rocketpig said:
Ditto and for the same reasons (though I have a few others). This country badly needs a moderate right now and Obama doesn't fit that bill at all. As for Obama, time will tell what I really think of him. I don't care for most of his politics but I will reserve judgement until I get to see the campaigns start in earnest and see a few debates. |
I don't know. Obama and McCain have shockingly similar policy plans. If you're careful enough and listen to what Obama says for example.
His Iraq plan is basically identical to McCains.
I know... it sounds crazy... however the proof is their. It's just they focus what they say differently.
Obama plans to keep a small strikeforce in Iraq to strike at terrorists unilaterally in places like Pakistan. You can't keep troops in Iraq if the government won't let you. So he's going to do everythng he can to keep said troops in power. He'll set benchmarks, hope the Iraqi army makes it so we can leave... and if they can't.
He'll stay in. Which is basically the same plan as McCain, except McCain isn't accusing the iraqi government of being lazy.
Outside that... their economic plans are almost identical... the pro Obama thing is he is against the Bush Tax Cuts. Though.... while usually a good idea to get rid of them... i'm not sure if that's a good idea to remove in a recession. While they favor the rich a lot.... they favor small buisnesses a lot as well... and such a thing could put many struggling small buisnesses out of buisness.
