George Bush Sr. on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's right (-3 points on Social scale)	Shifted towards pro-life camp seeing callousness of abortion: Opposes topic 1 Supported family planning as ambassador & Congressman: Favors topic 1 Pro-life; against advocating abortion in any form: Strongly Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Require hiring more women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Civil Rights Act: ban discrimination without quotas: Opposes topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 8: Death Penalty (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Opposes gun control because it does not work: Strongly Favors topic 10
Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+2 points on Economic scale)	Let people buy into Medicaid; no mandated insurance: Opposes topic 5
Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+2 points on Economic scale)	We should be unafraid to reduce future benefits: Favors topic 6
Favors topic 7: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+2 points on Economic scale)	Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding: Favors topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+5 points on Economic scale)	Took no stance nor action on global climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Rely on the magic of the marketplace for energy strategy: Opposes topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (-5 points on Social scale)	Take my word for it: This scourge will stop: Strongly Favors topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (+5 points on Economic scale)	1000 points of light: replace spending with volunteers: Strongly Favors topic 20
No opinion on topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (0 points on Economic scale)	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
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (-5 points on Social scale)	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 For NAFTA because exports critical to economy: Strongly Favors topic 13
Favors topic 15: Expand the armed forces (-3 points on Social scale)	Invaded Panama in 1989 to force Noriega from power: Neutral on topic 15 Stay strong to protect the peace: Favors topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: US out of Iraq & Afghanistan (-3 points on Social scale)	1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: "This shall not stand!": Strongly Opposes topic 17 Made deals with Gorbachev’s USSR, then Yeltsin’s Russia: Strongly Favors topic 17 Supported 1990 South Africa sanctions: Favors topic 17 1991: “All means necessary” to expel Saddam from Kuwait: Opposes topic 17 Built consensus with UN to move against Saddam Hussein: Opposes topic 17