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Obama vs Clinton on the Issues


I've been completely unsuccessful in pinning down any Obama supporters on issues in the comment system.  So, I'm offering a challenge.

Name an issue on which Obama offers a solution that is right and that Clinton is wrong.  Please note the word solution.   I'm not interested in opinions about votes for/against the war, tax breaks for the rich &c.  You know the old saying, "Opinions are like a******s, everybody has one."
So, you could say, "I'm voting for Obama because his plan to solve <issue x> is better than Clinton's plan to solve <issue x>."  Then, in the interest of full disclosure, you can give the points of the Obama plan that are correct and the points of the Clinton plan that are incorrect. 
The idea behind the stipulation is just that opining that the Obama plan for healthcare is "better than" the Clinton plan, without backing up the opinion with facts, is pretty much the equivalent of my seven-year-old daughter saying she likes Hannah Montana "just because I like her" (which is an actual quote).

This could be a useful exercise in reeducation of an unreconstructed progressive. 

If Obama supporters succeed in creating a good thread of pro-Obama talking points on issues, then you also have a useful resource for future exchanges.  Of course, Clintonistas are free to log in the reverse opinions about Obama-bot claims.  But, my goal is to collect facts that show why he is going to be the greatest President since Abraham Lincoln (which seems the general consensus among supporters), based on the details of his stated plans.  As Alex Bennett remarked on his show this morning, "Everybody is for change.  But what are you going to change -- and how are you going to go about it?"

Thanks.

mp
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