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The two presidential candidates have been going back and forth with fruitless ideas to fix the economy for quite some time. There is nothing the candidates can do about gas prices, Fannie and Freddie, or the GMC layoffs. I know the economy is the number one issue, but long-term ideas are one thing, and short-term fixes are another, which only the market and Congress can straighten out.
Today, only 16% of Americans think the Iraq war is a significant issue. Personally, I think the surge has lulled them to sleep. Yesterday, Barack Obama surprised me with his with his plan for Iraq and Afghanistan. He does not have to go to Iraq to talk to General Petraeus because he has great resources right here home like Colin Powell, General Clark, and Senators Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed. His upcoming foreign policy tour will include Iraq where he will speak and listen to Ambassador Crocker, General Petraeus, other commanders, and Iraqi officials. He then...
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