On The Horizon Offer Tech Vision, Not Campaign Rhetoric

摘要

In an effort to win the South and lift a perceived veil of pessimism, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry chose as his running mate an optimist, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. In an article that David Post and I wrote a year ago ("Let's Talk Jump-Starts, Not Cau-tion," July 7, 2003, p. 74; informationweek.com/947/ brown.htm), we said Edwards was the only candidate embracing the technology community with a forward-looking, uplifting message and that he was the only candidate who seemed to get it when it came to technology. Before appointing Edwards, Kerry unveiled a technology plan. "At the dawn of the 21st century," he said, "the possibilities are limitless. But they won't just happen. We have to invest more in our people and in their ideas. And America must lead, not follow, other countries in the great discoveries that bring greater prosperity."