Today’s absolutely essential Democracy Now! details the similarities of Obama and McCain’s approach to the bailout, Obama’s Wall Street-friendly economic leanings, the difference between “debt nationalization” and socialism, and what will be an increasing pressure to look at actual socialist solutions as the risk of industry collapse, particularly the auto industry, increases.
A must listen!
After being shit upon for eight years, scientists have become quite fed up. And since science and technology issues are at the forefront of so many issues across the political spectrum, from internet rights to stem cells to climatology, a significant group of scientists have come together to challenge the major candidates to answer their 14 science questions integral to the future of the country. They have also challenged them to a debate centered around the questions.
Obama is the first to respond to the questions, and the McCain camp says that they will have there responses soon.
The questions include topics of science education, disease epidemics, genetic research, space exploration, and more.
Barack Obama, who has said some remarkably intelligent things in the past (such as his speech on race in America), has in the previous few days said he would sign the FISA bill, which grants immunity to telecoms who broke the wiretap law at the FBI’s request, and advocated expanding funding for faith-based programs.
If you don’t know why FISA is a terrible step backward, read the quote that Brad recently posted. Government officials always want to bend the law to suit their needs. It is the responsibility of law-abiding corporations to not capitualte in the face of law-breaking agents. To grant these companies immunity after the fact is to essentially hand the government a “write your own law” card.
I want to be clear about faith-based groups: many of the services they provide are fantastic and beneficial to society. But while I certainly support community service and helping others, faith-based to me means god-tainted. If even one group uses their government-given money to evangelize, say that god hates gays, or that condoms are evil, that’s too much for me. This is not a Christian country. Leave God out of it.
Obama, in the arduous choice between holding up to good, progressive principles, and compromise for political reasons, please don’t stray too far.
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