Barack Hussein Obama

[Xpatch]

Chris Matthews (of all people, dem that he is!) interviewed a state senator and campaign rep.
Watch this at your own risk. Wow.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_ ... _acco.html (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video_log/2008/02/obama_supporter_cant_name_acco.html)

[X'N]

Who cares :roll:

[nodakbassmaster]

Who cares :roll:

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[Philscbx]

That was darn good entertainment.
Best comedy skit ever.

[Gen Xer]

Zimbabwe man!

[Xpatch]

Who cares :roll:

Politics is my 2nd favorite sport........ sorry.
:)

[Cookemunster]

Ouch....glad I wasn't that guy. Of course if I came out supporting one thing or another I would have a few reasons in my back pocket as to why (both forward thinking and past actions).

[birdiemn]

Really doesn't matter at this point. No matter whether it's Obama, Clinton, or McCain, hold on to your wallets. Between Washington and St. Paul, we'll all be looking at ridiculously high taxes soon.

Maybe we can get legislation passed so that they at least send us some K-Y with our tax forms...

[Gen Xer]

Senate isn't designed to be a place where one or two stars get to have all the glory for passing signature bills. While we do have legislation that, in the end, is come to be known by the names of the Senators who sponsor it (McCain-Feingold, for instance), the more deliberative of our two legislative bodies shouldn't really be portrayed the way Mr. Matthews insists.

It's much easier to pass non-binding, symbolic laws than ones that actually do much to change the world. Congress is a team sport, after all. One could do a similar treatment of John McCain's past year, too. What' is really instructive about all of this is the list of items each Senator sponsored. Both Clinton and Obama are very progressive. Both have introduced bills to protect the middle class, aid veterans, and increase public safety oversight.

Does the lack of name-recognizable bills mean that either Clinton or Obama hasn't done good work on behalf of the country? Not at all. Funny thing is their priorities and voting records are strikingly similar.

So, what are some of their differences?

Clinton voted against an amendment in the Energy Bill establishing an ethanol mandate for refineries.
Obama voted for the amendment, which became law.

Clinton voted to expand oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama opposed the expansion.

Obama voted for an increase in fuel-efficiency standards
Hillary voted against the idea.

Obama voted against funding for pet projects (this one's tricky)
Hillary voted against.

Clinton voted to keep funding TV Marti, the American anti-Cuban station
Obama voted against

Clinton voted in favor of a measure that allowed confiscation of legally-owned hand guns during natural disasters
Obama voted against