Barack’s Iraq War De-escalation Plan
Finally noticed an email in my inbox from Barackobama.com. Seems he’s trying to get his message out about his Iraq War De-escalation Act. Comes with an interesting link too. He actually wants people to sign on to it, it’s almost as if he cares what people think, it’s even got a comments box. Why have none of the other campaigns implemented something to this effect? Only reason I can come up with is that they’re idiots.
Even if you don’t agree with the Act (which is linked in it’s entirety on that page, not hidden away to be passed under the cover of darkness) there’s no denying how brilliant this is when you consider how apathetic the populace has become. Sending out a, “Hey, this is what I stand for, tell me what you think.” email to gauge the public’s opinion is genius. Admittedly he’ll be getting a biased sampling, but he’ll still get opinions that might differ slightly (like mine). It’s cheaper than the current polling methods and I can’t imagine it’s any worse. Plus it will make people feel like they might actually have some say in the political process (even if they don’t).
Obama might be the first candidate to pull the tech-savvy-bleeding-heart-college-student vote, and if he does he’ll blindside all the other candidates.
