I know the game isn't over yet (though I do think I hear the fat lady warming up offstage... :) and we need to keep our eyes on the prize, but nevertheless I thought it might be a nice diversion to imagine several of the big policy changes I'd like to see happen in an Obama administration.
These are just my top candidates.
- End the torture regime definitively and statutorily. Icing would be holding the Cheney cabal legally accountable, but I doubt this will happen.
- Re-regulate! Have our regulatory agencies once again serve the oversight function that they were designed to.
- Reform the criminal justice system, primarily by ending the drug war. Biden as VP may be an obstacle to this, but it's time and past time for this to happen.
- End the war on science and have the United States once again be a "reality-based" nation.
What are YOUR priorities?