Obama Spares Some Change
For all his talk of Change, Obama's stated policy positions offer very little difference to the stances of his opponent - or, for that matter, those of the current administration.
I've already noted before that Obama's Iraq plan is identical to Bush's and McCain's. To recap, Obama vows to bring the troops home in a 16- to 20-month phased withdrawal, contingent on the Iraqi's ability to functionally replace them. He will then leave a forward base in Iraq indefinitely for regional force projection. This is substantively indistinguishable from the plans of his opponents.
Now Obama has conceded Bush's and McCain's positions on the economy as well.
And like a teenager who rails against her parents demanding more autonomy and then asking for an extra $10/wk for her allowance, Obama has been deriding the Bush tax policy for the entirety of his campaign only to now assert that he will keep it in place to help the country's economic performance.
More generally, this invalidates the most basic premise of the Obama campaign. Now that he's in consensus with McCain on the two biggest issues in this election - Iraq and the economy - can someone please explain to me exactly what it is about Obama that makes him the candidate of Change?
I've already noted before that Obama's Iraq plan is identical to Bush's and McCain's. To recap, Obama vows to bring the troops home in a 16- to 20-month phased withdrawal, contingent on the Iraqi's ability to functionally replace them. He will then leave a forward base in Iraq indefinitely for regional force projection. This is substantively indistinguishable from the plans of his opponents.
Now Obama has conceded Bush's and McCain's positions on the economy as well.
Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush's tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the economy.This is such a great revelation. On the face of it, he is evidently admitting that he understands that Bush's tax policy helps drive economic growth. Now, I know better than to make authoritative assertions of economic policy, but Obama of course doesn't. So it doesn't matter whether or not I believe the Bush tax cuts are a good idea (I do) - what matters is whether or not Obama thinks so.
And like a teenager who rails against her parents demanding more autonomy and then asking for an extra $10/wk for her allowance, Obama has been deriding the Bush tax policy for the entirety of his campaign only to now assert that he will keep it in place to help the country's economic performance.
More generally, this invalidates the most basic premise of the Obama campaign. Now that he's in consensus with McCain on the two biggest issues in this election - Iraq and the economy - can someone please explain to me exactly what it is about Obama that makes him the candidate of Change?
Democrat Barack Obama says he would delay rescinding President Bush's tax cuts on wealthy Americans if he becomes the next president and the economy is in a recession, suggesting such an increase would further hurt the economy .
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The troops have been over there for a long long time. I agree that it seems that his plan is no different then Bush's. It is all reliant on what someone else does to decide when we come back.
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