On the issues.

The Scribe · Jan 10, 2008

April 2005, Obama defended the New Deal social welfare policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, associating Republican proposals to establish private accounts for Social Security with social Darwinism.

FDR's New Deal, actually prolonged the Great Depression, and created a "depression within a depression."

Social Darwinism

Obama on the issues.

Voted against banning partial birth abortion. (Oct 2007)
Trust women to make own decisions on partial-birth abortion. (Apr 2007)
Protect a woman's right to choose. (May 2004)
Supports Roe v. Wade. (Jul 1998)
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)

Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)

Being gay or lesbian is not a choice.
Gay marriage is less important that equal gay rights. (Aug 2007)
Gay rights movement is somewhat like civil rights movement. (Aug 2007)
Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. (Jun 2006)
Understand why youngsters want to use drugs. (Aug 1996)
FactCheck: 'Sex Ed for Kindergarten' means 'age-appropriate'. (Jul 2007)
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)

We need condom distribution to deal with the scourge of AIDS. (Aug 2007)
Homophobia prevents talking about HIV/AIDS. (Jun 2007)

Support granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)

Guilt is a luxury that not everyone can afford. (Aug 1996)
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On the issues

He contradicts himself a lot on the issues. I don't know anyone on here that would vote for him, but I wanted to post this anyway. You can see the other candidates and their views on the issues on this site.

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