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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
I don't get where you don't get that he has been specific. His biggest problem in getting to specifics is that he agrees so much with Clinton. They bounce back and forth with "specifics" and end up supporting each other. Clinton has stopped harping on the issue of specifics (because it is no longer an issue) and has taken to challenging Obama on experience.
Did you witness the argument during tonight's debate about health insurance? It took up a large portion of the early part of the debate. BOTH candidates addressed the specifics of each other's plans as well as promoting their own.
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I saw it. I heard a lot of claims about who was going to get benefits- but Obama offered nothing substantive about how it would get done and be universal as advertised.
I think national health care would be a disaster, so I am not in favor of any of this- but in a cold analysis of their stated positions to date Hillary is the one who is laying out just how something like this has to be done if you really want to cover everybody.
I could write pages on this, but the question at hand is whether Obama has provided specifics at a high level on how his plan could be made to work- and I have yet to see any of that. He is very good at talking about who he will help and making assumptions about human nature (like the idiotic idea that "everyone" will want to buy national coverage since it is cheaper than private), but this is real life and the most powerful job in the world. It is disrespectful of the job for Obama to be so vague and lacking in substance on issues like this which have a powerful impact on many Americans.
FWIW- Obama is coming back to Austin tomorrow to give a speech which is being billed as a substantive discussion of his economic plan.
This suggests I am not alone in thinking that many voters are concerned about his promises and whether they can really be brought to actual policy.
Back to the big picture, I am waiting to see if some Obama scandal comes out Sunday on the talk shows or Monday morning. Tuesday is make or break for Hillary and there are many reasons Republicans might prefer to run against her versus Obama.
Right before the really key set of primaries is the perfect time for a little mudslinging and I really think something is going to happen along those lines.