>On the face of it, none of this sounds horrendous. As with any promise, the >real deal is whether or not he can or will deliver. YMMV. It's all just a >matter of trust.
Exactly. And even if I did trust John McCain personally (which I don't), I wouldn't trust the Republican machinery that comes with him. Where does it say in there that he's gong to take the EPA and other regulatory agencies out of the hands of the people they're supposed to be regulating? And where does it say he's going to disavow the medieval world view of the Fundamentalist leaders he's been cozying up to? ----- Original Message ----- From: John Garcia<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: McCain Positions While I wait for a vendor to call me, I thought I'd post some McCain campaign stuff about science and the internet, taken from his website. What do you all think? *John McCain Would Place A Priority On Science And Technology Experience.*As President, John McCain will be committed to bringing talented men and women of science into the federal government. He will strive to ensure that Administration appointees across the government have adequate experience and understanding of science, technology and innovation in order to better serve the American people. *John McCain Will Preserve Consumer Freedoms. *John McCain will focus on policies that leave consumers free to access the content they choose; free to use the applications and services they choose; free to attach devices they choose, if they do not harm the network; and free to chose among broadband service providers. *John McCain Would Ensure That The Federal Government Led By Example.*Government can advance Americans' access to high speed Internet services by using it to better serve the people. Government services should be available online and government can better serve the American people by operating more efficiently through the use of technology, including videoconferencing and collaborative networks. For over a decade, John McCain has supported placing more government information online for the benefit of all of the American people. Since 2001, he has called for an Office of Electronic Government to set a strategic vision for implementation of electronic government *John McCain Would Support The Federal Government As An Innovator.* John McCain as president would push for a renewed emphasis on innovation through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) where industry and government enter into public/private projects, sharing in the cost, benefiting from solving real problems, accelerating the application of technology in the government. This way the government is a leader of the technology revolution and not simply a beneficiary. On the face of it, none of this sounds horrendous. As with any promise, the real deal is whether or not he can or will deliver. YMMV. It's all just a matter of trust. john _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
