Quote Originally Posted by Chris
Once Bush gave his first speech knocking Kerry, it was clear how the right was going to try and portray him.
How about Social Security:

1992

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Motion to waive the budget act to raise Social Security benefits for notch babies, individuals born after 1916 and before 1927, at a cost of about $22 billion over five years.
HR 5488 (Fiscal 1993 Treasury-Postal Appropriations);
9/10/92

1993

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of amendment to increase Social Security earnings test limits.
HR 5488: Fiscal 1993 Treasury-Postal Appropriations
Vote on a procedural motion to allow consideration of an amendment to increase the amount someone 65-69 could earn before their Social Security benefits decreased.

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to delete the Social Security benefit tax increase.
S 1134:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment that would delete language in the bill that made individuals earning more than $32,000 and couples earning more than $40,000 subject to an increase in the percentage of Social Security benefits subject to taxation.
(And this guy is for the middle class???)

1998

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on an amendment expressing the sense of the Senate that the Finance Committee should consider legislation to use the federal budget surplus to establish personal retirement accounts as a supplement to Social Security.
S Con Res 86: Budget Resolution FY 1999-2003

1999

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on a cloture motion on a bill to require a super majority vote to pass any legislation that would use Social Security or Medicare trust funds to pay for any other government expenditure.
HR 1259: Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act of 1999

2000

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote to pass a bill that would allow senior citizens ages 65 through 69 to continue to earn money without a reduction in their Social Security benefits.
HR 5: Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000

(Here's and example of Kerry being on both sides of an issue. In '93 he voted against a similar measure)

2001

Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to pass an amendment that would make up to $300 billion available for a Medicare prescription drug benefit for 2002 through 2011.
H Con Res 83