What % of the time has Obama voted with President Bush? (*Dirty little secret inside)?

Question

Here's a little know FACT. Congress votes on so many bills that

90% of the time, congressional votes are unanimous.

Here’s another little known FACT. Out of the 146 days Obama has physically been present in congress, over 90 times he has voted “present” rather than placing a “yes” or “no” vote. My question is, if he’s not even going to vote most of the time than why is he even there? Do the job that the people sent him there to do is what I say!

Quit drinking the kook-aid people and use YOUR MINDS.

For the record, I am a Conservative Republican BUT am NOT a McCain fan in anyway BUT when I consider the other choice, McCain 08!

Answer 1

well 1st of all let me tell you this - obama is to stupid to realize that congress votes on bills that leaves bush out.

obama will tell his supporters anything and they believe him

look what he said at the DNC speech and they applauded it..lol

i will fight terrorist with friendship.  

i dont know about obama but i dont want any terrorist as my friend

Answer 2

I know Obama removed his anti-war stuff from his website when he ran for the Senate.

I know he changed from "Out of Iraq now" to leaving Iraq "responsibly" sometime in 2010 or later after beating Hillary..

I know most of the time he voted present.. But after that you gotta give me a link.

Answer 3

I know isn't it so retarded and takin out of context...Obama is such a faker.

Answer 4

Uh yeah i would post 'present ' two on the stupid *** bills the republicans tried to past these last few years . Your making no sense and are a fool to vote for mccain who is such a maverick and Independent  thinker THAT HE VOTED 90% WITH BUSH !  You need to stop listening to the propaganda of fox news and make a decision of who has the best judgment mcbush is for 100 more years of an illegal war with a country that didnt attack us Obama is not . Americans make such a big deal sometimes of an easy decision . Your vote for mccain is saying h**l YES WASHINGTON GIVE ME FOUR MORE YEARS OF YOUR BRILLIANCE BC THE LAST 8 WEREN'T ENOUGH ,, you are a fool if you think mccain is going to change anything you republicans had EIGHT years in offiice how much of your agenda that you voted for has been carried (like anti abortion , less gun control ex. ) only one agenda was pushed though this last eight years and it was theirs . I dont know about you but i am angry and tired of seeing men and woman in my family and friends die for this war . You my dear need to be angry and need to make a change bc 12 years of bushs failed administration will break us as a country . Get angry and say h**l no to this bs mcbush cannot win . Obama has his problems but out of these two people i think he has the best judgement .

Izzie

Answer 5

PRESENT IS A NO VOTE. THUS OBAMA VOTED NO. TO PROPOSED  BILLS

Present Votes Are an Accepted Legislative Strategy in the Illinois Senate

January 21, 2008Voting Present

ITS EITHER YES/ NO BUT ILLONOIS HAS ( A PRESENT )VOTE

In most legislatures, lawmakers vote either “yes” or “no” on bills, but in Illinois, senators and

representatives can hit a third button for a “present” vote. Now that quirk — not unique to

Illinois — has sparked heated exchanges among Democrats vying for president.

http://www.fritchey.com/sharedAssets/Pre...

VOTING PRESENT“doubt”) vote during roll calls, essentially a pass. But after going through the roll call two or

three times, depending on the chamber, the “kanalua” vote eventually counts as a “yes.”

PRESENT VOTES AGAINST  A FINAL ACTION. ( THUS A NO VOTE) ( SO OBAMA DID VOTE.

In Illinois, the “present” vote works as a vote against a measure during final action.

DID THE OTHER CANDIDATES HAVE THIS OPTION?

OF PRESENT?  ( Clinton, Edwards, McCain) where are the records?

( MOST DON'T)

THUS IF VOTES ARE UNANIMOUS AS YOU SAY .. THEN SENATOR OBAMA VOTED TO DEFEAT THE BILL. (  present is a negative Cast Vote

Your Evidence does not present ONE FACT.

SENATOR OBAMA/ SPONSORED SUCCESSFUL DEATH PENALTY REFORM

Obama noted that he sponsored successful death-penalty-reform legislation as a ... sentencing laws should be overturned to give judges ...

www.icadp.org/page236.html

Answer 6

I know, and thats why I still can't realize why people think he is experienced enough to lead this country, and should vote for him.

Answer 7

obama makes a commercial 4 weeks ago that slammed mccain for voting for the "Cheney energy bill of 2005" that gave oil companies 150 billion in tax credits.

That commercial ran for 5 days until it was brought to obamas attention that mccain voted against that bill and that obama himself not only voted for it, but was the cosponsor of that bill!!

He worked with cheney to dream that up!!!

LOLOL

THEN, 3 weeks ago, obama makes another commercial saying "Mccain voted to store nuclear waste in the Yucca mountain area"

Well, that ran 3 days and obama removed it because he was reminded that HE voted FOR that bill TWICE!!!

LOLOL

freaking obama doesnt even know what he did in congress!!

and then you cant forget the bill that he got int a fight about in congress.

You know, where promised another black senator that he would vote for giving 150 million more in help to children for health care.

When the vote came around, obama voted against it!!!

Him and the other guy got into an argument on the congress floor, The security took them both away into a room, the guy got in obamas face and called him a liar and cheat and obama tried to hit him. The security had to restrain obama!

Obama, going to duke a guy dopwn because OBAMA was the one that did the wrong

this is why obama can NOT be president. He can NOT admit when he is wrong

Even over the drilling issue, he says "I will allow drilling IF americans realize I am right and they are wrong about it lowering the price of gas."

LOLOL

So he wants ALL of america to say we are wrong so he can be right!

LOLOL

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/p...

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/21/ma...

those are 2 stories of obama being restrained by security guards.

Answer 8

Obama had big plans from the start.  He had his eye on the presidency thats why he stayed out of those controversial votes so it wouldn't be used against him later.  He's a very smart man.  Maybe too smart...  

Answer 9

Those "present" votes were in the Illinois Legislature, where voting "present" is often a political ploy on the way to finalizing a bill, rarely used on the final form of the bill.

Answer 10

He knew from day 1 that he was going to run for president...so he voted present so he could use the old "he voted with bush 90 percent of the time"

To anyone who doesn't understand how the Senate works this would seem unspeakable...If Obama was really SO up-in-arms about his voting record why doesn't he pick out these disgusting PRO BUSH bills individually?

Because he might look silly suggesting McCain supported the anti-criminal (insert random bill name here)