Since there are some on here holding Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton nfor one vote lets talk about Senator Barack Obama's record. Because aside from the voting PRESENT on key issues while a member of the Illinois State Senate, as a member of the U.S. Senate, he has ducked responsibility again.
In 1988, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Ma.) who endorsed Obama asked, "WHERE WAS GEORGE?" Well the refrain in 2008 should be, "WHERE WAS BARACK?" No, this is not a smear but a matter of public record.
The source of this information is the Washington Post and can be found at : http://projects.washingtonpost.com/...
7/26/07 Vote 284: H R 1: This amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was made in order to implement the recommendations made by the 9/11 commission. Different versions of the bill were passed in the House on Jan. 9 and in the Senate on July 9. A modified version of the bill, with conference report changes, was revisited on July 27 and passed by a vote of 85-8. The bill requires the inspection of all cargo traveling on passenger aircrafts and establishes the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. This panel, suggested by the 9/11 commission, is responsible for advising the president and senior White House officials maintaining respect for privacy laws and civil liberties.
6/11/07 Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: With this vote Democrats and some Republicans in the Senate sought to move forward on a measure that would have registered the Senate's official opposition to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose tenure was plagued by controversy. The Washington Post reported that "Democrats fell seven votes short of the 60 needed to invoke cloture and begin the debate on a resolution condemning Gonzales."
Even MORE Distressing is Senator Barack Obama SUPPORTS building a fence on the US/Mexican Border....the same position as far-right Congressmen Tom Tancredo (R-Co.) & Duncan Hunter (R-Ca.)
9/29/06 Vote 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006 This bill authorized the construction of 700 miles of double-layered fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of 2008. According to the Washington Post, at least two layers of reinforced fencing will be built around the border town of Tecate, Calif., along with a huge expanse stretching from Calexico, Calif. to Douglas, Ariz. Another expanse will stretch over much of the southern border of New Mexico, with another section winding through Texas. The bill stipulates that the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for gaining control of the border within 18 months, using unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-based sensors, satellites, radar and cameras to prevent all unlawful U.S. entries.
FINALLY....On Iraq....Senator Clinton & Obama were together.
5/24/07 Vote 181: On the Motion: This $120 billion dollar package was passed in the Senate by an 80-14 vote on May 24. The bill primarily focuses on funding for the Iraq war but also addresses other unrelated topics. Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hilary Clinton (N.Y.) were among the 14 who opposed the bill.