Candidates@Google: Barack Obama - - Proposes Broad Government Reforms

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Obama Proposes Broad Government Reforms
by psericks, Wed Nov 14, 2007 at 08:52:32 PM EST

Part of the candidate blogger series for Obama

Obama released a major package of technology initiatives today that Matt Stoller greeted as "transformative" and "genuinely radical" --- even going so far as to announce that, based on this package and despite his other reservations, Obama is now his first choice.

Prof. Lawrence Lessig, one of the most deeply respected experts on net neutrality, was led to announce his full endorsement of Obama today:

Obama has committed himself to a technology policy for government that could radically change how government works.
Kos praised the package on the frontpage. And VentureBeat today called the package "the most comprehensive set of policies for open government I've seen." Steve Benen at The Carpetbagger Report notes that Obama's bold new positions on Iran and now on technology have led to some reconsideration of his candidacy among the netroots.

No one can critique this policy package for a lack of vision, as it lays out an extraordinarily idealistic view of the ability of technology to change the way government works.

Clearly with this package, Obama hit the ball out of the park.

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