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ALL MEMBERS »When British Columbia announced its $14 billion plans for new transit early this week, it upped the stakes for competition among West Coast cities in the transit Olympics. It also injected itself in what will be a hot debate in Washington – the use of private investment to build the next generation of transit and highways.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWBecause neither Clinton nor Obama has broad or deep foreign policy experience, it seems clear that either as Presidential nominee would choose a running mate who would reassure voters that a future terrorist or national security threat could be handled well in the White House. That would seem to favor some senior, respected figure such as former Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, as Democratic Vice Presidential nominee. Sens. Joe Biden and Chris Dodd and Arkansas Gov. Bill Richardson all have stronger foreign-policy credentials than Clinton or Obama and might be possibilities. Without a running mate strong on foreign policy, either Clinton or Obama could be vulnerable in the general election, especially if McCain were the Republican nominee.
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Would the world be better off without us? An Oregon teacher thinks so. In fact, allowing mankind to go extinct, he says, would be the greenest thing we could do.
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