I got the absolute opposite take on the abortion issue. It seemed to me that the petition was talking about choosing life, etc., which would make the pro-abort thing not consistent. As far as these being DNC talking points, one thing that does piss me off is the damagoguery on many of these issues. For example, why can't we have a good, balanced, informed environmental policy without that being labeled demo or pubby? I'm actually not against ANWAR, for example, if it truly won't impact things environmentally, and I AM against mindless recycling (think of chemicals added to groundwater in the paper recycling process. But pubbies are labeled environment destroyers while demos are the "saviors" of the environment.
I do think that unfortunately, these issues are important, but this survey, depending on its intentions would have a negative effect on the current election for Republicans, mostly because of how this election has been framed.
I personally have many problems with GWB. He's not truly conservative enough for me in a small govt way (Medicare Drug Bill, No Child Left Behind, immigration amnesty, etc.), but I don't think he's a liar, and he's an honorable man. Kerry is just an out and out liar with no principals, and I can't personally see that in this election, one could in conscience vote for him.
Overall, though, I'd like to see people really delve into these issues for themselves and hash out their own positions in regards to their faith as opposed to a knee jerk reaction. Don't you think that if the election were between, say, Lincoln Chafee (R) and Zell Miller (D), you'd vote for Zell?