Anybody who's curious about precisely what solutions Obama is proposing to the various problems noted in the post above can get his weekly podcasts from iTunes.

Also, signing up on Obama's (not senatorial, but presidential) website results in the occasional reminders about legislative solutions he is currently proposing, among other things. A sample, below, received today:

Most Americans believe that escalation will not bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end, and that's why I've proposed not just a troop cap, but a phased redeployment that will start bringing our troops home.

Most Americans believe that energy independence will come from using more biofuels like ethanol and making cars that actually use less oil, which is why I proposed a bipartisan plan that would raise fuel economy standards for the first time in decades.