Obama's 10 Worst Ideas

Obama's 10 Worst Ideas

www.foreignpolicy.com

Both John McCain and Barack Obama have many smart policy proposals, but not all of them are ready for prime time. This week, FP looks at 10 Obama ideas that should have never seen the light of day.

(visit the link for the full news article)

Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement
Opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Talking Openly About Bombing Pakistan
Sitting Down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Pushing the Patriot Employer Act
Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels
Eliminating Income Taxes for Seniors Making Under $50,000
Boosting Ethanol Subsidies
Taxing Oil Companies Extra
Opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Go to www.foreignpolicy.com and read their arguments against these proposals and begin thinking for yourselves.

[edit on 11-10-2008 by grover]

This is great... really really good. Right after I post this thread I will be posting McCain's 10 worst ideas according to Foreign Policy.

Whether or not I or anyone else agrees with everything on this list is moot what is important is that we discuss this as opposed to Obama's middle name or his connection with Ayers or any of that other bullhooey.

The only way we can vote intelligently is to set all of that aside and start paying attention to the real issues and the real ideas.

www.foreignpolicy.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

I have to say that I agree with the article and why these are bad ideas.

Both sides have bad ideas and it is as important to discuss their negative ideas as it is to discuss their positive ideas.




[edit on 10/11/2008 by skeptic1]

reply to post by skeptic1


We need to stop the rabid and hysteric posts and start discussing the issues... If we fall for the same old crap and vote or fears as opposed to voting knowledgeably we are screwed.

reply to post by grover



Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement

Depends on what he wants to renegotiate.



Opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Good Thing



Talking Openly About Bombing Pakistan

Bad thing



Sitting Down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Bad thing



Pushing the Patriot Employer Act

must research this



Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels

good thing



Eliminating Income Taxes for Seniors Making Under $50,000

Good thing



Boosting Ethanol Subsidies

Bad thing



Taxing Oil Companies Extra

Bad Thing



Opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Bad thing - drill baby drill



Agian, as I said in the McCain thread, good thread. Thanks for posting



[edit on 13-10-2008 by LiquidMirage]

My own tally, in points:

0: Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement
+1: Opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
+1: Talking Openly About Bombing Pakistan
+1: Sitting Down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
+1: Pushing the Patriot Employer Act
+1: Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels
+1: Eliminating Income Taxes for Seniors Making Under $50,000
-1: Boosting Ethanol Subsidies
+1: Taxing Oil Companies Extra
0: Opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Not so bad overall.

I am glad this thread is finally getting some traffic.... I have yet to check but I hope its companion... McCain's 10 worst ideas is doing better... we need to be discussing ideas not smears.