Resources for Understanding the Presidential Candidates’ Stands on The Issues

Friends Committee on National Legislation
The Quaker lobby group has a clear and concise resource comparing McCain and Obama’s statements on some of the most pressing foreign policy concerns of our time: positions toward Iran, Iraq and what to do about nuclear weapons. They also provide links to the contenders’ full speeches or statements so readers can see the context for their positions.
http://www.fcnl.org/candidates/

Council on Foreign Relations, Candidate Tracker Tool
This is a comprehensive resource from the foreign policy “establishment.”  It provides information on all the democratic and republican candidates for President (Remember Tom Tancredo? Mike Gravel?) and their positions on everything from trade and immigration to their suggestions for polices toward Cuba and China.
http://www.cfr.org/campaign2008/trackers.html

Peace Action
The nation’s “largest grassroots peace network” has developed a one page PDF comparison of McCain and Obama’s positions on peace and disarmament. Of the eight issues they focus on, the Democratic and Republican candidates share a same position on four. Third party, anyone?
http://www.peace-action.org/PV08/prezvoterguide.pdf

United for Peace and Justice
A network of over one thousand organizations throughout the United States, UFPJ has produced a one page “Voter Guide” outlining McCain and Obama’s positions on the war in Iraq, the prospect of war in Iran and other critical issues. Their “2008 Voter Engagement” page also includes resources on bird-dogging candidates, a tool for generating “report cards” on congressional candidates and media tips.
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=127