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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: FP: Obama�s 10 Worst Ideas |
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I'll just post the summary of the idea. The FP link has their take on why these are dumb ideas.
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Renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement
What he said: �I will make sure that we renegotiate. � I think we should use the hammer of a potential opt-out as leverage to ensure that we actually get labor and environmental standards that are enforced.� �Democratic primary debate in Cleveland, Feb. 26, 2008
Opposing the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
What he said: �And I�ll also oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement if President Bush insists on sending it to Congress because the violence against unions in Colombia would make a mockery of the very labor protections that we have insisted be included in these kinds of agreements.� �Speech to Philadelphia AFL-CIO, April 2, 2008
Talking Openly About Bombing Pakistan
What he said: �If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won�t act, we will.� �Speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2007
Sitting Down with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
What he said: Asked if he�d be �willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea,� Obama replied: �I would.� �Democratic primary debate, Charleston, S.C., July 23, 2007
Pushing the Patriot Employer Act
What he said: �When I am president � I�ll pass the Patriot Employer Act that I�ve been fighting for ever since I ran for the Senate�we will end the tax breaks for companies who ship our jobs overseas, and we will give those breaks to companies who create good jobs with decent wages right here in America.� �Speech in Janesville, Wis., Feb. 13, 2008
Promoting Coal-to-Liquid Fuels
What he said: �The people I meet in town hall meetings back home would rather fill their cars with fuel made from coal reserves in Southern Illinois than with fuel made from crude reserves in Saudi Arabia. We already have the technology to do this in a way that�s both clean and efficient. What we�ve been lacking is the political will.� �Statement introducing the Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2006, June 7, 2006
Eliminating Income Taxes for Seniors Making Under $50,000
What he said: �I�ll make retirement more secure for America�s seniors by eliminating income taxes for any retiree making less than $50,000 per year.� �Speech on Nov. 7, 2007, in Bettendorf, Iowa
Boosting Ethanol Subsidies
What he said: �[Ethanol] ultimately helps our national security, because right now we�re sending billions of dollars to some of the most hostile nations on earth.� �Statement at the opening of a VeraSun Energy ethanol processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, August 2007
Taxing Oil Companies Extra
What he said: �I�ll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their windfall profits, and we�ll use the money to help families pay for their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills.� �Speech in Raleigh, N.C., June 9, 2008
Opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
What he said: �We should sell 70 million barrels of oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve for less-expensive crude, which in the past has lowered gas prices within two weeks.� �Speech in Lansing, Mich., Aug. 4, 2008 |
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4461&page=1 |
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ReeseDog
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| 11. Running for president. |
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Czarjorge
Joined: 01 May 2007
Location: I now have the same moustache, and it is glorious.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| It's good you left out the reasons behind it as its clear these are none issues when you put them together. Most of these points are six months to a year old, and are examples of Obama playing politics. Hell, even the new ones on oil are examples of Obama playing politics. This list is ridiculous, and so are you if you think he's going to do any of these things. Obama is turning out not to be the 'new breed' pol he's touted as, but he's still better than McCain. |
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TexasPete
Joined: 24 May 2006
Location: Koreatown
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I would say turning his back on the FISA amendment commitment he made earlier was a pretty bad idea. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| FYI, while we are discussing trade...I heard Obama is against the KFTA. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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That's a good reason to vote for him.
The KFTA is a joke. A gift to a country that doesn't know how to say thank you. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I totally agree. Kill it and slap the shit out of their goods with tariffs. |
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