The Nader page had a few updates on individual issues, but I decided to focus on the most recent. The person who posted lasted focused on the candidates and their current views/goals for what they plan to do in office. It was mostly criticism but I most of their points were logical. I did disagree with how they perceived Barack’s energy plan however and I provided a few videos/links on his energy plan.
The following movie clip is an interview with Barack and how he plans to use new forms of energy. Everyone seems concerned that he is willing to spend so much money on energy, but if you actually listen to his ideas they are long term and well thought out. He has a ten year spending program in which he will invest in the reusable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydro. Obviously whichever evolves to be the most affordable and effective will continue to grow cutting down on the necessity for drilling for oil.

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The following is a link to Baracks official website. It has information on all of his stances, including energy.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy

This political cartoon is showing the candidates differing views for energy and fuel. You can see that the public doesn’t agree with most the proposed form of energy but I believe that Obama has a good fuel/energy plan. Also offshore drilling is still relying too much on a system that destroys our environment and will eventually be very expensive.

Finally, you should look at the Nader blog for general ideas and views of other people, but you need to do a little of your own research because the posts can be extremely biased and focused around oppinions.

My Nader Blog

1. Provide a brief description of the blog and a text hyperlink to the blog.

http://www.nader.org/

The Nader Page is a compilation of a lot of current issues, and the economy is a major them that runs throughout. Each blog is titled and linked to the full version so you can read a quick intro to see if you’re interested.

2. How does this "professional" blog differ from blogs you have taken a look at up to this point?

This professional blog is similar to a casual blog but it has some differences. First of all the topics in this blog are all current events/political issues and everyone stays on topic, unlike a casual blog where people will put up random information just to be read or funny. Also the majority of the blogs don’t allow comments, which I thought was interesting, but I also thought that would cut down on short random blogs, such as, “yea I agree” or just making a quick reply, instead everyone makes their own blog which usually requires more time and substance.

3. Take a specific issue presented in the blog, describe how that issue is presented, and provide your own response.

An issue was presented about the current economy and the governments plan to put 7 billion dollars back into the system. The blog stated that it was a bad idea to rush into and it and just give the money to banks who aren’t managing their money well to begin with. They also state that the Wall Street “gamblers” should not be provided with “golden parachutes. I agree that even though this matter is urgent that we can’t just rush that much money into the system. I feel that we should slowly inject it, and maybe even test out each method of injection to see which one is the best.