I hear it all the time. “Well, I like Obama, but I don’t really know where he stands on the issues. All he ever talks about is change.”
Guess what? If you’re one of the people that say this, you have nobody to blame your ignorance on but yourself.
By my count, Obama has written two books, one of which, The Audacity of Hope is basically a statement of policies. Nothing is stopping you, my dear ignorant friend, from driving to the library and checking it out right now. With Super Tuesday coming up, there has never been a better time.
If you’re an environmentalist and don’t feel like burning the gas to get to the library, you could also always just check out Obama’s website. The Issues section may come in especially handy to you. There, you can download a PDF called Obama’s Plan for America, or check out any one of the twenty available web pages detailing Obama’s stances on specific issues. On each of those pages, you will find at least one other PDF that goes into extensive detail on the issue, as well as clearly laying out Obama’s stance. In many cases, even manuscripts of speeches Obama has given on said issues are available.
There is no excuse any more. Obama’s not running an issues campaign, you’re right, and I’ll talk about that later, but either way it makes no difference. You are online right now. If issues are what matter to you, Obama’s stances are out there in the open for your reading. All you have to do is click on one of the links I just gave you.
