Who is in touch with the American people when it comes to issues that matter?
2006-12-08 03:54:30 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sworn into office January 4, 2005, Senator Obama is focused on promoting economic growth and bringing good paying jobs to Illinois. Obama serves on the important Environment and Public Works Committee, which oversees legislation and funding for the environment and public works projects throughout the country, including the national transportation bill. He also serves on the Veterans ' Affairs Committee where he is focused on investigating the disability pay discrepancies that have left thousands of Illinois veterans without the benefits they earned. Senator Obama will also serve on the Foreign Relations Committee.
2006-12-08 03:57:54 · update #1
During his seven years in the Illinois state Senate, Obama worked with both Democrats and Republicans to help working families get ahead by creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. Obama also pushed through an expansion of early childhood education, and after a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, Senator Obama enlisted the support of law enforcement officials to draft legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.
2006-12-08 03:58:03 · update #2
I, personally, would like to see him get some more legislation experience under his belt before I'd vote for him for president.
It's interesting that criticisms of Obama seem to be two-fold: 1. He doesn't have enough experience and/or hasn't been in Congress long enough to examine voting record and where he stands on the issues (which is true) and 2. He is a "smooth talker," a "pretty face," a "flaming liberal," dishonest, a "socialist," "bad news" and his middle name Hussein is thrown about a bit. Even though, as has been pointed out, we know very little about him due to Obama being a new Congressperson, and therefore cannot say that he is dishonest, particularly left-leaning, or "bad news." The middle name is a non-issue, and as for being a "smooth talker," that can describe any number of oratorally gifted politicians, including Kennedy, Roosevelt and Reagan.
There does not seem to be any substance as of yet. Let's wait a few years and see how he does.
2006-12-08 04:53:38 · answer #1 · answered by sparky52881 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Obama's biggest problem at this point is not Republicans, but Democrats. The Clinton machine is gearing up to attack his credibility. I will be surprised if anyone can even recognize him when they get done with him. I must say though that I don't see Obama as much of moderate and on the honesty issue I really enjoyed listening to him take credit for ISG report findings yesterday. I have not passed judgment on any of the potential candidates for 08 yet (except Hillary of course, who I wouldn't vote for no matter what. If she were the only candidate I would write in Alfred E. Newman because he would do a better job.), I am waiting until these people have to present their platforms and stand up to real scrutiny before I make a decision.
2006-12-08 04:08:31 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No ! we choose a frontrunner who's there for the human beings and the rustic and who's a very good supervisor. all of us is the potential of any u . s .. in case you do not have their terrific pastime because of the fact the subject of you regulations, you at the instant are not the guy for the interest. whether (heaven forbid) somebody we don't love gets elected, the rustic could pull at the same time or we are able to disintegrate. ~
2016-10-17 23:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgump - I'd like to see, oh, ANYONE control crime in E. St. Louis. Also, how is that a senator's job? I'd put that more on, oh, the police, perhaps.
Almost everyone I know from IL, my home state, welcomes the thought of Obama as president. Some of them think he's a bit green still, but most people really like him. Get over the Hussain thing, it's a fricking name. It's Arabic for handsome, not terrorist.
2006-12-08 06:08:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." That line was spoken by Barry Goldwater in 1964, to which Lyndon Johnson rejoined with: "Extremism in the pursuit of the Presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue."
Every President whom has had the honour of guiding this nation's development has made mistakes, all have fallen short of perfection, but the worst amongst them are those which have served most recently - say, since Woodrow Wilson to now. They have been men who perported to love this country and, by their conducted, seemed to have loved her so greatly they could not help but rape her.
Personally, I believe moderation is the last thing this country needs. I believe what is required now is a call to Extremism, but the vein of our Forefathers and the men whom established the United States institution. Extreme Idealists like Kennedy, whom believed it was better to fail doing what was right than succeed in error. Extreme Economists like Lincoln, whom singlehanded restored a bankrupt national currency.
Should this country follow in the current, established trends of the last seventy years, I believe it will be to our geater detriment. Compromise is not what we should seek now, what we need, what we should really strive for, is change.
2006-12-08 04:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by an_eshva 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If B. Hussein Obama's videotaped interrogations are so wonderful, then why is the crime in East St. Louis totally out of control?
Obama ain't that great folks.
2006-12-08 04:07:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think people who feel they should put a Muslim into the highest office in America should have their head examined. This guy has to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he doesn't have any radical Muslim beliefs. (I realize we have congress and the senate, but the President appoints his own staff and it's a big staff of people) I also don't believe his claim of being a christian. Not with a name like he has. Sorry folks he has to prove himself completely worthy of the office of President of the United States.
To me his middle name isn't a non-issue. And you are crazy for wanting to even consider putting a Muslim in the highest office of America. Sorry folks no amount of blithering will make me think he's not a Muslim, until he proves it wholeheartedly. (There is a huge Muslim population in St Louis, Missouri) Oh and don't think I'm a Muslim hatter, I'm not, and I have written other answers that I feel prove that. But for you Liberals to think you can push one down our throats in 2008, you better think again.
2006-12-08 04:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mikira 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Liberal moderate.....hmmm
Question #1 - NO
Question #2 - NO
What issues that matter to me, Average Joe in Florida?
We have the best environment - No oil drilling allowed offshore, the Everglades restoration. And believe me, our economy is booming. Jeb Bush did these 3 things for us. Not Obama!
2006-12-08 03:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
NO, America is not in need of this strange dude.
Obama is a flake, playing to the choir-du-jour Liberal, all of whom just lap it up, never realizing that all he says is gibberish.
His middle name is Hussein. As in Saddam. This alone, kills any Presidential attempt. Sorry, but this little trivial fact, like the fact that Hillary Clinton, oops sorry, Hillary Rodham, is just an egotistical, carpetbagging, misleading Senator representing the mindless Libbies of New York.
But, I genuinely hope that she gets the Democratic Nomination, for Prez, in '08. What a flat out landslide victory for Rudy G, if so.
2006-12-08 04:04:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
honest, this is the new John Kerry-I would take Hillary before Obama.
2006-12-08 04:30:05 · answer #10 · answered by Daniel 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋