John Kerry on War---------Preferred diplomacy, but supported invading Iraq. (May 2003)
No regrets on war vote-but regrets on Bush breaking promises. (Feb 2004)
Bush went to war the wrong way-I voted for the right way. (Jan 2004)
Maybe on $87B for Iraq-repeal Bush tax cut to pay it, if yes. (Sep 2003)
Vote for war was needed to push Saddam on inspectors. (Sep 2003)
Voted NO on $86.5 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted NO on allowing all necessary forces and other means in Kosovo. (May 1999)
Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
Voted NO on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)

-------John Kerry on Civil Rights
Raising the minimum wage is a working women's issue. (Aug 2004)
Personally believes marriage is between a man & a woman. (May 2004)
Defense of Marriage Act is fundamentally ugly. (Apr 2004)
Questions the ultimate practicality of affirmative action. (Apr 2004)
Supports affirmative action now and into the future. (Mar 2004)
Supports federal DOMA, but not Massachusetts DOMA. (Feb 2004)
Support "mend it, don't end it" for affirmative action. (Jan 2004)
Flag burning is displeasing, but it's free expression. (Jan 2004)
For partnership rights and civil union. (Nov 2003)
Include a sunset provision in the Patriot Act. (Jun 2003)
Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted YES on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted NO on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Shift from group preferences to economic empowerment of all. (Aug 2000)
Rated 60% by the ACLU, indicating a mixed civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Increase subsidies for women-owned non-profit business. (Mar 2004)

Anyone want a waffle,while wearing their flip-flops?

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1. Bush's tax cuts overwhelmingly favor the wealthy. The top 1% will save more than $30,000 per year while 31% save nothing at all. Source: Citizens for Tax Justice and AFL/CIO

2. The nation faces a record $500 billion deficit. The biggest cause of the deficit is Bush's tax cuts. Source: www.govexec.com

3. The Bush Administration is systematically turning back 30 years of environmental progress. Source: Sierra Club

4. President Bush is under-funding education with the smallest percentage increase in funding in eight years. Source: Committee on Education and the Workforce

5. 2.9 million jobs have been lost under the Bush Administration. Source: New York Times

6. Bush misled the public about the reasons for going to war with Iraq. No weapons of mass destruction have been found. Source: The Guardian

7. Bush's Medicare bill helps corporations, not the elderly. 43.6 million U.S. citizens do not have health care. Source: www.misleader.org

8. Halliburton, the company where Vice President Dick Cheney was CEO, was given multi-billion dollar contracts in Iraq without competitive bidding. Source: New York Review of Books

9. Pentagon officials found that Halliburton overcharged the U.S. government by $61 million for gasoline in Iraq. Source: Associated Press

10. Bush has tried to roll back more than 200 of America 's environmental laws. The United States emits more greenhouse gases than any other country. Source: Rolling Stone


Guess we all have issues ;)


Tom

Here are a few more quick facts about Bush....

$28 billion - Amount of proposed cuts to veterans' benefits in the congressional Republicans' budget resolution for fiscal year 2004.

$127 billion - Amount of U.S. budget surplus in fiscal year 2001, the last year Clinton was president.

$374 billion - Amount of U.S. budget deficit in fiscal year 2003.

#1 - This year's deficit will be the biggest in U.S. history.

$7.29 trillion - Current national debt.

$1.98 billion - Amount on average the national debt increases each day.

$23,396 – Amount of each citizen's share of the national debt as of October 21, 2003.

#1 – Record for most bankruptcies filed in a single year (1.57 million) set in 2002.

#1 – Set record in 2003, for most residential real-estate foreclosures in a one-quarter period.

1.6 – Percentage increase in economic growth since Bush took office, the slowest rate of increase over an equivalent period for any administration in 50 years.


$42,000 – Average savings members of Bush's Cabinet are expected to receive this year as a result of cuts in capital-gains and dividends taxes.

+6%: Percentage change since 2001 in the number of US families in poverty (as of January 20, 2004). Source: The Independent, UK, reprinted: here.

65 – Approximate number of fund-raisers attended in 2002.

0 – Number of trips taken to Afghanistan before waging war against that country.

0 – Number of trips taken to Iraq before waging war against that country.

0 – Number of funerals or memorials Bush has attended for soldiers killed in Iraq.

Just some more fun facts regarding Bush ;)


Tom

tommyb said: 1. Bush's tax cuts overwhelmingly favor the wealthy. The top 1% will save more than $30,000 per year while 31% save nothing at all. Source: Citizens for Tax Justice and AFL/CIO

I dont like Bush but I dont agree with this one...

obviously people who pay in more taxes save more

it is unfair to quote dollar figures and not percentages.

im not rich by any stretch of the imagination..

yet im saving quite a bit of money..

also my small business and many others are S-corps and/or LLC's

and S-corp or LLC is taxed as an individual. my S-corp is taxed in this top 1% bracket. I gave all my employees a raise when the tax rates dropped.

your point is compelling only when you look at it in a vacuum. when you consider the small business angle it is imperative to have this cut. small business create 65% of new jobs.. c-corp's dont benefit from this cut. c-corps are the one laying people off.

tommyb said: 3. The Bush Administration is systematically turning back 30 years of environmental progress. Source: Sierra Club

the environmental roll backs that bush and his team have effected so far amount to cancelling the executive orders clinton enacted his last day in office as a political ploy. if the democratic party for so concerned about the environment clinton would not have issued an executive order his last day in office. he would have done this the first day of his second term.

I have no love for either scumbag but I dont like spinning of the facts. I have contradicted C3R's spin and I am compelled to do the same with yours.

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tommyb said: 5. 2.9 million jobs have been lost under the Bush Administration. Source: New York Times

this figure is very old

overall 1.1 million private sector jobs have been lost.

the true figure is roughly 800,000 jobs since around 300,000 goverment jobs have been added, mostly in TSA and homeland security.

tommyb said: 8. Halliburton, the company where Vice President Dick Cheney was CEO, was given multi-billion dollar contracts in Iraq without competitive bidding. Source: New York Review of Books

The clinton administration gave Halliburton no-bid contracts for Bosnia/Kosovo.

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Lets face it, both Bush and Kerry are politicians. They are going to back the people and organizations that fund their campaigns and political parties. If the choice is between doing something for their supporters or what's best for the citizens of America, and they think it will not cause too much controversy, they will usually chose their supporters. They are not going to bite the hand that feeds them. It would be great if we had candidates that had the best interests of the country and the people to solely consider, but its not going to happen.
Politics is and has always been you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Sorry, but politics just sets me off sometimes. Sure be glad when the election is over.

Lets face it, both Bush and Kerry are politicians<-Really?

John Kerry on Abortion
Will not appoint Justice against Roe while Court is 5-4. (May 2004)
Kerry staunchly resists restrictions on abortions. (Apr 2004)
Partial-birth abortion ban undermine women's right to choose. (Nov 2003)
No criminalization of a woman's right to choose. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted NO on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)
Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)

John Kerry on Budget & Economy
Incentives to create jobs at home and end corporate welfare. (Jul 2004)
We can do better on economy--lift people out of poverty. (Jul 2004)
Kerry pledges 10 million new jobs & to slow outsourcing. (Mar 2004)
Economy is recovering for corporations to some degree. (Jan 2004)
Will follow Clinton's plan to halve deficit in four years. (Oct 2003)
Base policy on broad growth and progressive taxation. (Oct 2003)
Bush policy kept economy afloat in recession-keep some of it. (Sep 2003)
No excuse for special tax cuts for the rich. (Jun 2003)
Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
Voted NO on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
Voted NO on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)