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Candidate Records
by Sakmhaiel

Compare The Legislative Records Of Clinton and Obama...

Pass this on after you've read this:...

Let's take a closer look at who's really qualified and or who's really working for the good of all of us in the Senate. Obama or Clinton. Records of these two candidates should be scrutinized in order to make an informed decision.

?Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term - 6yrs. - and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law - 20 - twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years.

?These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress www.thomas.loc.gov, but to save you trouble, I'll post them here for you.

?1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.

?2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.

?3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

?4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.

?5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.

?6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.

?7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.

?8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.

?9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.

?10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.

?11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.

?12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.

?13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.

?14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.

?15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty. Only five of Clinton's bills are, more substantive.

16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.

?17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11? 18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.

?19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.

?20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.

?There you have it, the fact's straight from the Senate Record.

?Now, I would post those of Obama's, but the list is too substantive, so I'll mainly categorize.

?During the first - 8 - eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced

?233 regarding healthcare reform,

?125 on poverty and public assistance,

?112 crime fighting bills,

?97 economic bills,

?60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,

?21 ethics reform bills,

?15 gun control,

?6 veterans affairs and many others.

?His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These inculded? **the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - became law,? **The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, - became law,? **The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,? **The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, - became law,? **The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee, and many more.

?In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.

?An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who would prefer that this comparison not be made public.

?He's not just a talker. ?He's a doer.

?Pass it on....It's impressive

Re: Candidate Records
by SalientMan

Hi Samkhaiel,

Much as I agree with you that Obama's and Clinton's achievements in the U.S. Senate are similar, given their freshman status, I think your post distorts the facts somewhat. Notably:

  • You only give Clinton credit for bills she has "authored and passed into law." You give Obama credit for bills he has authored, sponsored, AND co-sponsored, REGARDLESS of whether they made it into law (or even out of committee).
  • You give Obama credit for authoring 890 bills (which seems high...I count about 130) and co-sponsoring 1096 (I count about 550...are you sure you're only counting the U.S. Senate?). You do not mention that Clinton has authored/sponsored about 350 bills and co-sponsored over 1700 during her tenure in the Senate.
  • You flame Clinton for passing petty pieces of legislation, but don't talk about the substance of Obama's passed bills and resolutions. I think the number is less than 10, and most of them are things like "A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson" and "A Resolution designating July 12, 2007 as 'Summer Learning Day.'"
  • You don't mention that many of the bills that Obama co-sponsored were also co-sponsored by Clinton.

I feel that Obama's U.S. Senate legislative record IS impressive for a freshman Senator, but artificially padding it does not help his cause: it just makes you (and, by extension, him) look like a phony. His record in the Illinois State Senate speaks for itself, so why try to mask it behind smoke and mirrors?

Re: Candidate Records
by liz abroad

I'm another Obama supporter and I agree, that list of accomplishments is unfair.

This comparison, however, is superb: <link>

Pass it along wherever you can.

I'm glad to see other non-flaming, reasoning and reasonable Obama supporters online. Abusing Sen Clinton does not serve Obama's candidacy or represent what he stands for, and there are voters judging each candidate by the behaviour (and blogging) of his (or her) supporters!

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