He says energy solutions are corn Ethanol and more E85 pumps. He implies government workers are better then nongovernment workers, people in labor unions better then those who aren't. Advocates a higher minimum wage, has ideas about outsourcing which seem like Thomas Friedman's. He says math and science college degrees are so great, but I have math and statistics degrees and know that to be laughable. Most of the college curriculum doesn't apply to what most graduates are doing in the real world, because computers automate any technical process like correlations or finding fair value of securities, except for exotic, cutting-edge processes being done by guru level people. Why does having a college education add value? Is it the diploma, the networking, the education, or that the two groups are demographically different? There has been tremendous change, few people's life, job, energy bill or food bill is the same as it was in January 2001. Some people think the country is changing too fast, others changing too slow. The real question isn't what most people want and need, as almost everyone wants a growing economy, clean environment, etc., and with constant polling you can find that and then promise it. For every person who promises and delivers, there are other people who promise and fail. That leadership is reactive because what people view as the most important problems facing the country change over time. Any person can read polls and state goals. But how do you achieve those goals, like improving economic competitiveness, or achieving victory in Iraq or Afghanistan?Obama belives people who sit behind computer screens at work are less worthy then others. It's unfortunate he doesn't have more compelling ideas about things that are more important.
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