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McCain's Bluster, Obama's Prescience
McCain stands for war. He favored the current Iraq War, insisted that we make no timetables for withdrawal, and advocated the so-called "surge." In these respects, this man of security experience, agreed with President George Bush 100%. Were they right or were they wrong?
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Taxes: McCain vs. Obama
You've heard McCain's mantra; it is the same as Bush's mantra: "I want to lower taxes, Obama wants to raise taxes." To which Obama replies, "I want to raise taxes on the rich but reduce taxes for everyone else." This is probably the most important difference between McCain and Obama because it demonstrates the philosphical difference between Republicans and Democrats
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Russian Oil and Alternative Energy
Americans are disturbed by the conflict between big Russia and little Georgia, ostensibly driven by Russia's desire to use oil and gas as a way to control states formerly part of the Soviet Union - as well as Europe. Reactions demonstrating our worry about oil are misplaced
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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Three Republicans Open their Eyes
Republicans, tired of Bush/Cheney belligerence and mismanagement, have decided to go with someone else - a maverick called Senator John McCain. But is McCain different from Bush/Cheney? Of course, Democrats think they're alike. And so do many Republicans. Three prominent Republicans have recently switched in favor of Obama.
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Barack Obama's Energy Plan
There has been lots of talk about energy lately, most of it off base. Because we are all focused on the high price of gas we scream for immediate action - such as drilling, tapping the energy reserve and "clean coal." Let's not worry about the price of gas. This high price is reducing gas use and thus reducing carbon emissions.
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McCain, the Character Assassin
Senator John McCain has an outstanding reputation with the press and the public because they think he is a straight talker and a straight shooter. And he was that way during the 2004 presidential campaign. But once he embarked on his current campaign to become president he has changed. He is no longer a straight shooter but a character assassin.
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Campaign Finance: The FIRST Issue
If you want to run for office what's your first step? Collect money. If you want to stay in office how do you vote on legislation? Protect your source of money. If you want to run again what do you do? Run fundraisers to gather lots of money. Without money there can be no campaign. Money to finance campaigns is the most important issue of the day.
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Frightened Obamaphobes
By this time everybody knows that Barack Obama delivered an outstanding speech in Germany. It was greeted by a raving audience of over 200,000 people streching for a mile. Obviously he was a hit. Republicans are so scared of the affect of this grand reception on the American public, they are denigrating everything about the speech.
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Clean Energy: The Best Investment
President Bush's main reason for not promoting the development of clean energy - wind, solar and other non-carbon fuels - is that it may be a burden on business. He and many economists have been telling us that all-out investment in CO2-free fuels would place a burden on our economy. We should, they say, concentrate on oil and coal, at least for now.
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Energy Independence or Global Warming
The price of gas is more than $4.00 a gallon. Both presidential candidates are running around the country assuring people that they are for "energy independence." By developing our own resources, we will not allow the nefarious Saudi Arabia to increase the oil price at will. However, should "energy independence" be our goal - or taming climate change?
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