States are not interchangeable.
Via Jerome, who gives a nod to a
diary by bobbank. Read it. It says it all.
Huh? Folks, it's nothing but a copy-and-paste hack job. We did learn something,
though: Barack cannot stop thinking about Pennsylvania.Here is the competent version, courtesy of Hillary:
Oregon's National Guard has contributed significantly to our nation's
actions in Iraq and Afghanistan with 7,000 individual mobilizations. More
than 3,500 Oregon Guard members are scheduled to go to Iraq in 2009. In
addition, Oregon has 359,000 veterans within its borders, which is higher
than the national average. Yet unlike many states with this level of military
involvement, Oregon has no active duty bases, which routinely provide health
care for military families. This means Oregon's veterans, Guard members,
reservists and their families have limited access to the health care they
deserve, making reliable health care through TRICARE even more critical
in Oregon than in most states.I think there's a reason Hillary is a bit more handy with details on this
one. Did you know that in 2005, she got to work with Sen. Lindsey Graham,
and the two of them expanded TRICARE? Through their joint efforts, the program
was expanded to include all reservists, even those not currently on active
duty. That's real experience with reaching across the aisle to get something
good done.Now, I saved the best for last, and it's a whopper. Speaking
about the need to “Clean up our Water”, Barack made this solemn
pledge to the people of Oregon:[H]e will continue his leadership in protecting national treasures like
the Great Lakes from threats such as industrial pollution, water diversion,
and invasive species.Oregon to Barack: the Great Lakes are not in Oregon!
“When your Oregon plan is an afterthought, it's easy to make 1,700 mile
mistakes,” said Julie Edwards, Oregon Communications Director. “I
hope that if Senator Obama comes to Oregon to debate, he finally learns a
little bit about our state.”Ouch.
So there you have it. Sen. Obama is always urging us to have a serious discussion
about the issues. And Hillary Clinton put her money where his mouth is. Here
was an excellent opportunity for our two candidates to engage in substance.
Instead, Barack's campaign presented a hastily constructed copy-and-paste
job, with little or no thought given to the specific issues on the minds of
Oregon voters. Change they can believe in? Hardly. …..
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