(I know we go after each other fairly hard sometimes, but I don't want this thread to be like that. I'd like to know what you think of what each campaign has put forward on this issue that I know is dear to you.) I initially saw this... So, not trusting the media completely, I went to the campaign websites. Here's what I found at McCain's site under Issues/Health Care: Nothing about disabilities. (There is, however, a strange defense of his health care plan lined out in a format that probably helps Obama more.) If you search under "disabilities," you get 8 McCain pages/speeches dealing with Veteran's Affairs, another talks about all Americans having access to the internet, and there's one on education that only tangentially touches on disabilities. On to Obama's site, where under the distinct heading of Issues/Disabilities, we see: The link to the Full Plan takes you to an 8 page pdf document that has a tremendous amount of stuff that I think you would like. At the least, it is clear the Obama campaign has given considerable thought and effort to the issue. http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf The Autism link takes you to a 2 page pdf file that outlines the specific things they'd like to do. http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf In the past, you've cited Palin's son and motherhood challenges, as well as her stump rhetoric on the topic as a reason for your support. Does this info change anything about how you view the election? Does it change anything about how you might perceive an Obama presidency? Does it raise questions about an apparent disconnect between the rhetoric of McCain/Palin and their actual policies, or lack thereof? It seems to me that the Dems would do a better job on this, but I'd like to know your thoughts.
since basso mentioned Sarah Palin and special needs funding in the fruitfly discussion, I was curious what he thought about this. Perhaps he will answer now.
The cuts come from senators, while Barack himself proposed the full funding. One of the senators who proposed it was a Republican.
