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Strongly Opposes Abortion is a woman's right
(0 points on Social scale)
Opposes: YES on disallowing overseas military abortions
Strongly Opposes: YES on banning partial birth abortions
Opposes: YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions
Strongly Opposes Require companies to hire more women & minorities
(10 points on Economic scale)
Strongly Opposes: YES on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds
Strongly Opposes: YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage
Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
Strongly Opposes: YES on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business
Opposes: YES on prohibiting same-sex basic training
Opposes: NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women
Strongly Opposes Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws
(0 points on Social scale)
Strongly Opposes: NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation
Opposes: NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation
Favors Teach moral standards In Public Schools
(2 points on Social scale)
Favors: Supports anti-flag desecration amendment.
Strongly Favors: YES on $75M for abstinence education
Neutral: YES on restricting violent videos to minors
Opposes More Federal Funding for Health Coverage
(7 points on Economic scale)
Opposes: NO on medical savings acounts
Opposes: YES on Medicare means-testing
Opposes: YES on limiting self-employment health deduction
Opposes: NO on increasing funds for Medicare prescriptions
Opposes: NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare
Opposes: YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit
Favors Privatize Social Security
(7 points on Economic scale)
Favors: YES on deducting Social Security payments on income taxes
Favors: YES on allowing Roth IRAs for retirees
Favors: YES on allowing personal retirement accounts
Strongly Favors Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers
(10 points on Social scale)
Strongly Favors: YES on school vouchers in DC
Favors: YES on education savings accounts
Strongly Favors: YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules
Favors: YES on Educational Savings Accounts
Favors: NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors
Favors: NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors
Favors Death Penalty
(2 points on Social scale)
Favors: YES on limiting death penalty appeals
Favors Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws
(2 points on Social scale)
Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations
Favors: NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program
Strongly Favors Absolute right to gun ownership
(10 points on Social scale)
Strongly Favors: YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks
Favors: YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows
Strongly Favors: NO on background checks at gun shows
Strongly Favors Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower
(10 points on Economic scale)
Favors: YES on Internet sales tax moratorium
Strongly Favors: YES on FY99 tax cuts
Favors: YES on requiring super-majority for raising taxes
Favors: YES on $792B tax cuts
Favors: YES on eliminating the 'marriage penalty'
Favors: YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
Favors: NO on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates
Strongly Favors: YES on cutting taxes by $1.35 trillion over 11 years
Favors: NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction
No opinion Immigration helps our economy-encourage it
(5 points on Economic scale)
Strongly Opposes: YES on limit welfare for immigrants
Favors: YES on visas for skilled workers
Favors: YES on allowing more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work
Favors Support & Expand Free Trade
(7 points on Economic scale)
Favors: YES on fast track trading authority
Favors: YES on renewing 'fast track' presidential trade authority
Favors: YES on expanding trade to the third world
Favors: YES on removing common goods from national security export rules
Opposes Link Human Rights to trade with China
(7 points on Social scale)
Favors: NO on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons
Strongly Opposes: YES on permanent normal trade relations with China
Opposes: YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam
Strongly Favors More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel
(0 points on Economic scale)
Favors: YES on 1996 Defense Appropriations
Strongly Favors: YES on favoring 36 vetoed military projects
Favors: NO on allowing another round of military base closures
Strongly Favors: YES on military pay raise of 4.8%
Strongly Opposes Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars")
(10 points on Economic scale)
Opposes: YES on deploying missile defense as soon as possible
Opposes: YES on cutting nuclear weapons below START levels
Opposes: NO on adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Strongly Opposes: YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP
Opposes Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others
(7 points on Economic scale)
Opposes: NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech
Favors: YES on $17.9 billion to IMF
Opposes: YES on cap foreign aid at only $12.7 billion
Neutral: NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo
Neutral: YES on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo
Opposes Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming
(7 points on Economic scale)
Favors: YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests
Strongly Opposes: YES on defunding renewable and solar energy
Opposes: NO on keeping CAFE fuel efficiency standards
Opposes: YES on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling
Opposes: YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior
Strongly Favors Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it
(0 points on Social scale)
Strongly Favors: YES on spending international development funds on drug control
Favors: YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations
Favors: YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses
Favors Allow churches to provide welfare services
(2 points on Social scale)
Favors: YES on welfare overhaul
Favors: YES on allowing state welfare waivers
Favors: NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps
Favors: YES on welfare block grants

Bill Frist is a Moderate Conservative. Click here for explanation.

338 posted on 12/20/2002 7:44:12 AM PST by xzins
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To: xzins
Bill Frist is a Moderate Conservative.

A Rino. Great. That's all we need. Might better keep Lott! What's the diff?
I like Nichols. We need some real conservatives in there. Screw the "middle of the road to help Democrats win elections " crap.

353 posted on 12/20/2002 7:58:40 AM PST by concerned about politics
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