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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates |
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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017) |
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018) |
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016) |
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017) |
United,
by Cory Booker (2016) |
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017) |
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017) |
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010) |
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998) |
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016) |
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Bob McDonnell: Supported 35 restrictive bills, even with rape & incest.
Creigh Deeds: Backs abortion rights without parental consent.
George Pataki: Favors abortion rights.
John Kerry: Life begins at conception, but we can’t legislate that.
Tom Vilsack: A Catholic who supports abortion rights.
Wesley Clark: Partial birth ban ok if exceptions made for woman’s health.
Duke Cunningham: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Gordon Harold Smith: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Orrin Hatch: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Strom Thurmond: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Zell Miller: Both pro-life and pro-stem cell research.
Al Gore: Next president’s Supreme Court nominees will decide abortion.
George W. Bush: Supreme Court is wrong: leave abortion to the states.
Elizabeth Dole: For federal funding only in cases of incest, rape, health.
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Budget & Economy
Jim Gilmore: More banking oversight, even if it means bigger government.
Mark Warner: Banking crisis caused by too many asleep at the switch in DC.
John McCain: GovWatch: Specified cuts are $10B, not $100B.
Al Gore: Prosperity itself is on the ballot; keep “new-economy”.
Al Gore: Voters in key states do not credit Gore for prosperity.
Al Gore: Broad solutions to national debt & maintaining prosperity.
George W. Bush: Make budget biennial; reinstate line-item veto; target pork.
George W. Bush: $46B in new spending on health, education, & defense.
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Civil Rights
Mike Bloomberg: Backs same-sex marriage.
George Allen: Tunisian mother did not teach him Tunisian slur “macaca”.
Rudy Giuliani: Pro gay rights.
Russell Feingold: Shouldn’t change the Constitution to ban gay marriage.
John Kerry: Personally believes marriage is between a man & a woman.
Wesley Clark: Homosexuality is not a sin.
George W. Bush: Offices on AIDS and race will remain open.
Ezola Foster: Homosexuality is biologically & psychologically damaging.
Ezola Foster: Racism is out of govt; now focus on people.
Ezola Foster: Supports display of Confederate flag in southern states.
Ezola Foster: Against racial preferences.
Chuck Robb: Soldiers die to protect values; allow flag-burning.
George Allen: Support VA beliefs & pass flag-burning ban amendment.
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Corporations
Howard Dean: AdWatch: “Hold corporations accountable”-but gave incentives.
Dick Cheney: Halliburton receives $7B in no-bid contracts in Iraq.
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Crime
Ezola Foster: Defends police action in Rodney King beating.
Jim Gilmore: Three strikes eligibility no grounds for stay of execution.
Jim Gilmore: Death penalty sets standard to not tolerate ghastly murders.
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Drugs
Barack Obama: Admitted marijuana use in high school & college.
George W. Bush: Never disclosed DUI arrest out of concern for his daughters.
Al Gore: Science doesn’t say medical marijuana is proper.
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Education
Bob McDonnell: Supports charter schools.
Creigh Deeds: Don't divert money from schools, even in recession.
Mark Warner: Home-schooling is ok; my sister home-schools her kids.
Rick Santorum: Expose kids to legitimate debate of evolution & creationism.
Margaret Spellings: NCLB act is modeled after her reforms in Texas.
Ezola Foster: Focus on Constitution: feds out of school funding & control.
Jim Gilmore: More support for traditional African-American universities.
Al Gore: Increase the federal role in education.
Al Gore: Highlights of 10-year $115B education program.
George W. Bush: $5B reading program; mixing phonics & literature.
George W. Bush: $2B for teachers; mandates are optional.
George W. Bush: Apply Texas Reading Initiative to US: all 3rd graders read.
George W. Bush: $400 deductible when teachers spend own money on classrooms.
George W. Bush: $13B on education programs over 5 years.
Elizabeth Dole: Supports CA Prop 187 barring illegal aliens from schools.
George W. Bush: Establish standards, then let school districts meet them.
George W. Bush: Results-oriented systems: OK to link funding to performance.
George W. Bush: Teachers’ unions obstacle to school innovation.
George W. Bush: Vouchers a priority; encourage their spread.
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Energy & Oil
Bob McDonnell: Opposes cap-and-trade as congressional encroachment.
Creigh Deeds: No cap-and-trade during recession.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: $150B for electric car batteries & new technology.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Supports nuclear power if it’s clean & safe.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Opposes Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste storage.
John McCain: GovWatch: No, Obama supported $150B in energy innovation.
John McCain: GovWatch: Build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030.
John McCain: End moratorium on offshore oil drilling.
John McCain: GovWatch: Yes, his cap-and-trade bill is mandatory.
John McCain: GovWatch: Favors wind & solar in ad; favors nuclear in bills.
John McCain: GovWatch: Gas tax cut goes to oil companies, not consumers.
Hillary Clinton: GovWatch: Gas tax holiday saves $8B; but that’s 64 cents/day.
George W. Bush: Use ANWR fees for alternative energy and home oil help.
George W. Bush: Drill ANWR and leave only footprints.
Al Gore: Gore calls for elimination of combustion engine.
Chuck Robb: Keep federal gas tax to maintain VA highway funding.
George Allen: Roll back federal gas tax to lower gas price.
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Environment
John McCain: GovWatch: Voted for one Congressional Katrina investigation.
George W. Bush: Restrict wetland development, but not arsenic or CO2.
George W. Bush: More lead emission reporting requirements.
Ezola Foster: Eliminate EPA; businesses can take care of themselves.
Al Gore: Supports brownfield cleanup; says Bush did not in Texas.
George W. Bush: Clean up urban brownfields, in US as in Texas.
George W. Bush: Keep fed enviro role but give money & flexibility to states.
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Families & Children
George W. Bush: Fathers’ registry will promote involvement, responsibility.
Al Gore: Elian’s father should decide Elian’s fate; maybe with courts.
Hillary Clinton: Decide Elian’s fate via ongoing INS legal process.
Rudy Giuliani: Give Elian citizenship; decide fate in family court.
Al Gore: Elian’s interests paramount over diplomatic interests.
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Foreign Policy
Jim Gilmore: Pursue terrorists into Pakistan, but maintain secrecy.
Mark Warner: Pakistan could emerge as world’s most dangerous nation.
Dick Cheney: Reach out to allies-but advisory role only.
George W. Bush: Bush Doctrine: pre-emptive strikes for US defense.
George W. Bush: US troops will never be under UN command.
Maria Cantwell: Opposes linking Human Rights to trade with China.
Ezola Foster: American sovereignty is extremely important.
Al Gore: Russia’s transition is accomplishment, if over-optimistic.
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Free Trade
George W. Bush: Repeals steel tariffs he imposed in 2002.
Ezola Foster: Bush & Gore both favor free trade; Buchanan/Foster don’t.
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Government Reform
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Promised public financing, and then retreated.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: No, McCain & RNC don’t get much money from PACs.
Samuel Alito: Courts play limited role in Constitutional system.
George W. Bush: Bush’s support of non-severability makes reform vulnerable.
John McCain: Differentiate “electioneering” from real issue ads.
Ralph Nader: Don’t waste your vote: Gore & Bush only marginally differ.
Ezola Foster: Government should stop meddling in people’s lives.
George W. Bush: Streamline government with cuts and competition.
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Gun Control
Mark Warner: Strong defender of the Second Amendment.
Mike Bloomberg: Sued New York City gun dealers to control guns.
Michael Steele: No ban on guns; focus on enforcement instead.
Dick Gephardt: No additional authority for federal gun agency.
John Edwards: Leading Dems distance themselves from divisive gun debate.
John Edwards: Guns are about independence-don’t mess with that.
Wesley Clark: Supports ban on assault weapons.
Wesley Clark: Supports the Second Amendment and uses guns himself.
Charles Schumer: Cutting record-keeping limits fosters gun sale fraud & abuse.
Ezola Foster: Focus on Constitution: No infringement of gun rights.
George W. Bush: Assault weapon OK; waiting period not OK.
George W. Bush: Concealed Carry needed in our dangerous society.
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Health Care
Bob McDonnell: Resist congressional encroachment & socialized medicine.
Barbara Mikulski: Oppose a prescription plan that subsidies the drug companies.
Dick Gephardt: AdWatch: Criticizes Dean for 11-year-old outdated stances.
Wesley Clark: Supports universal health coverage.
Anthony Kennedy: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Antonin Scalia: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Clarence Thomas: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
David Souter: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
John Paul Stevens: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
Sandra Day O`Connor: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
Stephen Breyer: Allow states to restrict cigarette ads beyond federal rules.
William Rehnquist: States cannot ban cigarette ads near schools.
George W. Bush: Senior Rx: “Immediate Helping Hand” now; more later.
Ezola Foster: Portable and private affordable Medicare solutions.
Al Gore: Base drug plan on people, not power.
Al Gore: Use Medicare surplus to pay federal debt, not to cut taxes.
Al Gore: Focus on low-income families who lack insurance.
Bill Bradley: $65B per year for 45 million uninsured.
George W. Bush: Supports subsidized Medicare menu with means testing.
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Homeland Security
John McCain: Applying habeas to Guantanamo let 30 terrorists attack US.
John McCain: GovWatch: Only 13 Gitmo recidivists & none attacked US.
Russell Feingold: Al-Qaeda is a priority, not Iraq.
Howard Dean: No SDI deployment until it’s proven to work.
Wesley Clark: Consider cutting defense spending.
Ezola Foster: Sovereignty of nation is a primary concern.
George W. Bush: SDI plan like Bush Sr.’s $63B GPALS & “Brilliant Pebbles”.
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Immigration
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Anti-immigrants fuel xenophobia, but 45% increase.
George W. Bush: New temporary worker program includes illegal aliens.
Howard Dean: Poor treatment of Muslim immigrants is ethnic profiling.
Ezola Foster: Immigration policies should protect Americans.
Elizabeth Dole: Supports CA Prop 187 barring illegal aliens from schools.
George W. Bush: Against the spirit of CA Proposition 187.
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Jobs
John Walsh: My dad was a union man, and my roots are in unions.
Jim Gilmore: Oppose making it easier to organize labor unions.
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Principles & Values
John Walsh: Washington incumbents are part of a broken system.
Jim Gilmore: Will be conservative voice in Democratic-controlled Congress.
Mark Warner: End partisan gridlock; embrace common ground.
Jim Gilmore: Warner is ducking debates; doesn’t want his positions known.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: “Worked his way thru college” meant 2 summer jobs.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Wears flag pin to deflect anti-patriotism critics.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: never a Muslim, but school listed him as Muslim.
Hillary Clinton: GovWatch: Maybe won popular vote, but only delegates count.
Amy Klobuchar: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes.
Arlen Specter: Voted with Republican Party 67.1% of 322 votes.
Barack Obama: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 251 votes.
Barbara Boxer: Voted with Democratic Party 94.9% of 312 votes.
Barbara Mikulski: Voted with Democratic Party 96% of 325 votes.
Ben Nelson: Voted with Democratic Party 77.8% of 325 votes.
Benjamin Cardin: Voted with Democratic Party 97.2% of 324 votes.
Bernie Sanders: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 324 votes.
Bill Nelson: Voted with Democratic Party 93.4% of 320 votes.
Blanche Lambert Lincoln: Voted with Democratic Party 91.5% of 305 votes.
Bob Casey: Voted with Democratic Party 94.5% of 326 votes.
Bob Corker: Voted with Republican Party 89.2% of 324 votes.
Byron Dorgan: Voted with Democratic Party 89.4% of 321 votes.
Carl Levin: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 322 votes.
Charles Grassley: Voted with Republican Party 84.4% of 326 votes.
Charles Schumer: Voted with Democratic Party 96.5% of 315 votes.
Chris Dodd: Voted with Democratic Party 95.8% of 238 votes.
Chuck Hagel: Voted with Republican Party 79.4% of 311 votes.
Claire McCaskill: Voted with Democratic Party 84.6% of 325 votes.
Craig Thomas: Voted with Republican Party 90.9% of 164 votes.
Daniel Akaka: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 325 votes.
Daniel Inouye: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 293 votes.
David Vitter: Voted with Republican Party 87.6% of 306 votes.
Debbie Stabenow: Voted with Democratic Party 94.7% of 323 votes.
Dianne Feinstein: Voted with Democratic Party 94.1% of 320 votes.
Elizabeth Dole: Voted with Republican Party 91.3% of 311 votes.
Evan Bayh: Voted with Democratic Party 86.8% of 319 votes.
Frank Lautenberg: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 322 votes.
George Voinovich: Voted with Republican Party 75.4% of 317 votes.
Gordon Harold Smith: Voted with Republican Party 71.0% of 324 votes.
Harry Reid: Voted with Democratic Party 95.1% of 326 votes.
Herbert Kohl: Voted with Democratic Party 96.0% of 326 votes.
Hillary Clinton: Voted with Democratic Party 96.7% of 304 votes.
Jack Reed: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 322 votes.
James Inhofe: Voted with Republican Party 88.1% of 311 votes.
James Webb: Voted with Democratic Party 90.1% of 324 votes.
Jeff Bingaman: Voted with Democratic Party 95.6% of 320 votes.
Jeff Sessions: Voted with Republican Party 89.3% of 317 votes.
Jim Bunning: Voted with Republican Party 89.4% of 320 votes.
Jim DeMint: Voted with Republican Party 87.3% of 316 votes.
Joe Biden: Voted with Democratic Party 97.0% of 233 votes.
John Barrasso: Voted with Republican Party 94% of 100 votes.
John Cornyn: Voted with Republican Party 93.2% of 322 votes.
John Ensign: Voted with Republican Party 91.7% of 314 votes.
John Kerry: Voted with Democratic Party 93.5% of 306 votes.
John McCain: Voted with Republican Party 87.3% of 165 votes.
John Rockefeller: Voted with Democratic Party 92.1% of 304 votes.
John Sununu: Voted with Republican Party 84.4% of 321 votes.
John Thune: Voted with Republican Party 91.0% of 324 votes.
John Warner: Voted with Republican Party 84.1% of 320 votes.
Johnny Isakson: Voted with Republican Party 94.4% of 323 votes.
Jon Kyl: Voted with Republican Party 88.4% of 318 votes.
Jon Tester: Voted with Democratic Party 88.6% of 324 votes.
Joseph Lieberman: Voted with Democratic Party 88.4% of 320 votes.
Judd Gregg: Voted with Republican Party 82.9% of 316 votes.
Kay Bailey Hutchison: Voted with Republican Party 89.7% of 319 votes.
Kenneth Salazar: Voted with Democratic Party 92.6% of 326 votes.
Kent Conrad: Voted with Democratic Party 92.2% of 320 votes.
Kit Bond: Voted with Republican Party 85.0% of 313 votes.
Lamar Alexander: Voted with Republican Party 88.1% of 319 votes.
Larry Craig: Voted with Republican Party 89.5% of 306 votes.
Lindsey Graham: Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes.
Lisa Murkowski: Voted with Republican Party 80.6% of 319 votes.
Maria Cantwell: Voted with Democratic Party 94.7% of 323 votes.
Mark Pryor: Voted with Democratic Party 87.1% of 326 votes.
Mary Landrieu: Voted with Democratic Party 84.7% of 321 votes.
Max Baucus: Voted with Democratic Party 88.3% of 326 votes.
Mel Martinez: Voted with Republican Party 87.8% of 320 votes.
Michael Crapo: Voted with Republican Party 91.2% of 308 votes.
Michael Enzi: Voted with Republican Party 91.2% of 308 votes.
Mitch McConnell: Voted with Republican Party 92.9% of 325 votes.
Norm Coleman: Voted with Republican Party 76.9% of 312 votes.
Olympia Snowe: Voted with Republican Party 62.9% of 326 votes.
Orrin Hatch: Voted with Republican Party 87.1% of 319 votes.
Pat Roberts: Voted with Republican Party 86.9% of 313 votes.
Patrick Leahy: Voted with Democratic Party 94.8% of 324 votes.
Patty Murray: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 322 votes.
Pete Domenici: Voted with Republican Party 80.8% of 317 votes.
Richard Burr: Voted with Republican Party 91.5% of 318 votes.
Richard Durbin: Voted with Democratic Party 97.5% of 323 votes.
Richard Lugar: Voted with Republican Party 76.2% of 324 votes.
Richard Shelby: Voted with Republican Party 89.8% of 324 votes.
Robert Bennett: Voted with Republican Party 88.2% of 322 votes.
Robert Byrd: Voted with Democratic Party 86.8% of 319 votes.
Robert Menendez: Voted with Democratic Party 95.7% of 325 votes.
Ron Wyden: Voted with Democratic Party 95.1% of 324 votes.
Russell Feingold: Voted with Democratic Party 91.7% of 326 votes.
Sam Brownback: Voted with Republican Party 90.0% of 201 votes.
Saxby Chambliss: Voted with Republican Party 94.4% of 319 votes.
Sheldon Whitehouse: Voted with Democratic Party 96.6% of 325 votes.
Sherrod Brown: Voted with Democratic Party 96.9% of 318 votes.
Susan Collins: Voted with Republican Party 66.9% of 326 votes.
Ted Kennedy: Voted with Democratic Party 91.3% of 321 votes.
Ted Stevens: Voted with Republican Party 81.6% of 310 votes.
Thad Cochran: Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 321 votes.
Thomas Carper: Voted with Democratic Party 91.6% of 321 votes.
Tim Johnson: Voted with Democratic Party 100% of 15 votes.
Tom Coburn: Voted with Republican Party 82.8% of 290 votes.
Tom Harkin: Voted with Democratic Party 95.3% of 320 votes.
Trent Lott: Voted with Republican Party 88.2% of 304 votes.
Wayne Allard: Voted with Republican Party 92.7% of 317 votes.
Mike Bloomberg: Will decide in early ‘08 on run as self-financed independent.
George Allen: Recently discovered he has Jewish heritage.
George Allen: Raised Christian with Jewish ancestry; religion not relevant.
Rudy Giuliani: Socially liberal stances: weak in primary; strong in general.
Harriet Miers: Low-key but high-precision style.
Harriet Miers: Served one term on Dallas City Council and then bowed out.
Joseph Lieberman: AdWatch: Fighting extremes of both parties.
Howard Dean: Building a grassroots movement, like a liberal Goldwater.
Wesley Clark: Different kind of Democrat-without strong partisanship.
Wesley Clark: Would not rule out vice presidency.
Wesley Clark: Bush abuses executive power as much as Nixon did.
Howard Dean: Let’s say what we think and get away from being poll-driven.
Jim Jeffords: Party switch gives control of Senate to Democrats.
Robert Reich: Democratic Party: not playing dead, but dead.
George W. Bush: Communitarianism: Society over unfettered individualism.
George W. Bush: Bush ended news conferences in Sept.; Gore now accessible.
Ralph Nader: Nader-Trader: Swap Gore vote with friend in non-swing state.
Ralph Nader: Hold Your Vote: check late polls; vote Nader if not close.
Ralph Nader: Tactical voting: if Gore leads your state by 9%, vote Nader.
Ezola Foster: Left Democrats & GOP because of differences of belief.
Ezola Foster: In the race to win.
Ezola Foster: Encourages attending John Birch chapter meetings.
Ezola Foster: No rift in Reform Party; no change in platform.
Dick Cheney: Praises Bush for decency, integrity, and honor.
Dick Cheney: Opportunity to serve led to acceptance of nomination.
George W. Bush: Bush cultivates a religious language acceptable to most.
Pat Buchanan: Far right support for Buchanan has transformed Reform Party.
Ralph Nader: Spoiled political system spawns spoiled candidates.
Ralph Nader: Uses personal income as societal change agent.
George W. Bush: Theme: change how Washington works & restore moral purpose.
Chuck Robb: Calls himself a centrist Democrat.
George Allen: Calls himself “Common sense” conservative populist.
George W. Bush: “Bully Pulpit” should spur societal change.
Al Gore: At impeachment, defends “one of our greatest presidents”.
Janet Reno: In contempt of Congress over Clinton-Gore fund-raising.
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Social Security
Walter Mondale: Chaired commission on privatization, but opposed privatizing.
Ezola Foster: Help people without dependency: transition to IRAs.
Al Gore: Protect Social Security from privacy & ID theft.
Al Gore: More benefits to 8 million mothers and 3 million widows.
Al Gore: Privatization is “stock market roulette”.
George W. Bush: Use political capital to implement private savings accounts.
George W. Bush: Lock-box yes; tax increase no; bipartisanship yes.
George W. Bush: Tax-funded private IRA’s under federal guidelines.
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Tax Reform
Bob McDonnell: Opposed tax increases for core government services.
Jim Gilmore: Signature achievement: effort to eliminate Virginia car tax.
Mark Warner: Pushed $1.4B tax increase to close $6B budget shortfall.
Barack Obama: GovWatch: didn’t vote to raise taxes 94 times; at most 54.
Mike Bloomberg: Raised property taxes 18% to pay off budget deficit.
Wesley Clark: Freeze Bush tax cuts which haven’t yet taken effect.
Al Gore: $500B to people earning under $100K; via 30 targeted cuts.
George W. Bush: $500B to people earning under $100K; $800B to those richer.
Ezola Foster: End taxes on income, capital gains, gifts, & inheritance.
Al Gore: Don’t eliminate gas tax; ask oil interests to charge less.
George W. Bush: Don’t eliminate gas tax; ask OPEC to increase supply.
George W. Bush: Add targeted cuts to comprehensive tax cut.
George W. Bush: Use the marketplace to encourage people to save and invest.
George W. Bush: $8B tax incentives for charitable contributions.
George W. Bush: Allow IRA withdrawals for charitable contributions.
George W. Bush: Simplify tax code to stimulate economic growth.
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Technology
Dick Gephardt: Using raw census numbers disenfranchises minorities.
George W. Bush: No “virtual people” in census; use raw numbers.
Al Gore: $33B for new R&D tax credit; more privacy protection on-line.
George W. Bush: Fewer strings to obtain technology for schools.
George W. Bush: Census long form is intrusive; not sure he’d fill it out.
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War & Peace
Jim Gilmore: Any kind of timetable in Iraq is not responsible.
Mark Warner: No timetable to end war in Iraq.
E.J. Pipkin: Give the President the benefit of the doubt to fight terror.
Chuck Hagel: US in “deep trouble” in Iraq.
John McCain: Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US mistakes.
Lindsey Graham: We need more troops for long haul, Iraq is like WWII.
George W. Bush: Request of $25 billion for war just the beginning.
Dick Cheney: Saddam had intent to create WMD.
George W. Bush: Saddam a “madman” who could make WMDs.
Howard Dean: AdWatch: “My opponents voted for war”-negative but true.
Newt Gingrich: Iraq policy is a mess.
Howard Dean: Israeli security fence cannot be permanent.
Wesley Clark: Would probably have voted yes on Iraq war authorization.
Wesley Clark: Yes to Iraqi $87B if Bush makes exit strategy.
John Hagelin: “Coherence-creation” via meditation would reduce stress.
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Welfare & Poverty
Barack Obama: GovWatch: Welfare laws he “passed” were federally mandated.
George W. Bush: Fund faith-based social services, not worship services.
Al Gore: Housing: Keep interest rates low; foster more savings.
George W. Bush: Housing: Help low-income purchasers, and housing developers.
George W. Bush: Housing: Use HUD rental vouchers for first home purchase.
Al Gore: $200B to encourage more savings by low-income workers.
George W. Bush: Invigorate “a Civil Society” to protect vulnerable citizens.
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