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Originally Posted by Gorilla
A few bills sponsored by Senator Obama
Very far from complete, but I think the bills a person sponsors are pretty relevant to their qualifications, accomplishments, and offer insight into their values.
Source: Library of Congress, also available on the web THOMAS (Library of Congress) |
Are you serious? Just read that pathetic and petty list of bills. Surely you aren't trying to conclude that he's presidential because of such meaningless and ineffective bills?!
... And Anyone can sponsor a bill. It's more symbolic than anything else, so that would hardly count as a qualification. Just because one is a senator doesn't automatically qualify them as President and it would be different if he came up with a bill that became law; that shows effective leadership, the ability to bring about...yes,
change, rather than rhetorical hope!
And since you are bringing up his senatorial record, please include the 100+ no votes (one of the worst in current senate) and an attendance below 30%. In order to make Change, you actually have to participate in the government. You can't call yourself an agent of
change if you are given a job to do so and you don't make the most of it.