Black Obama vs John McPain <style TYPE="text/css"> body { background: black; color: grey; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-decoration: none; } td { text-align: center; vertical-align: top; } </style> </head> <body> <table> <tr bgcolor=white> <td colspan=3 align=center> <font color=blue>Black Obama</font> vs. <font color=red>John McPain</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=45%><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=4d40a39e-8f57-4054-bd99-94bc9d19be1a"> <img src="http://blogs.trb.com/news/politics/blog/Goolsbee-thumb"></a> <p><font color=blue>Obama's economic advisors are bona fide experts in their fields: top economic advisor University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee (tax), Harvard economist Jeff Liebman (budget and retirement) and Harvard Dean of Economics David Cutler (health care), plus unofficial support from Richard Thaler (father of behavioral economics). </td> <td><br>ECONOMY <p>Advantage: <font color=blue>OBAMA</td> <td width=45%> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24844889"><img src="http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080527/080527-mccain-gramm-hmed-2p.h2.jpg"></a> <p><font color=red>McCain's senior economic advisor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Gramm">Phil Gramm</a> had a hand in the Enron and housing bubbles. Phil quit the McCain campaign in July but continues to advise. McCain's other <a href="http://econ4obama.blogspot.com/2008/06/other-list-mccains-economists.html">economic advisors</a> are no better: Carly Fiorina (burned Hewlett Packard), Nancy Pfotenhauer (oil industry cronie), Arthur Laffer (Laffer curve)... </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=white> <td colspan=3 align=center> <font color=blue>Black Obama</font> vs. <font color=red>John McPain</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/22/obama-visits-former-insur_n_114232.html"><img src="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080722/obama-iraq/images/b7d6ac82-a608-4916-8dfe-dad7d14f8714.jpg" width=256 height=192></a> <p><font color=blue>Obama was against invasion from the beginning. Obama <a href="http://www.barackobama.com/issues/iraq/">supports</a> troop withdrawal and Iraq self-reliance, with limited U.S. support as needed. </td> <td><br>IRAQ <p>Advantage: <font color=blue>OBAMA</td> <td> <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guOowMTiq2pmynGMyLuc2wo2hExQ"><img src="http://msnbcmedia4.msn.com/j/ap/1a3ebf91-6138-42ab-ab5e-413c69564cdf.h2.jpg" width=212 height=141></a> <p><font color=red>McCain (Vietnam War hero) <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&vote=00237&session=2">voted for</a> invasion of Iraq. McCain has no problem <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/01/6735_mccain_in_nh_wo.html">staying there</a> another 100/1000/1,000,000 years. Iraq would become another permanent post-war U.S. military installation.</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=white> <td colspan=3 align=center> <font color=blue>Black Obama</font> vs. <font color=red>John McPain</font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.grist.org/feature/2007/07/30/obama_factsheet/"><img src="http://obama.3cdn.net/4f7148a166ee9b3d07_o6s6mvp4o.jpg" width=201 height=163></a> <p><font color=blue>Obama supports emissions cap & trade auction, with the profits going toward renewable energy research and development. Obama supports biofuel production (but not at the expense of higher food prices), reduced oil consumption, and higher fuel efficiency standards. </td> <td><br>ENVIRONMENT <p>Advantage: <font color=blue>OBAMA</td> <td> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mccainenviro10-2008sep10,0,7198815.story"><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/30/us/30veep.span.jpg" width=300 height=175></a> <p><font color=red>McCain is for expanded oil drilling. McCain voted against renewable energy bills. McCain's cap & trade system is <a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/05/why-mccains-cap-and-trade-wont-work.html">weak by design</a>. McCain's running mate Alaska Governor Palin does not believe human behavior is responsible for global warming.</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=white> <td colspan=3 align=center> <font color=blue>Black Obama</font> vs. <font color=red>John McPain</font> </td> </tr> </body> </html>