Palin

[agnostic]

Your points are valid and I guess the level of "nitpicking" is open to perception of the supporter. They have already went after Palin's family but they haven't went after any of Obama's family. His father has had kids with like 4 or 5 different women. Where is Wolf Blitzer talking about that? The only thing that really got play in the media concerning "the big "O"" was the Jeremiah Wright thing and that was mainly because Bill O' went with the story and the media had to follow after it was out.

May I ask what legislation Obama has sponsored or what bills has he passed that cause you to think he would make a good president. What has he accomplished? (keeping this positive!)

I think we're in trouble, too. And I don't think that alludes defeat. It says, LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. :)


Here you go for Obama's record:

Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL] - GovTrack.us
Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)))

either works. govtrack is a pretty neat site, though.

[KONQ RADIO]

Thanks aggie. You really are starting to get it....

Lets look at his missed votes.... and watch him soar above the worst ranking.



The absentee rate is in red. The two black dotted lines provide a context for understanding the significance of the absentee rate. The lower dotted line shows the median value for all Members of Congress in that time period. The upper dotted line shows the 90th percentile. A Member who approaches the upper dotted line is in the worst 10 percent of Congress.

[BroncoFan]

Go Palin...For President!!

What a spark! She is more of a "normal person" than any other political candidate in years. Love to see that she has a pregnant teenager! Love to see she has a son with Down's Syndrome and is still breast-feeding. All this points to is our own family life or even a neighbor. No "polished" past! Loving it!! She is making the media nuts lose their credibility with every article they write! Isn't this neat!

I think she will be great in the debates. I am not impressed soley that she is a woman, but a politician with a past like hers makes her very enlightening!

[Highwayman]

Here’s a little something to kick off the day.

The Democrat pundits and talking heads on TV keep telling us that Hillary supporters will come around and get behind Obama in November. Most will, but in an election that is this close a few million can make or break Obama. I went surfing to a couple of Hillary sites this morning and here’s a small sample of what I found.

Note to Obama supporters: Keep it up.

Hey, Precious! Fight Your Own Damn Battles. Seal Your Own Damn Deal. — puma pac

Democrats, attack this woman at your own peril, and be prepared to suffer the consequences when your hate backfires « HillBuzz

Sarah Palin Sexism Watch « HillBuzz

[agnostic]

That wouldn't be about the same time he hit the campaign trail, could it?

[agnostic]

John McCain missed 733 of 4099 roll call votes (18%) since Feb 4, 1993. The graph below shows the percent of roll call votes John McCain was absent for during the member’s time in Congress.



The absentee rate is in red. The two black dotted lines provide a context for understanding the significance of the absentee rate. The lower dotted line shows the median value for all Members of Congress in that time period. The upper dotted line shows the 90th percentile. A Member who approaches the upper dotted line is in the worst 10 percent of Congress.

McCain did the same thing but started way back in July of 2006.

WAIT! You mean if they're campaigning they're not always present for votes?!?! NO WAY!!!!!!!

[88-31-10]

wait! You mean if they're campaigning they're not always present for votes?!?! No way!!!!!!!

Say it isn't so.

[Army_of_One]

I think one reason that candidates miss so many votes while they are running for office is because not only are they not there...but they also don't want to commit to anything that can be used against them. If they vote a certain way then they are on record for or against a certain topic.

[K C Muffin]

And.....not only might they support the initial legislation, but may not support the added-on amendments. To make the intiial legislation pass, they have to "support" the add-ons. I wouldn't want to be in that position in an election year.

[Army_of_One]

And.....not only might they support the initial legislation, but may not support the added-on amendments. To make the intiial legislation pass, they have to "support" the add-ons. I wouldn't want to be in that position in an election year.

Yeah...it's called leadership...making tough decisions that won't make everyone happy.