Finally something helpful on elections

[mirandaflynn]

Without the rhetoric and talk about who's most inspiring, CNN has a chart of where each candidate stands on the issues.

linkSince McCain is almost definitely the Republican nominee, I'll mention his stances

Comments

[sweet_ali]

Without the rhetoric and talk about who's most inspiring, CNN has a chart of where each candidate stands on the issues.

While I do want to be inspired, I do think the issues are getting lost in how they play to the media and their "likability". I read someone's comment about thinking Obama's hot and check out those dimples, it'd be "awesome" to have his as president.

Awesome.

Thank you for that link, it really breaks things down for me. I'm still unsure as to who I will fully throw my support to, but I find myself leaning towards Clinton as well. Which is surprising for me, as if you'd ask me a month ago, I would not have felt this way.

[mirandaflynn]

"Awesome."

Like the people who voted for Bush because they'd like to have a beer with him. Sigh. My seething hatred for humanity always goes up in an election year.

Anyway, the politicians are so scripted you couldn't get a spontaneous reaction out of them if the Tardis landed in the middle of a speech. All the inspiring speeches have been carefully tailored to their audiences.

Once the campaigning is over, one of them will be president and have to actuall DO something. That's the part I worry about.

[cephalophore]

McCain can win. I think Edwards would have had the best chance of beating him so I'm sad he dropped out today. Anyone but bush didn't work last time.

[mirandaflynn]

McCain can definitely win. I was sorry Edwards dropped out too. He was the most progressive candidate, but couldn't seem to invade the cult of personality surrounding Obama and Clinton.

[lavendertook]

I've been using www.issues2000.org in evaluating the candidates. I'll post about this soon, as I'd really like to hear what critiques anyone on my flist may have of this site and what they may be leaving out. I fyou get a chance to look at it, let me know what you think. Vote record-wise, there's little difference between Clinton and Obama. Policy-wise, I'm still parsing out what sounds substantive and what doesn't. Still undecided.

[mirandaflynn]

I'll take a look at it. The main differences I've noticed are Obama would meet with Iran and Syria in the first year of his presidency while Clinton would not. Clinton would ratify more of women's rights and is stronger on health care.

[ciardhapagan]

Actually Clinton has said something about additional help for Vets- surprised the page didn't mention that, she's talked about restoring the GI bill to be what it used to be more than once, and I know she talked about it at her most recent town hall meeting in Tenneessee (saw it on C-Span- best place to see the candidates without idiot pundit distortions. Seriously, flip over to C-Span whenever she is on because you won't get any accurate or positive commentary from the pundits (including Olbermann and Stewart, both who's sexism is showing a bit too clearly... It's ironic that Dan Abrams (who is a conservative Republican no less, but one completely sickened by Bush) who is actually being fairly evenhanded toward Clinton) It's really kind of telling when Pat Buchannan (and Stephen Colbert in his persona) is being far less a Clinton basher than so called progressives like Keith Olbermann and John Stewart.

[mirandaflynn]

It's too bad when outward progressives show their true colors.

[ketzel]

OK, please help me understand american politics: What is Roe vs. Wade, and what is the Partial Birth Abortion?

[mirandaflynn]

Roe V Wade is the 1973 Supreme Court decision that essentially grants a woman the federal right to have an abortion

[ketzel]

Thanks for explaining!