U.S. Prez Election: Michigan Primary/Nevada Caucus

[Xiahou]

How much of George W. Bush's pre-election agenda has actually been implemented? How much of any President's pre-election promises, plans, planks, etc. actually get into law? Despite the evidence of the last seven years, we do have a tripartite government, you know ...

No Child Left Behind? Medicare drug benefit? Many of his plans were understandably waylaid by 9/11, but even still he got much of his agenda thru for better or worse. And if Obama wins, he'll have a Democrat congress to help implement his policy similar to how Bush did in his first term. The blogger is a twit, imo, if he honestly thinks the president doesn't wield tremendous influence on the legislative agenda.

You and Ice are railing off on Obama, claiming that he has no substance. As George Will has noted, the man has published position papers aplenty. Here's the Cliff's Notes, for those interested.

Have you read Obama's positions? Do you support them? Most of what he supports (and his voting record backs it up) puts him among many of the most partisan Democrats. He attacks both NAFTA and CAFTA and supports the so called "Employee Free Choice Act" which includes provisions enabling unions to strongarm workers into joining and guts the idea of secret ballots. He also supports further increases of minimum wage... this is all just from economic section. There is little "moderate" about any of his policies, nor is much moderation found in his voting record.

The real point is that he's not campaigning on what he supports. He's campaigning on nebulous "change" while not mentioning any specifics when he can help it. I seriously doubt the majority of his supporters have any real idea of what he supports. This is why we call him the "feel good" candidate. I don't like seeing candidates skate to success on empty rhetoric- I'd lump Huckabee in with this as well.