“Number two, create jobs.”

When asked how to deal with the economic troubles recently, Biden answered that he would create jobs.

Thankfully, the interviewer didn’t let him get away with it.  This reminds me earlier when an Obama ad said that he would “fast-track” new technology for alternative fuels.  You can’t fast-track science.  You increase spending in a particular field, but there’s no guarantee that usable technology will come from that science.

They criticize McCain for supporting drilling, but drilling is the only proven source of energy here.  It may be 5-10 years away, but we have no clue at all how far away usable alternative fuels are.  I’d rather pursue the “all of the above” strategy that will at least give us a back-up plan with having more of our own oil.

That’s all I’ve heard so far out of Obama-Biden is vague goals of what they want to accomplish, but not how they are going to accomplish them.

This is especially true with their economic policies.  They are shooting for policies that sound good now—taxing oil companies and big corporations and giving money back to people.  However, that idea is extremely shortsighted.  What I want is a candidate not just with ideas, but with plans.  There’s a huge difference.

When looking at examples of these tax and spend policies, we look no further to the "laboratories of democracies” the states themselves.  California and New York have adopted the approach that Obama has advocated with dire consequences.  The Wall Street Journal recently noted:

Anyone who thinks the path to "fiscal discipline" is through higher taxes ought to look at the current budget spectacles in New York and California. The two liberal states have among the highest tax burdens in the country, yet both now find themselves with huge budget deficits and are debating still higher taxes to close the gap.

Ideas make for great rhetoric, but plans make for great results.