It won't matter what I say you buzz kills will just come up with more chit it's all sour grapes for you...all negative.
Obama has managed to get HUGE numbers of young people to the polls. NEVER in history has this many people come to a primary caucus.
We have had to change our venue 2 times to accommodate all the people coming to the caucus meetings. NEVER has there been such an interest in politics by young people and you guys won't even give him credit for what he is doing... Even the talking heads at fox had brains enough to admit this man has made a huge difference in American politics.
SO many people in this country have felt betrayed by their government they lost their faith in the system but Obama has changed that. He is uniting people and what he is doing is working. Look at the crowds dude I suppose EVERY ONE ELSE is wrong and you guys know it all...
keep talking though... your words will be here for all to see FOREVER as history is being made you can tell your grandchildren how you didn't participate, you were against Obama.. you missed the boat. LMAO
The torch has been passed to the young people of this country and I for one know that they will do a hell of a better job than the idiots in charge now...Si Se Puede
AS I SAID if he voted present on any bill it is because he did not agree with aspects of the bill and IF CHANGED he would vote YES. He has explained this several times.
Spin that however you like..the rest of the country is listening to Obama
In 1998, Obama was one of only three senators to vote against a proposal making it a criminal offense for convicts on probation or on bail to have contact with a street gang.
In 2001, Obama voted against a measure that would have expanded the penalties for some gang activity to include the death penalty. The bill was vetoed by then-Gov. George Ryan (R ) not long after he had issued a moratorium on the death penalty in the state.
Obama, at the time, said the bill would unfairly target minorities, stating, ??There??s a strong overlap between gang affiliation and young men of color ? I think it??s problematic for them to be singled out as more likely to receive the death penalty for carrying out certain acts than are others who do the same thing.?
On a 1999 vote making adult prosecution mandatory for aggravated discharge of a firearm in or near a school, the senator voted ??present.?
He explained the vote, saying, ??There is really no proof or indication that automatic transfers and increased penalties and adult penalties for juvenile offenses have, in fact, proven to be more effective in reducing juvenile crime or cutting back on recidivism.?
And in 2001, Obama voted ??present? on a bill that would increase penalties for trafficking in Ecstasy and other designer drugs.
The senator questioned the length of some drug penalties when compared to other crimes, noting that selling 15 tablets of Ecstasy was a Class X felony, as was raping a woman at knifepoint.
He did not vote against the bill because he felt there needed to be higher penalties for dangerous drugs but he did not vote for it because the penalties they wanted to inflict were to severe. I don't know how to make it any plainer. If you don't understand this issue it is because you don't want to..As I said BUZZ KILLS. You ain't bringing me down :rastasmoke:
