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Obama’s three-pronged reform plan
The Moderate Voice —
Obama gave one of the clearest, most substantive explanations of the election (by either candidate) about what “changing Washington” means in Greenbay yesterday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t laced heavily with attacks on McCain or soundbites and got very little coverage (even on political blogs).
But if you’re interested in actual issues and plans, give it a watch. He divided the speech into three sections: Political reforms, government reforms, and regulatory reforms. He may not be able to live up to all of his promises, but I haven’t heard these kind of specifics from McCain. As far as I can tell, McCain’s plan ...
Obama offers specifics -- media isn't there
The Reaction —
By Libby Spencer While McCain promises to name the earmarkers and sic his "pit bull" Palin on DC, Obama is quietly detailing his specific plans for reform. Unfortunately, the media -- new and old -- don't seem to find substance all that newsworthy. This should be plastered over the blogs at least. It says something about what has become of Blogtopia that it hasn't been. It seems almost everyone is more interested in polls and horserace analysis than the issues so the only way to spread this stuff is one person at a time. ...
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