We have been drilling in on the votes of McCain and Hillary, yet Obama has managed to keep his campaign in the ether. He has not had to defend his position on anything because he has rarely referenced his record on anything.
Votes on legislation have the virtue of being concrete and precise, showing a pattern of belief and conviction.
So, what do Obama’s 1100 senate votes tell us? Well, they tell us we can forget on the ecumenical kumbaya that some Republicans are beginning to buy. Obama is a dedicated liberal who is not going to be reaching across the aisle.
I say this about all of our candidates - McCain wants change in the political stalemate we find ourselves in. Hillary just wants regime chang. And Barak Obama wants change we can believe in. Well, all of this change is about people changing other people in some way. The last time one person changed another person there was a diaper involved.
Change is an immature, lazy response to a problem for which we already have an answer. America has been strong because we have solid principles which create consistency in how we govern ourselves.
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