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Originally Posted by DailyJournalist
Please don't compare a moderate Democrat to a far-left extremist socialist that has even spoken about reparations.
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Obama and Clinton SUPPORT and
AGREE on:
-a woman's right to have an abortion
-Roe vs Wade
-necessity of availability of emergency contraception
-public funding for abortion
-federal funding of birth control
-sex education
-extending the rights of habeus corpus to Guantanamo detainees
-hate crime legislation
-race-based affirmative action programs of higher education
-investment in alternative forms of energy
-fuel efficiency standards
-protection of natural places from developmen
-greater investment in public transportation
-civil unions
-allowing gays to serve opnely in the military
-restrictions on access to firearms
-assault weapons bans
-background checks for gun purchases
-universal healthcare
-requiring employers to cover a significant portion of their employees' healhcare costs
-a withdrawal timetable for Iraq
-diplomatic relations with rogue countries like Iran and N. Korea
-increases in foreign aid to combat poverty and disease
-an increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans
-an increase in federal minimum wage
-legislation restricting employers from interfering in union votes
Obama and Clinton OPPOSE and
AGREE on:
-abstinence-only public education
-renewing No Child Left behind
-standardized tests to measure public scool performance
-teaching creationism along with evolution in public schools
-investment in drilling for oil domestically
-cutting federl funding to sanctuary cities that don't abide by federal immigration laws
-English as the official language
-an increase in US troop levels in Iraq
-privatizing social security
-eliminating estate taxes
-elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax
Out of ALL of these stances, McCain does not agree with Hillary on
a SINGLE ONE, while Obama and Hillary agree on EVERY ONE OF THEM. Moderate, extremist...call them what you like. The fact of the matter is that they BOTH AGREE on almost every issue out there, while MCCain is RARELY in agreement with Hillary on ANY ISSUES, ever.