Technology and Elections in 2008

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I was just reading an article entitled "FCC 2.0: Change we can believe in?, it mentioned an interesting tidbit about the three remaining candidates for President of the Unites States and their viewpoints on the future of communications technology. (i.e., big media mergers, net neutrality, the deployment of broadband throughout the U.S., etc.) On these topics, the candidates stances apparently are something like as follows:

• John McCain....apparently has no stance. His issues page says nothing at all about technology or the future of it. The closest he comes is with a small section on "America's Space Program", and it quotes, "Let us now embark upon this great journey into the stars to find whatever may await us." Apparently, he supports NASA. (nothing to do with the internet, net neutrality, etc.)
  
  
• Hillary Clinton....has a page on her site devoted to "innovation". It slightly touches some of the issues. Focuses more on jobs and wages.
  
  
• Barack Obama....has a big big page complete with a detailed analysis of the problems, and a spelled out plan on how he wants to alter the scene. It's good. It's real good. If you know the issues and read his page, you'll quickly see that he (or at least his staff) seem to have a firm grip on the issues that are big and important in this sector. (I'm not saying I agree with him on everything he says, but it's at least a well thought out plan...as opposed to the big nothing offered by his competitors...)