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Do Americans who are voting Kerry vote for him for any reason besides...
Lincoln:
that he's not Bush? He's a pretty similar candidate on a lot of issues. Only everything is like half-assed approaches. If you dislike Bush because of attacking Iraq, do you not realize that Kerry would have done the same, except he would have waited? Kerry has the same favour toward Israel. He gives half-assed responses to his views on gay marriage.
Really, voting against someone is a spit on democracy.
Thirteen:
--- Quote from: Lincoln The Mental Traveller on October 19, 2004, 08:44:47 PM ---that he's not Bush? He's a pretty similar candidate on a lot of issues. Only everything is like half-assed approaches. If you dislike Bush because of attacking Iraq, do you not realize that Kerry would have done the same, except he would have waited? Kerry has the same favour toward Israel. He gives half-assed responses to his views on gay marriage.
Really, voting against someone is a spit on democracy.
--- End quote ---
that was on the news earlier today... they said most people voting for kerry are only voting because they don't like bust
Ant:
Part of the reason I am voting for Kerry is because I don't like Bush, but I do like Kerry's policies and character. How about the following reasons:
1. Kerry is more committed to the environment.
2. Kerry's healthcare plan is much better than Bush's
3. Kerry for a long time now has been urging us to invest in technology that will make us less dependent on foreign oil and more efficient in general.
4. Kerry will be more fiscally responsible than Bush.
5. Kerry is endorsed by virtually every living American economist with a credible record. All the nobel laureates want him. I have to believe he will manage the economy better than Bush will.
6. Kerry stated the day he cast his vote to give Bush authority to wage war:
"Let there be no doubt or confusion about where we stand on this. I will support a multilateral effort to disarm him (Saddam) by force, if we ever exhaust those other options, as the President has promised, but I will not support a unilateral U.S. war against Iraq unless that threat is imminent and the multilateral effort has not proven possible under any circumstances." Kerry (Oct. 9, 2002)
7. Kerry will support stem cell research.
8. For those of you who haven't seen it. Kerry's testimony before Congress at the age of 27 after coming home from Vietnam impressed me a great deal and demonstrates that he is an individual who cares passionately about this country. He committed to public service at a young age, and showed an ability to lead responsibly while still a young man.
That is enough for now.
Lincoln:
--- Quote from: Ant on October 19, 2004, 09:00:55 PM ---Part of the reason I am voting for Kerry is because I don't like Bush, but I do like Kerry's policies and character. How about the following reasons:
1. Kerry is more committed to the environment.
2. Kerry's healthcare plan is much better than Bush's
3. Kerry for a long time now has been urging us to invest in technology that will make us less dependent on foreign oil and more efficient in general.
4. Kerry will be more fiscally responsible than Bush.
5. Kerry is endorsed by virtually every living American economist with a credible record. All the nobel laureates want him. I have to believe he will manage the economy better than Bush will.
6. Kerry stated the day he cast his vote to give Bush authority to wage war:
"Let there be no doubt or confusion about where we stand on this. I will support a multilateral effort to disarm him (Saddam) by force, if we ever exhaust those other options, as the President has promised, but I will not support a unilateral U.S. war against Iraq unless that threat is imminent and the multilateral effort has not proven possible under any circumstances." Kerry (Oct. 9, 2002)
7. Kerry will support stem cell research.
8. For those of you who haven't seen it. Kerry's testimony before Congress at the age of 27 after coming home from Vietnam impressed me a great deal and demonstrates that he is an individual who cares passionately about this country. He committed to public service at a young age, and showed an ability to lead responsibly while still a young man.
That is enough for now.
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1-4 Did Bush not promise the same thing in 2000?
6.Kerry can't really say he wouldn't because he wasn't under the pressure to make the decision at that time.
7.I don't see how that's a good thing, but I am staunchly opposed to stem cell research.
Lincoln:
As far as 8
09/25/04 8:34am
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George W. Bush- His Political Views In 1978:
Bush on the issues in 1978
Quotations are taken from Texas newspapers that year.
Equal Rights Amendment: Thought it was "unnecessary."
Gay rights: Said he had "done nothing to promote homosexuality in our society."
Abortion: Said he was against "federal funding of abortions" but favored leaving the question of abortion up to a woman and her doctor.that does not mean I'm for abortion."
D.C. statehood: "I do not favor statehood for Washington, D.C. The District was formed to provide a neutral area from which the federal government could operate. It was never intended to be a state, nor have the powers of a state."
Foreign policy: "I would vote against the implementation of sanctions against either Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe] or the Republic of South Africa. It is contrary to the best interests of the United States to allow Marxist-backed guerrillas to take over any free country, especially in a strife-ridden continent like Africa."
Economic policy: "I believe in fiscal conservatism, which is free enterprise, the philosophy of growth, in other words, the exact opposite of stagnancy."
National health insurance: "I don't think it is economical and is a disincentive for the medical profession to be efficient."
Occupational Safety and Health Administration: "This is a misuse of power. It has overstepped its boundaries."
Social Security: "I think it will be bust in 10 years unless there are some changes. The ideal solution would be for Social Security to be made sound and people given the chance to invest the money the way they feel."
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