What is Obama thinking?!?!?!?!?!

How could he miss the vote on HR 1 (Improving America's Security Act of 2007 ) last night?

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00284

A bill to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.

Not Voting - 7
Brownback (R-KS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Obama (D-IL)
Lott (R-MS)
McCain (R-AZ)

:wtf:

:rofl:

Is this bill the same as the House version, or do we have to go through this whole rigmarole again?

What's up with the 8 RW Nutters voting no? Guess they're so confident that we're fighting them OVER THERE, that we don't need to worry about it over here?

so that he can do whatever alternative task he chose to do? it passed with 85 yes votes.
What are you thinking?

And this happened to Kerry on 2004.

he seems very good at rapid response. This is just plain silly.

on a recent bill.

she is a danger, like Lieberman and Specter and all the rest.
Let them all bake cookies together.

I'm sure if the Leadership needed his vote, he would have been there.

This happened to Kerry a lot.

Of course, in a perfect world a Congressman or Senator would make every roll call vote. But the political reality is that most votes are not that close, so his presence is a moot point.

I didn't like it when they did it to Kerry. I won't like it if they do it to Obama.

Now if Obama gets the nomination, we will have to be defending this a year from now.

This is a complete non issue. McCain was not there either. The vote was 85-8. If someone makes an issue of this down the road they will look pretty stupid at the end of the day.

Bad media! Bad!

Regardless it is still stupid.

Real leadership means knowing that as a Senator, and as someone running for the highest office on this country, the American people cannot make an adequate determination about you if you won't put yourself on record.

Whether his vote was needed or not to pass the bill is beside the point. He should have wanted to be on record.

to capitalize on this obvious Obama-lite slip-up!

Vote Counts: YEAs 85
NAYs 8
Not Voting 7
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00284

enemies has failed. If people talk, maybe hostilities can be avoided, nothing is lost by trying.

Not speaking, to everyone, is a failure of imagination. Truthfully, I think this debate makes Hillary look much, much worse than Obama. I'm undecided (except that I know I don't support Hillary)but Obama's comment makes him look more appealing to me.

It would be best for the Hillary people not to ridicule him in this instance, I doubt it will help.

I guess when you're supporting the "stay the course" girl, you have to divert attention every chance you get.

The strategy of non negotiation has failed so miserably that I can't imagine why they this this is a plus for Hillary.

:shrug:

So I've heard.

:shrug:

Going after Obama is an incredibly stupid strategy. Howard Dean did horrible trying to broad brush the entire Dem Party, and it won't work for Edwards either. Joe Trippi is an idiot. Nobody is going to forget Edwards and Clinton are the real two peas in a pod.

We will see this with Obama, Clinton and other the other candidates.

This happened in 2004 with both Kerry and Edwards. Kerry always had the Senate record indicate the direction he would vote.

This has always happened - but the campaigns are now longer.

Obama and Clinton's values are not one and the same.

Not ready for prime time.

means you don't have to take a stand and you can point fingers.

I would be concerned that he didn't vote yet he is touting his foreign policy knowledge.

Buts thats ok...

Vote 249: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Vote 247: H R 1585: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2135, as Amended; Relative to bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda to justice.

Vote 246: H R 1585: Levin Amdt. No. 2019, As Amended; To provide for the care and management of wounded warriors.

Vote 245: H R 1585: Sessions Amdt. No. 2024, as Modified; To state the policy of the United States on the protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.

Vote 185: S 1348: Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.

Vote 99: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005

Vote 96: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 464; To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Are putting their presidential ambitions above the business of the country.

Let's also remeber Obama did not vote on whether the Senate should hold a no-confidence vote on Gonzales.

He has all that money to jump on a plane and get back for the vote...

The only reason it looks bad at all is the timing of the bill...

Right when Obama says he is the new way, or the different method or the talk to me policy, whatever, he is caught not making a vote for a national security issue...

I'm not so worried about what dem's are gonna say...

I'm more worried about how this will play next year when the GOP brings it up...

Voting is their job. They shouldn't be paid when they don't do their job.

;)

all this candidate bashing is making me ill.:puke: :mad: :wtf:

Thats kinda the whole point? Dont give them any ammo?

:shrug:

you've certainly done your part in making them aware. Your post is the only thing I've seen about this non-issue.

this site today. It's ridiculous, IMO. If you don't like a candidate fine, don't bash, find one you do like and promote. Let's face it there will be and already is enough bashing we don't have to do it to our own.

Was he campaigning?

Why didn't he vote?

Oh, they are running for President. This isn't a big deal at all. I am pretty sure he is on record during campaign stops for being in favor of protecting America.

;(

his cat got sick and he had to take him to the vet, google maps gave him the wrong directions, the dog swallowed his car keys, the road was closed down cause of a broken water main,

Unless they miss a close one (which this wasn't), it's not an issue.