most likely to vote for Kerry. Go figure.

Yes, there is a lot to be said about Kerry's tax and spend record in the Senate. A whole lot. But, that is expected from a limousine liberal who is to the left even of Ted Kennedy. What is not really explainable is why working people would want this limousine liberal as their president.

We can remember hateful legislation Kerry supported; legislation that would have definitely been harmful to low and middle-income American families.

Kerry supported a 50 cent increase in the fuel tax. That would raise food prices.

Kerry's CAFE would end SUVs and jobs in Michigan.

The UAW has been fighting Kerry job killing proposals for nearly two decades, yet supports Kerry for president. Stupid!

Kerry has also voted against every plan to keep the Social Security fund solvent. Social Security faces a $26-trillion deficit, forecasting a 50 percent increase in the payroll tax. The lowest paid wage earners would feel that sting the most. So why do they support Kerry?

Is there anywhere a simple list of all Kerry's votes,
and all the legislation he sponsored?

I would think it would make for a sobering read.

Any cases of him voting against something he sponsored?
(and yes, rider add-ons can cause that to be legit)

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