[Grovenet] McCain's VP pick

[David Morelli]

The attributes may not be too far from conservative Republican  
ideals.  Look at the 2000 Republican Party Platform that the current  
Republican Administration ran upon.

 From the 2000 Republican Party platform:

>> an anti-choice,
That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual  
right to life which cannot be infringed. ... Our purpose is to have  
legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who  
perform abortions.


>> anti-sex-education,

We renew our call for replacing "family planning" programs for teens  
with increased funding for abstinence education, which teaches  
abstinence until marriage as the responsible and expected standard of  
behavior. ...

>> anti-equal-pay, anti-equal-rights,
The sound principle of judicial review has turned into an intolerable  
presumption of judicial supremacy. ... We applaud Governor Bush's  
pledge to name only judges who have demonstrated that they share his  
conservative beliefs and respect the Constitution. ...

We encourage all states to consider placing caps on non-economic and  
punitive damages in civil cases.



>> anti-healthcare
Americans enjoy the best health care in the world. Their system, [is]  
the envy of all mankind,...


To reduce health care costs and keep doctors practicing in critical  
areas like obstetrics, we will reform medical malpractice law on the  
federal level and urge decisive action on the state level as well.

Our nation must reform Medicare and in doing so, ensure that  
prescription drugs are affordable and available for every senior who  
needs them. ...

There are currently [2000] 44 million uninsured Americans, an  
increase of one million for each of the past eight years.

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In the process of reading the 2000 Republican Party Platform I was  
taken by many of their stated objectives as contrasted to their  
actual actions once elected.
 From the 2000 Republican Party platform:
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Make sound science, not ideological whim, the basis for regulation,  
with peer-reviewed risk assessments and full disclosure.

Environmental regulations should be based upon the best science, peer- 
reviewed, and available for public consideration.

And there were more times when the governmental imposition of  
security smothered the freedoms that should be at the center of  
American life.

In recent years, America seemed to move away from some of the  
qualities that make her great, but we are now relearning some  
important lessons.  The key is to acknowledge the mistakes, fix them,  
learn from them, and move on.

The federal government has operated in the black for the last two  
years and is now projected to run a surplus of nearly $5 trillion  
over ten years...

Over a five year period, as surpluses continue to grow, we will  
return half a trillion dollars to the taxpayers who really own it,  
without touching the Social Security surplus. That's what we mean by  
our Lock-Box: The Social Security surplus is off-limits, off budget,  
and will not be touched. We will not stop there, for we are also  
determined to protect Medicare and to pay down the national debt.   
Reducing that debt is both a sound policy goal and a moral  
imperative.  Our families and most states are required to balance  
their budgets; it is reasonable to assume the federal government  
should do the same.  Therefore, we reaffirm our support for a  
constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. ...

It's time for an economics of inclusion that will let people keep  
more of what they earn and accelerate movement up the opportunity  
ladder. ...

Foster capital investment and savings to boost today's dangerously  
low personal savings rate. ...
That is why, with the tax cuts we propose, while every taxpayer  
benefits, six million families ” one in five taxpaying families with  
children” will no longer pay any federal income tax. ...

Our proposals for helping millions of low-income families move from  
renting to owning are detailed elsewhere in this platform as major  
elements in Governor Bush's program for a New Prosperity.  For those  
families, and for all other potential homebuyers, low interest rates  
make mortgages affordable and open up more housing opportunities than  
any government program. ...

  For American producers and consumers alike, the benefits of free  
trade are already enormous.  In the near future, they will be  
incalculable. ...

But free trade must be fair trade, within an open, rules-based  
international trading system.  ..., America's trade deficit with the  
rest of the world has surged to record highs.  We must be at the  
table when trade agreements are negotiated, make the interests of  
American workers and farmers paramount, and ensure that the drive to  
open new markets is successful. ...

... a reduced role for government, greater personal liberty,...

...maintain a highly educated work force so that continued progress  
need not depend on imported personnel. ...

The question is "Are our schools better off now than they were eight  
years ago?" ...

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David















On Aug 24, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Steven wrote:

> So, that is what you think of the right. You should get out more  
> often.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet- 
>> bounces at rdrop.com]On
>> Behalf Of Walt Wentz
>> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:40 PM
>> To: Forest Grove local interests list
>> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] McCain's VP pick
>>
>>
>> If McSame wants to "show up" Obama, he'll have to choose a woman as
>> his own running mate... but to satisfy his far-right base, it'll have
>> to be an anti-choice, anti-sex-education, anti-equal-pay,
>> anti-equal-rights, anti-healthcare woman. In short, an anti-woman
>> woman.
>> WW
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