<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for All of the above minus one]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/all-of-the-above-minus-one/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:55:35 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/all-of-the-above-minus-one/1 "Can't Win"

As I've argued many times, including here, people, including politicians, should take the positions in which they actually believe, not the ones they think they can win.  Obama and the Dems should still oppose drilling, but they need to spend some money to explain their reasons, which I haven't seen aside from slogans like "we can't drill our way to heaven" or whatever.  How about airing some videos showing oiled water and birds, polluted air, destruction of habitat, etc. in prime time on the most watched TV channels?  You don't know whether the Dems and Obama could win that argument when they haven't even really tried.

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As I've argued many times, including here, people, including politicians, should take the positions in which they actually believe, not the ones they think they can win.  Obama and the Dems should still oppose drilling, but they need to spend some money to explain their reasons, which I haven't seen aside from slogans like "we can't drill our way to heaven" or whatever.  How about airing some videos showing oiled water and birds, polluted air, destruction of habitat, etc. in prime time on the most watched TV channels?  You don't know whether the Dems and Obama could win that argument when they haven't even really tried.

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