Obama comes in and steals my heart away....again

Barack Obama's campaign has now released a relatively comprehensive and extremely ambitious technology document (PDF) that lays out a whole slew of general and specific proposals for doing everything from reforming the patent system to implementing a national broadband policy. In releasing this "technology and innovation plan," Obama is the first major presidential candidate on either ticket to release a technology policy document that's this comprehensive—some of the proposals here have been pitched by Edwards and others, but Obama is the first to put them all in one place.

The document begins with a set of policy goals that pretty well sum up the major areas that the proposals address:

Ensure the full and free exchange of information among Americans through an open
Internet and diverse media outlets.

Create a transparent and connected democracy.

Encourage the deployment of a modern communications infrastructure.

Employ technology and innovation to solve our nation's most pressing problems,
including reducing the costs of health care, encouraging the development of new clean energy sources, and improving public safety.

Improve America’s competitiveness.