A brief pointer to Obama's Policies and Substance, Part I

2008-02-08T22:07:06Z

Obama has had, and continues to have, many excellent policies. Since they are overshadowed by his excellent oratory skills, I thought I would post this here, as a pointer for my fellow Obama supporters. Please note that I am an active volunteer in his campaign, but, I trust, far from a mindless cult member.
I will post updated links as I have time.

Note to Obama detractors: Like hilzoy at Obsidian Wings, I came to the Obama side as a result of policy, not charisma. Please respect that I made a decision based upon the same process I've used for 3 Primary seasons now, and I'll respect yours.

And my thanks to Matthew Weaver, for posting commentary that lead me to this 1st blog post here.

Obama's article in Foreign Affairs magazine.
Obama at various Town Halls, taking questions.
An article on Obama's legislative work in IL.
A detailed discussion on Obama's US Senate legislative work from 2006 by hilzoy, including this quote:

I can't remember another freshman Senator who so routinely pops up when I'm doing research on some non-sexy but important topic, and pops up because he has proposed something genuinely good. Since I think that American politics doesn't do nearly enough to reward people who take a patient, craftsmanlike attitude towards legislation, caring as much about fixing the parts that no one will notice until they go wrong as about the flashy parts, I wanted to say this.

Woodrow's Blog

A brief pointer to Obama's Policies and Substance, Part I