Fantasy is one thing..... Somehow reality looks like a dork when Truth shines on it.
Quote: A woman who knew Obama at Occidental College who did not want to be identified said she remains surprised that “Barry” might run for president. “It was just different times then. People sat around and smoked dope and talked about how they would reform the world. But you never thought they would.”
The Secret of Barack Obama's Success:
Voting Record in Congress: Almost 300 missed votes in less than 4 years.
First vote missed:
| 4/18/05 | 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. |
Barack Obama too busy for compassion and supporting allies.
| 7/11/05 | Vote 173: S RES 193: S.Res. 193; A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on London on July 7, 2005. |
Judges for the bench missed votes his first year:
Missed votes on public safety:
| 3/2/07 | Vote 58: S 4: Salazar Amdt. No. 280; To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. |
| 5/7/07 | Vote 151: S 1082: Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public. |
Missed votes protecting American workers:
| 5/22/07 | Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the nonimmigrant guestworker program. |
| 6/5/07 | Vote 182: S 1348: Allard Amdt. No. 1189; To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas. |
| 6/5/07 | Vote 183: S 1348: Durbin Amdt. No. 1231; To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers. |
Missed vote making certain only Americans may vote in American elections:
| 6/5/07 | Vote 184: S 1348: McConnell Amdt. No. 1170; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification. |
Missed energy votes to lower oil prices:
| 6/12/07 | Vote 209: H R 6: Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States. |
| 6/14/07 | Vote 212: H R 6: Warner Amdt. No. 1566, As Modified; To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State. |
| 6/20/07 | Vote 218: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1718; To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes. |
Missed the vote on American policy concerning Iranian missiles attacking America or allies.
| 7/12/07 | 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. |
Missed the vote on bringing bin Laden to justice.
| 7/13/07 | 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. |
Missed the vote to keep the airwaves free of governmental controls.
| 7/19/07 | Vote 258: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Coleman Amdt. No. 2334; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. |
Missed the vote protecting Social Security.
| 7/19/07 | Vote 263: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2355; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity. |
Missed the vote on securing American borders.
| 7/26/07 | Vote 278: H R 2638: Graham Amdt. No. 2480; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws. |
Missed the vote in protecting mothers and children from being forced to have abortions.
| 9/6/07 | Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. |
Missed the vote protecting American gun owners.
| 9/6/07 | Vote 321: H R 2764: Vitter Amdt. No. 2774; To prohibit the use of funds by international organizations, agencies, and entities that require the registration of, or taxes guns owned by citizens of the United States. |
Missed the vote protecting US taxpayers from United Nations fraudulent use of their money.
| 9/6/07 | Vote 322: H R 2764: Coburn Amdt. No. 2773; To ensure that the United States contribution to the United Nations is not being lost to waste, fraud, abuse or corruption by maximizing the public transparency of all United Nations spending. |
Missed the vote honoring the United States military.
| 9/20/07 | Vote 344: H R 1585: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934; To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces. |
Missed the vote for mine safety.
| 10/18/07 | Vote 375: H R 3043: Byrd Amdt. No.3362; To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. |
Missed the votes on protecting Social Security in being scammed by Mexicans.
| 10/23/07 | Vote 387: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3342; To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico. |
| 10/23/07 | Vote 388: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3352; To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits. |
Missed the vote for his own state's federal judge appointment.
Missed the vote for women's health care in rural areas.
| 12/12/07 | Vote 422: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. |
Missed the vote to protect land ownership from government seizure.
| 12/13/07 | Vote 429: H R 2419: Craig Amdt. No. 3640; To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes. |
Missed the Iraq War vote.
| 12/18/07 | Vote 437: H R 2764: Feingold Amdt. No. 3875; To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq. |
Missed the votes to protect Americans from government over zealousness against US citizens.
| 2/7/08 | Vote 11: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3915 ; To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures. |
| 2/7/08 | Vote 12: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3913; To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad. |
Missed the vote to protect victims of rape.
| 2/14/08 | Vote 27: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4032; To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. |
Missed another vote honoring US combat soldiers.
| 4/3/08 | Vote 87: S RES 501: S. Res. 501; A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Missed the vote to protect families from foreclosures in the housing bubble bust.
| 4/4/08 | Vote 91: H R 3221: Voinovich Amdt. No. 4406 As Modified; To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits. |
Missed the vote assisting renewable energy.
| 4/10/08 | Vote 94: H R 3221: Alexander Amdt. No. 4429; To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes. |
Missed the vote to increase benefits to US veterans.
| 4/24/08 | Vote 111: S 1315: Burr Amdt. No. 4572; To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States. |
Missed the vote on promoting Gen. Petaraeus.
Missed the vote to stop energy speculation.
Sen. Barack Obama did have time though in his extensive travels and missed votes though to introduce:
Global Poverty Act: S.2433: and $845 billion dollar expense which will cost every American man, woman and child an additional $2,500 in taxes for the expressed purpose of giving the money to poor foreign citizens.
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