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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:29 PM Original message |
Obama's big speech yesterday about windfall profits tax but didn't bother |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hillary didn't vote either, nor did McCain |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. and neither did Kennedy or Byrd, but they had a good reason to miss the vote |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Yeah we did that in 2004 too |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. we're Democrats, we don't 'do' lockstep. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Yeah, that was the excuse in 2004 too n/t |
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gullwing300 (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Neither did Wellstone. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. There's a rule against stalking |
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cbc5g (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. That's rather odd. Maybe he knew it would fail? I dunno. |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. He's missed a lot of votes |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I don't care if he misses the "Dairy Appreciation Month" votes but I'm pretty unhappy |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. Why do you bring up Obama's poor voting record now that he's the presumptive Dem nominee? n/t |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I think in this case it was because of the obvious disconnect |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. exactly! I'm voting for the guy and working for him this fall, I'm a Democrat! |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. What AZDemDist6 said. n/t |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I hope so because IMO censoring such statements would be most un-democratic. n/t |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm not talking about his "record" I'm talking about TODAY |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. My point is Obama has not Changed although many voted for him expecting Change. n/t |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Ahhhh.... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. um, I gather you don't know that the whip vote counts? Durbin |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yes, but he and Hillary both flew back to vote on some other bill |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. It makes a difference to those who look to a politician to support their position. I wonder if we |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I do understand that, but sometimes the appearance of things is important |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. What AZDemDist6 said. n/t |
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