Sky Watcher for President 2008

Fiscal Policy

	Works towards a sustainable and healthy economy which yields benefits to all
	Eliminate federal budget deficits by restraining spending until it comes in line with government income
	Repeal many of the unsustainable Bush tax cuts, including the partial estate tax cut and the dividend tax cut, and other cuts involving questionable deductions
	When the deficit has been zeroed out, and we are making progress on other problems, direct excess revenues to paying down the national debt
	Reform and simplify the tax code, first by streamlining individual income tax procedures, later by replacing the individual income tax by a combination of consumption and energy taxes

Security Policy

	Restore and protect basic freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution including the writ of habeous corpus
	Enforce current immigration law and clarify the rights of non-citizens and illegal aliens as they relate to immigration
	Secure our borders, ports, and transportation systems using effective and nonintrusive measures
	Maintain a strong and vigilant intelligence community that operates under strict ethical guidelines
	Clearly and honestly communicate with the American public in all my administration's dealings
	Reduce terrorism by not creating enemies through effective and fair National Defense and Foreign policies

Defense Policy

	Reduce and eventually eliminate the occupation of foreign countries by US troops
	Maintain a "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons
	Determine America's defense posture to other countries based on fundamental and fair principles

Energy Policy

Lead America to energy independence by: increasing our national energy efficiency through powerful economic incentives, mandatory regulation, and new transportation technologies increasing the use of renewable energy sources (hydroelectric, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass) allow the development of domestic energy sources including oil, natural gas, and coal in an environmentally sustainable fashion increasing the use of clean coal technology which sequesters CO2 increasing the use of safe nuclear energy power

Develop a public-private 'Manhattan Program' to develop and implement renewable and alternative energy sources, including research towards a 'Hydrogen economy'

Environmental Policy

	Strengthen the 'Clean Air Act' until our air is really clean
	Set tough standards on drinking water
	Develop a national Greenhouse gas emissions policy driven by the best climate science, not International pressure and protocols
	Protect wildlife and sensitive eco-systems