Issues over the Presidency essays

Issues over the Presidency essays While I was reading through the issues, there was two that really struck home with me that the two presidential candidates talked about. The first issue that they talked about was Drugs. President Bush believes that we need to be more aggressive in teaching drug education, providing treatment and enforcement of laws. Presidential candidate John Kerry admitted he has smoked marijuana and believes that we should target the traffickers as well as reducing the need for it at home. Kerry voted no for funding drug control and for higher drug penalties. The second issue talked about by the candidates was education. President Bush Says we nee to progress ourselves toward achieving excellence for every child to succeed. He says we should raise the standards and focus on the results for our schools. In return for the high standards and results from the students efforts will come freedom and flexibility. He also says he will fund early intervention programs to help high-schoolers in their educational needs. John Kerry on the other hand says we need to invest are money into the child not the prison system. He nails President Bush with saying he did not fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act. He Says we need to roll back tax cuts for the rich so that they can fund the educational needs. He claims we should measure learning but with a flexible standard. He also claims that providing student loans for college kids is an ethical issue. ...