George Bush Sr. on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	Shifted towards pro-life camp seeing callousness of abortion: Opposes topic 1 1962: Pro-choice candidate, for population control: Favors topic 1 1970: Introduced Family Planning Services Act: Strongly Favors topic 1 Supported family planning as ambassador & Congressman: Favors topic 1 1973: Nominally in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade: Opposes topic 1 Pro-life; against advocating abortion in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	1980: Supported Equal Rights Amendment, but not as V.P.: Favors topic 2 1968: Supported open housing (against racial discrimination): Favors topic 2 1980: As Reagan's V.P., supported school prayer: Favors topic 2 1964: Advocated states' rights over Civil Rights Act: Strongly Opposes topic 2 1963: Civil Rights Bill violates constitutional rights: Strongly Opposes topic 2 1990: vetoed Civil Rights Act & voter registration bill: Opposes topic 2 Legislation is not enough to eliminate discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Civil Rights Act: ban discrimination without quotas: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	1998: gay status of personal aide "doesn't matter to us": Favors topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	1964: Opposed War on Poverty: Favors topic 4 Pledge of Allegiance: Kids should say "One nation under God": Strongly Favors topic 4 Flag Amendment: about unique symbol of one nation under God: Strongly Favors topic 4 1000 points of light: replace spending with volunteers: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	1964: Medicare is socialized medicine: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Frivolous lawsuits run up medical costs by $25 billion: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Choice and coverage: health insurance tax credit: Opposes topic 5 Let people buy into Medicaid; no mandated insurance: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	Last thing we need to do is mess around with Social Security: Favors topic 6 We should be unafraid to reduce future benefits: Favors topic 6
Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale)	America 2000: accountable schools with parental choice: Strongly Favors topic 7 Assess student performance in 4th, 8th, and 12th grades: Favors topic 7 Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding: Favors topic 7 Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding: Strongly Favors topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+2 points on Social scale)	1989: America will lose no wetlands on my watch: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Protect natural resources as hunter & outdoorsman: Favors topic 8 1991: Rejected requiring 25% recycling of incinerator waste: Favors topic 8 Onerous environmental regulation will cause job loss: Favors topic 8 Rely on the magic of the marketplace for energy strategy: Opposes topic 8 Look for common ground: economic growth & clean environment: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Willie Horton Ads: don't release repeat offenders: Strongly Favors topic 9 Habeas corpus reform, so you don't have endless appeals: Strongly Favors topic 9 Renewed investment in fighting violent street crime: Strongly Favors topic 9 Freedom from crime is a fundamental civil right: Favors topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	1995: Ripped up NRA card for calling feds jack-booted thugs: Opposes topic 10 Opposes gun control because it does not work: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+2 points on Economic scale)	1989: Prioritized cutting capital gains tax: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cut capital gains tax on those earning over $200K per year: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1992 growth plan: deregulate & cut taxes: Opposes topic 11 Abandoned “Read my lips: No new taxes” pledge: Strongly Favors topic 11 Demanded capital gains tax reduction; yielded to Congress: Opposes topic 11 20M jobs via tax cuts; R&D credits; & enterprise zones: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale)	1980: Illegal aliens attend public schools like citizens do: Strongly Favors topic 12 1989: Vetoed letting Tiananmen students overstay visas: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Supports “English First” but not via federal law: Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	1992 talks led to NAFTA agreement: Strongly Favors topic 13 Create new jobs through increases in exports: Favors topic 13 Make Americas a zone of peace, free trade, and democracy: Strongly Favors topic 13 For NAFTA because exports critical to economy: Strongly Favors topic 13 New World Order: open borders; open trade; open minds: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	OpEd: internationalist by instinct and upbringing: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Became UN Ambassador after campaigning against UN: Strongly Opposes topic 14 1971: Argued for dual UN representation for China & Taiwan: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Democrats see America as just another pleasant country: Strongly Favors topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	Post-Cold War: Cancel B-2; small ICBMs & Peacekeeper missile: Opposes topic 15 Cooperate with USSR to cancel Peacekeeper ICBMs: Opposes topic 15 Refocus SDI on limited ballistic missile strikes: Favors topic 15 Stay strong to protect the peace: Favors topic 15 Invaded Panama in 1989 to force Noriega from power: Neutral on topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	1967: Fundraising not necessarily corrupt; misuse is: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Supported 1990 South Africa sanctions: Favors topic 17 Built consensus with UN to move against Saddam Hussein: Opposes topic 17 Made deals with Gorbachev’s USSR, then Yeltsin’s Russia: Strongly Favors topic 17 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: "This shall not stand!": Strongly Opposes topic 17 1990: Misled Saudis that Saddam massed troops on border: Strongly Opposes topic 17 2003: Invasion of Iraq undid a lifetime of work: Favors topic 17 “This will not stand” began 13-year campaign against Saddam: Strongly Opposes topic 17 OpEd: Aided Saddam even after he used chemical weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 17 OpEd: Authorized Saddam to crush 1991 Shiite resistance: Strongly Opposes topic 17 1991: “All means necessary” to expel Saddam from Kuwait: Opposes topic 17 Force the Butcher of Baghdad to end the Rape of Kuwait: Strongly Opposes topic 17 1964: Any and all weapons in Vietnam, including nukes: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	1990 Acid Rain trading program achieved its goals: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Helped negotiate Kyoto Treaty on climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Took no stance nor action on global climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Supports environmentally-responsive access to ANWR: Opposes topic 18 Rely on the magic of the marketplace for energy strategy: Opposes topic 18 Pioneer in the offshore drilling industry: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	At end of Cold War, re-declared War on Drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 1986: Oversaw National Narcotics Border Interdiction System: Favors topic 19 1990: Make fighting the drug problem a top priority: Strongly Favors topic 19 1990: Declaration of Cartagena to fight war on drugs: Strongly Favors topic 19 I don't believe legalizing narcotics is the answer: Strongly Favors topic 19 Noriega in prison helps Panama and hurts drug lords: Favors topic 19 Take my word for it: This scourge will stop: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	1,000 points of light: volunteerism against social ills: Strongly Favors topic 20 Places of worship lead members to light of service: Strongly Favors topic 20

George Bush Sr. is a Moderate Conservative
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