I recently heard a man remark on a New York radio station that when it comes to this year's presidential candidates, "there's not a dime of difference between them." My immediate reaction was that this gentleman obviously hasn't been paying attention, but when I looked quickly at the candidates' positions on technology issues, I began to think the radio guy might have a point.

Certainly Sens. John McCain and Barak Obama have substantive differences on a host of issues, but when it comes to technology, it sounds like the same person could have written both of their platforms.

Nevertheless, a closer review of the candidates' technology positions as expressed on their Web sites did reveal a clear–and surprising–winner. Let's look at the issues:

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