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The last sentence in a Wired News article by Nicholas Thompson from October 2nd sums it up well: "John McCain is a big reason that the Internet in this country is so slow and a big reason why customer service at your DSL or cable provider is so bad." Allowing one sentence for the tech issues McCain has promoted intelligently, the rest of the piece extols McCain for opposing policies that could have made the United States a leader in broadband service and for supporting those that have stifled broadband competition.

With the VP debate over, what remains is to assess where the two vice presidential candidates fall on their technology experience. PC Magazine published a comparison piece by Chloe Albanesius showing how Biden's experience puts him as the clear favorite on technology, including co-chairing the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC). Palin's record, in contrast, includes choosing to put technology on the chopping block in many budget cut cases.

Here's an interesting article by on Raymond about Obama vs. McCain on technology policy proposals, including Obama's idea for a CTO.

"If McCain worked in the industry, he'd be the kind of manager that tech guys would take advantage of, and then he'd then try to micromanage them when it's too late."

"Obama wants to appoint a CTO to manage and guide technology on a national level."

"Obama is also very concerned about open access to the internet and wants to guard against any corporate concerns that would thwart this to their advantage."

And much, much more...

I believe that how we vote in this election comes down to that one question above. Do we want to go backwards, as the Bush administration has taken us – to building more nuclear power plants, ignoring expert opinions, damaging the environment, rejecting science and stifling innovation – or do we want to move forward toward a new era heralding open, transparent government, an unprecedented level of citizen participation through technological development, enlightened innovation, and scientific advances beyond our wildest dreams?