What is Obama's record?

Question

When I look at Obama's record of voting in the Senate I see that he was not voting the majority of votes. Can anyone explain why? What has Obama tried to change in his 2 years in the Senate? Is this the "change" and "hope" we are looking for?

Answer 1

do you really think obama is good? i think he sucks and hope mccain beats him!! if you disagree you should go vote for obama on this site..

Answer 2

State senate :

Adds health insurance for 20,000 children, Welfare reform,

Earned income tax credit, increased minimum wage ($5.15 to

$6.50). Death penalty reform making interrogations be video

taped passed Senate 58-0, signed to law by governor who first

opposed Obama’s bill. Sponsored bill probing police profiling.

Obama opposed Iraq war publically, long before the invasion.

Accurately depicted it as undetermined length, undetermined

cost, undetermined objective, resulting as civil war. Same

assessment Bush Sr. & d**k Cheney both gave in early 90’s.

Federal senate :

Worked with republican senator Lugar to expand and author

program to locate & dismantle stray Russian WMD’s left over

from the cold war after the disbanding of the USSR.

Jan. 2007, major ethics/lobbying reform bill, w/ Russ Feingold

insisted tougher measures banning lobbyist gifts/ meals/ jets,

disclosure of earmark & contribution bundling to candidates or

committees; restricts retiring Congress from going into lobbying

Toured Kuwait, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian territories, he told

Palestinian Authority Abbas that US would never recognize

Hamas leaders until they renounced mission to attack Israel.

In Africa, publicly took AIDS test as example of responsibility

Obama cosponsored Secure Orderly Immigration Act by John

McCain. Passed 62-36. Makes undocumented persons who

have been here 5+ years only allowed to stay and apply for

citizenship, if pay back taxes, learn English and no criminal

record. 2 million undocumented persons who have been in the

United States for less than two years would be ordered home.

Called for increased fuel efficiency standards (3% / year)

10 years of senate experience (8 state senate 2 federal)

with much aisle crossing bi-partisan solutions. In state

senate, sponsored 780 bills, 280 were signed into law.

100% approval rating: League of Conservation Voters,

Planned Parenthood. National Education Association

gives him an “A” on their most recent scorecard.

His first year as U.S. Senator, Obama held 39 town hall

meetings throughout Illinois, and in senate, sponsored

152 bills and resolutions, and cosponsored 427 more.

Answer 3

Well, he wasn't there for the majority of the time because he was out campaigning for prez.  

Answer 4

McCain has missed something like 75% of votes this year, more than another Senator with a brain tumor who was hospitalized!

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congr...

It's standard for people on the campaign trail to miss votes where it's not close to 50-50.

McCain's last vote was in April, Obama's in July.

Answer 5

  born in the USA

Answer 6

Anyone can say the words "hope" and "change"

Without action, it doesnt mean anything.  Obama is just a con man

Answer 7

He HOPES he can CHANGE his address to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Answer 8

Present

Answer 9

one thing I know he voted against was the Born Alive Infant Protection Act that would require doctors to give medical care to babies who accidentally survived abortion. Then he lied about how he voted. Unethical Liar - 2 good reasons not to vote for him.

Answer 10

Personal History

1. ex crackhead

2. liar

3. listened to racist pastor

4. false hope.

Answer 11

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Just a couple guesses.   They are two of my favorites from what I'm guessing is his era.