Originally posted by: ianbergman
10 reasons I'll vote for Kerry:
Originally posted by: Quixfire
New York Post | January 29, 2004 1. Against the death penalty in almost all cases. 2. Voted many times against tax cuts. 3. Supported killing military programs, including the B-1 and B-2 bombers. 4. Voted against banning "partial-birth" abortions and against parental notification when minors have abortions. 5. Voted against Defense of Marriage Act, which permits states to refuse to recognize gay marriages in other states. 6. Voted against the 1991 Gulf War. 7. Voted against $87 billion to support U.S. troops and rebuild Iraq. 8. Called for taxing guns and ammunition to pay for anti-crime programs. 9. Pushed to cut CIA funding - then griped about poor intelligence after 9/11. 10. Supported furloughs for first-degree murderers.
1. Death penalty has never been proven to be an effective deterrent and is outlawed in almost every other industrialized country.
We are not every other country in the world. The rest of the world is basically socialist. We are not. Next, the death penalty is hardly EVER used. How can an accurate study be done when your odds of getting the death penalty accounts for less than 1% for most violent crimes.
2. Recent tax cuts have left us with a 500 BILLION dollar defecit. Yay!
No, it was the economic downturn that caused the deficit. The tax cuts had a minor impact on the deficit, and in fact helped us get out of the recession quicker, thus bringing in more tax money because people had more to spend.
3. B-1 and B-2 bombers have never proved themselves useful. Lots of people think the B-1 is a pretty crappy aircraft. I woulda funded the B-2 program though.
I really don't know much about this.
4. Being a minor shouldn't take away a woman (girl's) right to choose what's best for her.
You think that a minor should be able to have sex and then have it aborted without telling her parents? To each his own, I guess...
5. Defense of Marriage act infringes on the rights of millions of Americans.
A matter of oppinion...
6. OK, so the first Iraq war was justified. Can't win 'em all.
I agree that it was justified when we started. In retrospect, it was a bad idea however hindsight is 20/20.
7. We're sinking too much $$ into Iraq, but as long as we're there, we have to finish the job properly. So can't win 'em all.
I have to agree too. I wish we didn't have to, but we must spend it to finish the mess we started.
8. Friggin' right he should call for that. Again I could point to the fact that guns are highly restricted or outright illegal in nearly every industrialized nation on the planet. Funny how their violent crime rate is universally lower too. Very funny, that.
I'd like to see these stats. When you do a proper study and make the appropriate adjustments for population and such, the stats I've seen show that there is no difference in crime. Guns are a fundamental part of our society and the reason for having them is to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government (our own).
9. I don't know enough about CIA funding and intelligence problems to comment.
Same here
10. That sounds like a whole lot of BS. Got anything to back it up?
No clue
Let's see... 2/10 that actually mean anything. That kind of sounds like Bush -- maybe 20% of what he says <EM>won't<STRONG> </STRONG></EM>lead us into another disaster. the other 80%? ::shudder::
my 2c.
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