The Issues

[Gonz]

From the NY Times.
Where GW Bush stands on;

Abortion The President opposes abortion, but he has said that neither the country nor Congress is ready for a ban on the procedure.

Affirmative Action: Mr. Bush says he opposes racial quotas and racial preferences.

Campaign Finance: Mr. Bush has foregone public financing for his presidential campaigns.

Death Penalty: Supports the death penalty.

Economy, Taxes & Trade: President Bush has signed tax cuts each of the past three years, including a $1.35 trillion cut over 10 years signed in 2001.

Education: Supports taxpayer-financed vouchers for tuition at parochial or other private schools.

Environment: Favors allowing oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Foreign Policy, Terrorism & Iraq: Following Sept. 11 attacks on United States, instituted policy of pre-emptive strikes against suspected threats to the nation's security, where U.S. would act alone or with others to protect the nation.

Gay Rights: Opposes gay marriage; Supports a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman.

Gun Control: Favors granting immunity to gun makers from civil lawsuits.

Healthcare:Signed a law giving the elderly prescription drug coverage under Medicare for the first time, at an estimated cost of $400 billion over the next 10 years.

Homeland Security & National Defense:Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, created new cabinet-level position to coordinate anti-terrorism efforts.

Social Security: Favors private investment accounts in Social Security.

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[Gonz]

Where JF Kerry stands on;

Abortion: Supports abortion rights.

Affirmative Action: Supports affirmative action policies.

Campaign Finance: Is not accepting public financing for his presidential campaign.

Death Penalty: Opposes the death penalty.

Economy, Taxes & Trade: Would repeal President Bush's tax cuts, primarily for families with incomes above $200,000.

Education: $3.2 billion community service plan for high school students that would qualify for them for the equivalent of their state's four-year public college tuition.

Environment: Would steer $20 billion from oil and gas royalties to development of cleaner energy.

Foreign Policy, Terrorism & Iraq: Supported decision to go to war but now says he did so based on faulty U.S. intelligence.

Gay Rights: Would ban job discrimination against homosexuals and extend hate-crime protections to gays.

Gun Control: Opposes granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits arising wrongful use of weapons.

Healthcare: Planned spending on large health care programs amounts to about $76 billion a year.

Homeland Security & National Defense: Voted for the Patriot Act, but is now in favor of letting it expire.

Social Security: Kerry opposes privatizing Social Security and is against raising the retirement age to 67 or reducing payments.

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[freako104]

thank you for that. but though I hate to say it I wonder if Kerry will keep those positions if/when he is pres. Bush would.

 

[Leslie]

only Americans care aboot this crap

 

[Inkara1]

Kerry would ban job discrimination against gays? I was under the impression that job discrimination of any kind was already illegal.

 

[Gonz]

Would steer $20 billion from oil and gas royalties to development of cleaner energy

Let me translate NYTimes doublespeak-Would TAX $20 billion from oil and gas royalties to do what used to be done by the private sector in hope of creating some as of yet found form of cleaner energy but more likely than not failing miserably & expensively.

 

[freako104]

Kerry would ban job discrimination against gays? I was under the impression that job discrimination of any kind was already illegal.

it is or it should be anyway.