Little Difference in Obama, McCain Policies

..as different as they look, the policies that either will pursue are not all that different. First, the US political parties are not divided down ideological lines. In fact, much of the debate between the Republicans and Democrats could take place on the right-wing of the Tory Party in the UK. Second, consider that Obama and McCain have co-sponsored more than 80 pieces of legislation. Third, on foreign policy, both support NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine. Both want to take troops out of Iraq and put them in Afghanistan. Neither candidate, if elected, will be able to prevent the US economy from falling into a deep and protracted recession. Neither candidate is likely to be able to prevent unemployment from rising. Neither candidate is likely to make the American dream — a house, a car and college education for one's kids — more accessible to a greater number of people.