So far, it is what I expected... Biden is playing it safe, and chanting the mantra about his tax cuts for 95% of Americans - avoiding details, Palin is doing about as well, saying the same McCain line over and over.
The problem that I am seeing right this second is that Biden is talking out of both sides of his mouth - we are causing global warming, "we know the cause" and yet still advocates "clean coal". Sorry, you can't have it both ways - if you buy the line that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and that we are causing the majority of warming - clean coal doesn't help. In fact, according to their science, low sulfur coal would increase CO2, while decreasing sulfur - sulfur is actually toxic, but it actually results in cooling, so this is actually a horrible solution (switching from one carbon source to another does not lessen the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere).
Of course, I don't think that our production of CO2 has a marked effect - I'll explain why later - the point is still valid. It is hypocritical. But people don't care - they just listen to whoever says the words "clean energy" more - regardless of the truth.
And Palin just supported a carbon tax -a horrible idea (unless it is very small - statistician/environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg did a study that showed the optimal rate was two to three dollars per ton - any more puts the brakes on economies without measurable positive effect).
They are actually going after each other a bit, now, but it is actually pretty boring - McCain/Palin supporters will still go that way, Obama/Biden supporters the same. It is possible that a small portion of the undecided might be swayed - possibly to McCain - Palin seems a little more convincing, Biden seems to be saying the same thing over and over. I don't think that this debate would really sway anyone, and I am getting bored - both are just putting forth the standard campaign lines. I am just going to shut it off and play some more Silent Hill 5.
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I'm right there with you on the "clean coal" thing. Just like the "grow even more corn to make biodiesel" thing, it's an issue I wish My Side would shaddap about, because they're wrong, and they're pandering to the People Who Aren't Their Base.
Yeah, I know you're going to say that the coal and agribusiness industries ARE the base... but I've got my ideal fantasies, too.
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