Bush and Kerry on the Critical Issues

On November 2nd the nation will hand down its verdict and one of two men will be denied the Presidency. Who that person will be is anyone's guess.
Both President Bush and Senator Kerry have fought hard and have built and burned each other's credentials many times over, but in the violent process, the discussion of the issues has been lost as well.
It has become increasingly difficult to find the true substance of Bush and Kerry amid the country-wide political firestorm. The entire media spectrum has been flooded with fear, negativity, and outright lies that harm the whole election process.
Americans deserve to know what the future President believes in and where he stands on the critical issues. Not just how many reasons he can give to vote against his opponent. Hopefully, Americans will agree and will vote for what they believe in instead of what they hate.

The following is a simple tabulation of President Bush's and Senator Kerry's positions on 5 of the most important issues.

Issue: Global War on Terror
Bush: Will continue to hunt down terrorists and regimes that support terror.
Kerry: Will fight war on terror vigorously but will seek world consensus.

Issue: The Iraq War
Bush: Will continue to fight hard against the terrorists and will continue with plans for democracy.
Kerry: Will fight war in Iraq, but will enlist the help of our allies in Europe.

Issue: Homeland Security
Bush: Will continue to reorganize the intelligence community and fund the Homeland Security Department.
Kerry: Will more actively secure the border and make sure that all measures are taken to improve security.

Issue: Economy
Bush: Will make the tax-cuts permanent and will reduce the national deficit over the next four years.
Kerry: Will remove the tax cuts for the upper class and will reintroduce price caps for the federal budget.

Issue: Health Care
Bush: Will reform system to better withstand rising costs associated with lawsuits and prescription drugs.
Kerry: Will create a national health care system that will cover all uninsured Americans.

Conclusion:
Although there are many more issues, polls have shown that the issues above are considered the most important for the majority of voters.
The stances the candidates have taken are very distinct from each other because both men have conflicting views of the world. It should be noted, however, that Bush and Kerry have promised many things during the campaign, but what they will actually do can only be revealed once they are given the power.