Doesn't look too bad (I mean it's vague but so is anything political) other than the guns, but as Howard Dean puts it, we need to leave that to the states. What works for NY won't work in NH.
I do think that if done properly, we CAN provide universal health care in this country. Even it it's not on the income tax system, even if it's sales tax or the money we save by holding insurance companies more accountable, or whatever!
On many issues I find myself agreeing that we need to leave it up to the states. That's what they originally wanted, which is why they forced the Bill of Rights rather than just signing the constitution. National issues for me are health care, the environment, law enforcement and homeland security, defense, the treasury, and any cross-jurisdictional type stuff. Maybe drug enforcement. It'll be hard to seperate the states from the US gov't especially now, after all the same lawmakers who would have to repeal these laws are the ones who love having all this power.
But if we put things that really DO vary by state in the hands of the states, such as gun control, I think the people will be better represented. Does this mean you'll vote for Howard Dean wig? Since he wants to decentralize a lot of current policy and give it to the states?
He's a Bill Bradley candidate, but the world needs dreamers I guess! I like Dean better than Nader at this point. I agree with JR that some rabid environmentalists can do more harm than good on a national stage; there is a difference between drawing educated opinions and putting blinders on.
C.