The Dangerous Past of John Kerry (May 17, 2004)
John Kerry's Vietnam record is admirable but his record back in the homeland is far from it. Thinking about Kerry actually winning the election in November scares me to death. Anyone who looks over his record can see he flips and flops like a fish out of water. We all know these Dems will support anyone who can beat Bush. Even if Tim Robbins was running on the Democratic ticket and could beat Bush they would vote for him (if that happened I think I would move to Canada until we got the White House back). But Kerry is dangerous when it comes to defense. We all know the biggest issue facing our county and the world today is the War on Terror. Kerry is not the right man for the job at this time. He wants to go back to the Clinton way (and we all know what happened because of that strategy!) by not seeking the terrorists out with an iron fist but by waiting for them to attack us. That doesn't work. Here is a little overview of Kerry's record. In 1990 Kerry led the proposed amendment to cut ballistic missile defense research and development by $400 MILLION. Then the man voted against 20 major weapon defense systems and voted to cut 18 defense systems budgets. John Kerry has voted against body armor for troops in combat and health care benefits for active duty Reservists and their families. Additionally, he has a long history of voting against pay increases.

Kerry Voted Against FY 1991 Defense Authorization, Which Included 4.1R0pay raise. (H. R. 4739, CQ Vote #320: Adopted 80-17: R 37-6; D 43-11, 10/26/90, Kerry Voted Nay; "Congress Cuts Bush Defense Request, " CQ Almanac, 1990, p. 671-687)
Kerry Voted Against Allowing Defense Pay Increases If President Clintons Federal Pay Freeze Proposal Was Not Enacted. (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #46: Adopted 69-30: R 31-12; D 38-18, 3/23/93)
In 1993, Kerry Voted Against Increased Defense Spending For Military Pay Raise. Kerry voted to kill an increase in military pay over five years. (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #73: Motion Agreed To 55-42: R 2-39; D 53-3, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
Kerry Voted Against Allowing Military Employees To Receive Cost-Of-Living Adjustment In FY 1993. (H.R. 1335, CQ Vote #98: Motion Agreed To 51-49: R 0-43; D 51-6, 4/1/93) Kerry Voted To Freeze Military Pay Freeze In FY 1994. (S. Con. Res.18, CQ Vote #72: Motion Agreed To 54-44: R 2-40; D 52-4, 3/24/93)
Kerry Twice Voted Against FY 1996 Defense Appropriations Bill, Which Provided Increase Of At Least 2.4R0In Military Pay. (S. 1087, CQ Vote #397: Passed 62-35: R 48-4; D 14-31, 9/5/95; H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95; Defense Bill Enacted Despite Objections, CQ Almanac, 1995, pp. 11-25)
Kerry Voted Three Times Against FY 1996 Defense Authorization Bill. The pay increase of at least 2.4R0was also included in this measure. (H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #399: Passed 64-34: R 50-3; D 14-31, 9/6/95; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #608: Adopted 51-43: R 47-2; D 4-41, 12/19/95; S. 1124, CQ Vote #5: Adopted 56-34: R 42-3; D 14-31, 1/26/96; Goal Of Boosting Defense Budget Eludes GOP Lawmakers, CQ Almanac, 1995, pp. 9-12)
Kerry Voted Twice Against FY 1997 Defense Authorization Bill, Which Provided 3R0Military Pay Increase. (S. 1745, CQ Vote #187: Passed 68-31: R 50-2; D 18-29, 7/10/96; H.R. 3230, CQ Vote #279: Adopted 73-26: R 50-3; D 23-23, 9/10/96; Clinton Signs GOPs Fortified Bill, CQ Almanac, 1996, pp. 10-33 - 10-38)

Senator Kerry's proposals and votes as a Senator should be known to the voters as they evaluate the candidates, including: his proposal to cut intelligence spending by $1.5 billion for the five years prior to 2001 (S. 1290, Introduced 9/29/95), his 1996 proposal to cut defense spending by $6.5 billion (S. 1580, Introduced 2/29/96), and his support for canceling or cutting funding for the B-2 Stealth Bomber, the B-1B, the F-15, the F-16, the M1 Abrams, the Patriot Missile, the AH-64 Apache Helicopter, the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, and the Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser. (Brian C. Mooney, "Taking One Prize, Then A Bigger One," The Boston Globe, 6/19/03)

Wow, talk about an impressive record. But that's not all. Its time to go back to the Reagan years. When Ronald Reagan was confronting the brutal Soviet Union do you know what are liberal friend John Kerry was doing? He was proposing a nuclear freeze! When the Soviets had nuclear capabilities and were threatening us he was proposing a nuclear freeze. Am I the only one who finds this a bit scary? He also associated with the likes of Jane Fonda during the war protests which we now know caused the Vietnamese to resist even more. But the worst of all of these is he was at a meeting with these anti-war protesters that discussed plans to ASSASSINATE political figures who supported the war. Is that scaring you as much as it is me? Now I do think Kerry served well in Vietnam (unlike Clinton the coward who dodged the draft). But everyone needs to admit he took the easy way out. He accepted all three of his Purple Hearts which is an automatic ticket home. Then he came home and called US soldiers baby killers, war criminals, said they used live stock for target practice, poisoned civilian food supplies, and ravaged the country. He called his country men war criminals and traitors. He then lied about throwing his medals on to the White House lawn and associated with the likes of Fonda the traitor. Not only that but he also was the head of an investigation to see if we had left soldiers behind when we pulled out. Kerry had the investigation terminated and the records destroyed. Ill let you decided on your own about that one. Now Kerry says there are Benedict Arnold corporations. If you do your research you would see his wife's Heinz is one of them. It supplies jobs to countries all over the world! In October 1998, Kerry made his views clear on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.

"Over the years, a consensus has developed within the international community that the production and use of weapons of mass destruction has to be halted. We and others worked hard to develop arms control regimes toward that end, but obviously Saddam Hussein's goal is to do otherwise," stated Kerry.

"Iraq and North Korea and others have made it clear that they are still trying, secretly and otherwise, to develop those weapons. I would point out also that there are experts on Iraq, those in the inspections team, those at the U.N. and elsewhere in our international community, who are very clear that Saddam Hussein's first objective is not to lift the sanctions. His first objective is to keep Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program-that will come ahead of all else," said Kerry.

"It is not simply about eliminating Saddam Hussein's capacity to threaten his neighbors. It is about eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction-chemical, biological, and nuclear. Failure to achieve this goal will have a profound impact," stated Kerry.

"In recent conversations that I had with Chairman Butler, he confirmed that Saddam Hussein has only this one goal-keeping his weapons of mass destruction capability-and he further stated with clarity that Iraq is well out of compliance with U.N. resolutions requiring it to eliminate those weapons and submit to inspections and out of compliance with the agreement that he signed up to in February with Kofi Annan."

Now he is against the U.S.'s war in Iraq and thinks we should not of removed Saddam. If Senator Kerry had his way, Saddam Hussein would still be in power, and in control of Kuwait. (Kerry opposed the first Gulf War). Anyone can see Kerry is not cut out to defend this country. His record is scary, he is weak, and the future lays in the hands of you the voter to decide if you will save your country or let it be eaten by the blood thirsty terrorists.