Candidate Details   Bush   General Information Party  Republican Has Held Elected Office  Yes Served in the Military  Yes Website  Issues Abortion  Appoint Judges Who Will Outlaw Abortions Strongly Favor Outlaw "Partial Birth" Abortions Strongly Favor Outlaw Abortions Except for Rape/Incest Strongly Favor Parental Notification for Minors Under 18 Strongly Favor Gay Rights  Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban Strongly Favor Equal Rights for Civil Unions Somewhat Opposes Allow Gays to Openly Serve in the Military Strongly Opposes Religion in Government  Organized Prayer in Public Schools Strongly Favor Commandments Displayed in Federal Buildings Strongly Favor Federal Funding of Religious Charities Strongly Favor Gun Control  Safety Devices on All New Guns Strongly Opposes Background Checks on Gun Show Purchases Somewhat Opposes Require Safety Course, License Before Gun Purchase Strongly Opposes Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers Strongly Opposes Death Penalty  Abolish the Death Penalty Strongly Opposes National Review of Death Penalty Fairness Strongly Opposes Education  No Child Left Behind Act Strongly Favor Vouchers for Public, Private or Religious Schools Strongly Favor Increase Federal Funding for Higher Education Somewhat Opposes Homeland Security  The Patriot Act Strongly Favor Tighter Immigration Controls Strongly Favor Iraq  The War in Iraq Strongly Favor Turning Over More Political Authority to U.N. Strongly Opposes Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops Strongly Opposes Foreign Trade  Embargo on Cuba Strongly Favor U.S. Involvement in NAFTA Strongly Favor Mandatory Labor/Environment Standards in Trade Agreements Strongly Opposes Health Care  Universal Government-Supervised Health Care Strongly Opposes Medicare Prescription Drugs Coverage By Private Insurers Strongly Favor Expand Medicaid to Cover More Uninsured Americans No Opinion Limit Malpractice Suits Against Doctors, Insurers Strongly Favor Welfare Reform  Hiring Welfare Workers Tax Incentive Somewhat Opposes Welfare Benefits for Legal Immigrants Somewhat Opposes Child Care Services for Getting Off Welfare Somewhat Opposes Social Security  Raise Retirement Age No Opinion Privatize Social Security Strongly Favor Cap Payments to Wealthy Strongly Opposes Tax Cuts  Roll Back the Bush Administration Tax Cuts Strongly Opposes Roll Back Cuts for People Making Over $100,000 Strongly Opposes Additional Tax Cuts for Businesses Strongly Favor Jobs  Raise the Minimum Wage Strongly Opposes Extend Unemployment Benefits Strongly Opposes Environment  Oil Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge Strongly Favor Mandatory Clean Air Emissions Standards Somewhat Opposes Tougher Fuel Efficiency Standards Strongly Opposes