Political thought #2

[babasyzygy]

Just once, I'd like to see a vocal Democrat say, "you know, Obama's relative lack of experience is truly an understandable cause for concern. But in balance, I'd rather have somebody who tries to work in the right direction rather ineffectively than someone who is efficient and doing the wrong things. Any President has a host of appointees,

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[strspn]

I tried to do this, and can't figure out how I could be concerned about an editor of the Harvard Law Rev who wants wind and plug-in hybrids. Sorry. Cred is cred.

[babasyzygy]

I can't tell whether you think that's a good or bad thing.

Mind you, both major candidates want wind and plug-in hybrids... rhetoric aside, their positions are not very different on energy: do everything, including drilling except for in ANWR (McCain is opposed to drilling in ANWR, Palin supports it).

They're not even very different on Iraq, in practical terms: both want major combat troops out sometime soon (McCain says after an imminent "victory," Obama says a soft 16 months), both want to leave a residual force indefinitely.

[strspn]

It's a bad thing. I should be terrified as hell that Obama might lose, making phone calls to swing states every night. Why am I not calling 10 people in swing states every day? I should be.

At least the R.N.C. speakers mentioned both global warming and climate change, once. Same as President Bush, lol. Obama wants $150 billion in renewables, McCain wants 45 nuclear plants and $2 billion for clean coal. On the other hand, the Democrats love plug-in hybrids and wind power, and know fossil fuel is better used for plastics than to burn. FOX's Major Garrett blogs about the energy plan differences, calling it a "Frontier Issue." Okay

[babasyzygy]

McCain backs incentives to develop technology, and manufacture and purchase zero-emission vehicles... the methodology is different (and neither will survive contact with Congress), but the goal is the same. McCain backs cap-and-trade, too - this was another point of contention between him and the rest of the Republican party.

I have 0 problem with 45 nuclear power plants, and wish it were more. Nuclear should be our source of base-load power. But you're right, this is a place in which they don't agree - and I think Obama comes up badly wanting. But honestly, I simply can't ignore the choice of Biden vs. Palin as backups.