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The “Litmus Test” vs. Strict Construction: Choose Right or Die By ALBION WILDE Supreme Court appointments will prove the most significant consequence of the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Why do many Americans now long for the moral certainty of our childhoods? Why do many Americans today wonder if they will be able to marry and have children, if their children will marry, and if their children will stay married to raise their grandchildren? Will those grandchildren live in a society that still honors the freedom-enabling philosophical and ethical legacy of our Founders, or will our highest courts, instead, enforce today’s...

I'm working on a website to act as a voter guide for the election in the upcoming weeks. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that search engines are not going to pick it up, so I am trying to get the word out via word of mouth. The url for the website is http://www.bushvkerry.usIf you find it useful, please pass on the link. If you do not, please disregard it. If you have any constructive criticism of the site, suggestions for topics to add, or links to add to pre-existing topics, please direct those communications to either the email address listed in my...

We're burying the Kerry liberal-socialist-commie-nazi scum in this poll; let's fully-decimate and eradicate them.

I watched the debates with four friends. One an extreme Kerry supporter. He was appoplectic over Kerry's performance. Kerry's inabilty to look into the camera, his addressing thing to "Jim" while Bush addressed us. I called a friend who watched seperately and he felt Bush clearly won (Gore voter in 2000). What a difference a 1/2 hour makes. Dem spin meisters are machines. Kerry could have passed out at the podium and they would have been praising him. Look who's on. MS-NBC has Ronnie who loves his new found role as enfant-terrible of the left. He loudly calls Kerry the...

TO: Pollyannas FROM: The rest of us SUBJ: "Don't get cocky about the bounce" Enough of the wet blanket mentality, already. No sooner do we get good political news, and somebody here applauds it, then they get swamped with: 1. Don't get cocky, we've still got xxx number of days until the election. Really? Thanks for the newsflash, Captain Obvious. I haven't already seen that gem 250 times since last night. Maybe 251 will finally get it done. 2. Those democrats are really gonna get down and dirty, now. You don't say. What's new. They're scumbags. Nothing new there, so...

Bush's ratings still in low range of presidencyPRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup survey finds Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry enjoying a slight lead over President George W. Bush, while Bush's approval ratings remain relatively unchanged, but for the most part in negative territory. The president's continuing strength is in the public's perception of how well he is fighting the war on terrorism, while his performance ratings in other areas -- the economy, foreign affairs, the situation in Iraq, energy policy, and prescription drugs for older Americans -- all elicit higher disapproval than approval.The poll, conducted June 3-6, overlapped news of...

Kerry leads on the economy, Bush on handling terrorismPRINCETON, NJ -- The American public is roughly split down the middle in terms of whether President George W. Bush or likely Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry would do the best job of handling the situation in Iraq. This marks a substantial change from two months ago, when Bush enjoyed a 15-point lead over Kerry on this issue. At the same time, Americans are significantly more likely to see Kerry, rather than Bush, as better able to handle the economy, while the president retains his positioning advantage against Kerry in terms of...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-LA) issued the following statement addressing Sen. John Kerry's travel to Louisiana: "John Kerry's plans for the energy industry would cost Louisiana countless jobs. When Kerry referred to oil and said 'that black stuff is hurting us,' he revealed how out of touch he is with an industry that employs thousands of Louisiana workers and powers the state's economy. “Kerry voted to impose excise taxes on petroleum and has opposed our state's delegation on many issues important to Louisiana's energy industry. Kerry even supported a fifty cent per gallon tax increase on gasoline...

Bush approval still at 52%PRINCETON, NJ -- Despite a spate of high-profile political events in the past week and a half -- President George W. Bush's nationally televised press conference, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the 9/11 commission, and media appearances by Richard Clarke, the author of a new book criticizing the Bush administration for its handling of the war on terrorism -- a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey finds little change in the presidential contest. Among likely voters, Bush continues to enjoy a slight lead over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, as he has since the end of March....

1. Lieberman said that Kerry played politics with the support of the troops. "'If everyone had voted the way John Kerry did, the money would not have been there to support our troops,' said Lieberman (D-Conn.). 'I didn’t duck it. I didn't play politics. I voted to support our troops.'" (Andrew Miga and David R. Guarino, "Iraq Viewpoint Dominates Dem Detroit Debate," Boston Herald, 10/27/03)2. Lieberman Said Kerry's Statements On The Use Of Force Authorization Were "Unbelievable." "I thought that John Kerry’s statement in his announcement address -- that he voted for the resolution just to threaten Saddam Hussein...

"John Kerry's decision to attack the President as emphasizing terrorism too heavily on the same day that Osama bin Laden renewed his threat to attack America and our allies demonstrates a fundamentally flawed understanding of the War on Terror. John Kerry's downplaying of the terrorist threat as America is reminded of the enemy's murderous intent demonstrates a disturbing disregard for the real dangers facing our nation."-Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman Kerry Says The President Focuses Too Heavily On Terrorism "'Home base for George Bush in this race, as you saw to the nth degree in his press conference, is...

WELCOME BACK, CARTER!Kerry Promises Return To Higher Taxes And 70s-Era Economy___________________________________________________“Kerry’s other bright idea is a new jobs tax credit, which would reward companies for increasing employment over some base period. This was also one of Jimmy Carter’s bright ideas, but it never worked.” (Bruce Bartlett, Op-Ed, “Kerry’s Useless Economic Plan,” National Review Online, 3/31/04)Like Carter, Like Son: Would Cut Deficit By Reducing Federal Electricity CostsSen. John Kerry Has Proposed 20 Percent Electricity Conservation By Federal Government Over Next 10 Years. (“John Kerry’s Framework To Cut The Deficit In Half And Invest In Affordable Health Care And Better Schools,” John...

"DEMOCRATS ROCK! Can you feel it?" hollers Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow. It is sometime after 7:00P.M. on March 25, and Stabenow is onstage at the National Building Museum in downtown Washington, D.C., addressing countless tables of Democratic donors and politicians, who are half-listening to her as they drink wine, sip iced tea, and eat catered barbecue. There are over 1,500 people in all. Stabenow takes a deep breath. "Isn't this just wonderful to see everyone coming together?"Certainly it's impressive. From the print media's perch on the museum's balcony, some 50 feet above and at least 100 feet away from the...

Bush v. Kerry. BRING IT ON! And there they stand, thumbs in their belts, snorting at each other from opposite corners--the Vietnam vet with three Purple Hearts and numerous medals, and the commander in chief, architect of two wars, with one bad guy's scalp on his belt. Are they tough? Are you kidding? But wait. Alter the slant of the light, and things appear more complex. In this corner is the decorated Vietnam vet who risked his life on the battlefield but turned into the ultimate risk-averse politician, carefully tending his political interests and force-averse when it comes to security...

  Kerry has edge on economy, Bush viewed as better leader PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows Massachusetts senator and potential Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry leading President George W. Bush by a 53% to 43% margin in a trial-heat matchup among likely voters. The poll also probed deeper into Americans' views of Kerry and Bush, and finds both candidates have relative strengths and weaknesses. Americans are slightly more likely to see Kerry's political views, rather Bush's views, as acceptable. Neither candidate has a decided advantage on war issues, but Kerry appears to have an edge...

George W. Bush lied about his military service record. The lie can be found in his own 1999 campaign autobiography (as written by Karen Hughes), where he dramatically describes his experience as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. On page 34 of A Charge to Keep, Mr. Bush claims that, after learning to fly the F-102 fighter jet, he was turned down for Vietnam duty because "had not logged enough flight hours" to qualify for a combat assignment. Before going on to recall the "challenging moments" that involved close formation drills at night during...