GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO BUILD ON MOMENTUM
Governor Bush Forcefully Lays Out Clear Vision and Policies...
...As Americans tuned in for last night's debate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Governor Bush continued to build on the momentum he had going into the debate. From the first moment of tonight's debate, Governor Bush laid out his compassionate conservative philosophy and a vision of government that would provide Americans the tools they need to improve their quality of life.
He began by listing the priorities of a Bush Administration:
Improving public education.
Providing tax relief.
Saving and strengthening Social Security.
Modernizing Medicare.
Strengthening our military.
In an extensive and far-ranging discussion of international relations, Governor Bush made his views clear on foreign policy, including the Middle East, the Balkans, East Timor, Haiti, Columbia, Africa, Russian aid, and criticizing the Gore policy of "nation building."
While responsibly eschewing partisanship, he supported the Administration's actions in the Middle East during the current crisis there, and reminding voters of his support for implementing U.S. support of NATO in Kosovo, he called for stiffer sanctions against Iraq and closer monitoring of Saddam Hussein's weapons development and for replacing U.S. troops in the Balkans with those of our European allies.
"We can't be all things to all people," Governor Bush said in regards to his view of America's approach to foreign policy.
Governor Bush alone addressed education, strongly emphasizing his innovative approach to improving public education, delineating the marked differences the two candidates have when it comes to annual testing of students and empowering teachers with greater accountability for schools.
Governor Bush set the record straight on Texas, noting that the rate of uninsured in Texas has gone down since 1994 under his watch, while the national rate has gone up under Vice President Gore's watch.
What was Al Gore's response to the Governor's facts? "I don't know about all these percentages he's talking about." He also seemingly did not know that he supported a BTU tax and voted to increase the gasoline tax.
Lastly, Vice President Gore tried once again to fool voters into believing that the top 1% of taxpayers would benefit more from Governor Bush's tax relief plan than new spending on Medicare, prescription drugs, education and the military combined.
Gov. Bush accurately noted that the top 1% in tax relief amounts to $223 billion, half the $445 billion in new spending. He also noted that the top 1% pay 1/3rd of all income taxes, while getting only 1/5th of the tax relief. Lastly, his tax relief benefits 100% of taxpayers, not just those deemed "the right people" by political appointees in Washington.
(10/12/00)
Message of the Day from George W. Bush
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