If you think Obama is progressive ...

... then I have news for you.

We Illinois progressives sent Obama to the U.S. Senate, where he promptly joined the Joe Lieberman wing of the Democratic Party.
http://progressivepunch.yvod.com/members.jsp?member=HI1&search=selectScore&chamber=Senate&zip=&x=43&y=9

He’s not a progressive.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11936

But he’s a master at pretending to be one.
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=463&Itemid=34

"Obama is a company man.”
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&Itemid=34

"Barack Obama Inc.: The birth of a Washington machine"
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2006/11/0081275

His economic advisers are very conservative, from the University of Chicago-Milton Friedman school of economics.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080211/fraser

My favorite economist, Paul Krugman, caught Obama using right-wing talking points on what to do about Social Security
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/opinion/16krugman.html

and about his health care plan.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/opinion/30krugman.html

His voting record is pro-business.
http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Feb2007/street0207.html

His voting record is pro-war.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=12687

He glorifies American imperialism.
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=13396

He flip-flopped on the Palestinians and Israel, and now is AIPAC-approved.
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/01/obamas-israel-shuffle.html

He has shown repeatedly what good friends he is with anti-gay African American preachers.
http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2007/11/obamas-anti-gay.html

He misuses history, according to a prominent historian.
http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/46866.html

He, uh, stretches the truth.
http://www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=463&Itemid=34

Example:

Trying to sound authentically African-American during a speech memorializing the forty-second anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights March at the Pettis Bridge in Selma, Obama claimed that his black (Kenyan) father and white (Kansan) mother married and conceived the future Barockstar because of the great Civil Rights struggles fought in Selma and Birmingham, Alabama… (Obama 2007).

Wow. Too bad Barack Obama Jr. was born in 1961, two years before the famous campaign to desegregate Birmingham, three years before the Civil Rights Act, and four years before the famous Selma march!

More on his “gaffes”.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/03/sweet_column_item_obamas_gaffe.html

His chief political adviser is a Daley machine strategist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/magazine/01axelrod.t.html

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Obama is progressive, but I know that Hillary is not. Obama, however, is more likely to get anything of substance done (IMO).

I don't like everything that includes, but at least I don't expect any nasty surprises.

she said she preferred the term "progressive"

substance :rofl: Gee, thought the guy was running on hope.

children and defend DOMA and the wage cap on ss taxes

"Since 2003, executives and employees of Exelon, which is based in Illinois, have contributed at least $227,000 to Mr. Obama’s campaigns for the United States Senate and for president. Two top Exelon officials, Frank M. Clark, executive vice president, and John W. Rogers Jr., a director, are among his largest fund-raisers."


"Asked why Mr. Obama had cited it as an accomplishment while campaigning for president, the campaign noted that after the senator introduced his bill, nuclear plants started making such reports on a voluntary basis. The campaign did not directly address the question of why Mr. Obama had told Iowa voters that the legislation had passed."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/us/politics/03exelon.html?ex=1202792400&en=c2c725d6db4ac9cf&ei=5070&emc=eta1

likes of BAR and Krugman, both known Obama haters? I'm surprised you didn't throw a bit of Taylor Marsh or Larry Johnson in there.

http://www.majorityrules.org/blog/2007/03/senator-barack-obama-more-liberal-than.html

Senator Obama also has a higher liberal rating than any other Senator running for President this year. The National Journal has just released its 2006 annual ratings of Congress based on roll call votes on key economic, social and foreign policy issues.

When the New York Times political blog compared their lifetime scores they came up with the following ranking:

Senator Barack Obama......................84.3
Representative Dennis Kucinich........79.4
Senator Christopher J. Dodd .............79.2
Senator Hiliary Rodham Clinton ......78.8
Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr...............76.8

in 2007. OF THE ENTIRE SENATE. http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/

I only cite this rag to prove the point--you really should eschew it, its goal is to advance the GOP agenda.

Your cite, referring to the 2006 rating, is outdated.

They didn't do that because they were part of his CHEERLEADING squad--they wanted to taint him with the L word.

1. <109th> S.CON.RES.42 : A concurrent resolution recognizing the historical significance of the Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/15/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2. <109th> S.CON.RES.53 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/20/2005) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

3. <109th> S.RES.291 : A resolution to congratulate the Chicago White Sox on winning the 2005 World Series Championship.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/27/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/27/2005 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

4. <109th> S.RES.516 : A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/19/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

5. <109th> S.RES.529 : A resolution designating July 13, 2006, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/13/2006) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2006 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. <109th> S.697 : A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve higher education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/5/2005) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/5/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

7. <109th> S.918 : A bill to provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at new and existing refueling station facilities to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/27/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

8. <109th> S.969 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/28/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

9. <109th> S.1180 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize various programs servicing the needs of homeless veterans for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/7/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2005 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

10. <109th> S.1194 : A bill to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish guidelines and procedures for tracking, controlling, and accounting for individual spent fuel rods and segments.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/8/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

11. <109th> S.1426 : A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize and extend provisions relating to contaminant prevention detection, and response.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/19/2005) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

12. <109th> S.1630 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the National Emergency Family Locator System.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/7/2005) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/7/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

13. <109th> S.1638 : A bill to provide for the establishment of programs and activities to assist in mobilizing an appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/8/2005) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

14. <109th> S.1685 : A bill to ensure the evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/12/2005) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/12/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

15. <109th> S.1770 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for advance payment of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit for 2005 in order to provide needed funds to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to stimulate local economies.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/26/2005) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

16. <109th> S.1920 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a renewable diesel standard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/25/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

17. <109th> S.1975 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/8/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

18. <109th> S.2045 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

19. <109th> S.2047 : A bill to promote healthy communities.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

20. <109th> S.2048 : A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

21. <109th> S.2125 : A bill to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/16/2005) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 109-456

22. <109th> S.2149 : A bill to authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/20/2005) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

23. <109th> S.2154 : A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/20/2005) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

24. <109th> S.2179 : A bill to require openness in conference committee deliberations and full disclosure of the contents of conference reports and all other legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/18/2006) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

25. <109th> S.2201 : A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the mediation and implementation requirements of section 40122 regarding changes in the Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/26/2006) Cosponsors (38)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

26. <109th> S.2247 : A bill to promote greater use of information technology in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/6/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2006 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.

27. <109th> S.2257 : A bill to provide for an enhanced refundable credit for families who resided in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area on August 28, 2005.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/8/2006) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

28. <109th> S.2259 : A bill to establish an Office of Public Integrity in the Congress and a Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/8/2006) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

29. <109th> S.2261 : A bill to provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/8/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

30. <109th> S.2280 : A bill to stop transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and under-development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/14/2006) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

31. <109th> S.2286 : A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to eliminate the separate work participation rate for 2-parent families under the temporary assistance for needy families programs.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/14/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

32. <109th> S.2319 : A bill to provide for the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/16/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

33. <109th> S.2348 : A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a licensee to notify the Atomic Energy Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/1/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Senate Reports: 109-347
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2006 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.

34. <109th> S.2358 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/2/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

35. <109th> S.2359 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to assess and report on health care quality in hospitals.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/2/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

36. <109th> S.2441 : A bill to authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/16/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

37. <109th> S.2446 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/16/2006) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

38. <109th> S.2484 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers to third parties.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/30/2006) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

39. <109th> S.2506 : A bill to require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/4/2006) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

40. <109th> S.2984 : A bill to require certain profitable oil companies to expend 1 percent of recent quarterly profits to install E-85 fuel pumps in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/23/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

41. <109th> S.3155 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on RSD 1235.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

42. <109th> S.3156 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on N6-Benzyladenine.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

43. <109th> S.3157 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MCPB acid and MCPB sodium salt.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

44. <109th> S.3158 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, salts, and esters.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

45. <109th> S.3159 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on gibberellic acid.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

46. <109th> S.3160 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on triphenyltin hydroxide.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

47. <109th> S.3161 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sebacic acid.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

48. <109th> S.3162 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on bromoxynil octonoate.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

49. <109th> S.3163 : A bill to extend temporarily the suspension of duty on certain epoxy molding compounds.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/25/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

50. <109th> S.3243 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on metsulfuron-methyl.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

51. <109th> S.3244 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

52. <109th> S.3245 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-DB Acid and 2,4-DB Dimethylamine Salt.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

53. <109th> S.3249 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on metsulfuron-methyl
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

54. <109th> S.3250 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2, 4-DB Acid and 2,4-DB Dimethylamine Salt.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

55. <109th> S.3251 : A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorprop-p acid, dichlorprop-p dimethylamine salt, and dichlorprop-p 2-ethylhexyl ester.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/26/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

56. <109th> S.3475 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/7/2006) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

57. <109th> S.3554 : A bill to establish an alternative diesel standard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/21/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

58. <109th> S.3627 : A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy from selling, distributing, or transferring elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/29/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 6/29/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

59. <109th> S.3631 : A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/11/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

60. <109th> S.3694 : A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/19/2006) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

61. <109th> S.3757 : A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 950 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, as the "Katherine Dunham Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/27/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Note: For further action, see H.R.5929, which became Public Law 109-333 on 10/12/2006.

62. <109th> S.3822 : A bill to improve access to and appropriate utilization of valid, reliable and accurate molecular genetic tests by all populations thus helping to secure the promise of personalized medicine for all Americans.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 8/3/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

63. <109th> S.3969 : A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/28/2006) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

64. <109th> S.3988 : A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/28/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

65. <109th> S.4069 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/16/2006) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

66. <109th> S.4102 : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices for the purposes of preventing or obstructing the broadcast or exchange of election-related information.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/7/2006) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

1. <110th> S.CON.RES.5 : A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry and the first and only African-American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2. <110th> S.CON.RES.25 : A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2007 Held at the desk.

3. <110th> S.CON.RES.44 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/12/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2007 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

4. <110th> S.CON.RES.46 : A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/17/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

5. <110th> S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/28/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

6. <110th> S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/11/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

7. <110th> S.RES.383 : A resolution honoring and recognizing the achievements of Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major American city, in the 40th year since his election as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/15/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

8. <110th> S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/1/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

9. <110th> S.114 : A bill to authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

10. <110th> S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

11. <110th> S.116 : A bill to authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

12. <110th> S.117 : A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

13. <110th> S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/4/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

14. <110th> S.433 : A bill to state United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/30/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

15. <110th> S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Senate Reports: 110-191
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.

16. <110th> S.674 : A bill to require accountability and enhanced congressional oversight for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/16/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

17. <110th> S.692 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/27/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

18. <110th> S.713 : A bill to ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from injuries.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 2/28/2007) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

19. <110th> S.737 : A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 in order to measure, compare, and improve the quality of voter access to polls and voter services in the administration of Federal elections in the States.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/1/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

20. <110th> S.767 : A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

21. <110th> S.768 : A bill to increase fuel economy standards for automobiles and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/6/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

22. <110th> S.795 : A bill to assist aliens who have been lawfully admitted in becoming citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/7/2007) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

23. <110th> S.823 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/8/2007) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

24. <110th> S.906 : A bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/15/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

25. <110th> S.976 : A bill to secure the promise of personalized medicine for all Americans by expanding and accelerating genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase the safety of drugs, and identify novel treatments.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/23/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

26. <110th> S.1067 : A bill to require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

27. <110th> S.1068 : A bill to promote healthy communities.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/29/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

28. <110th> S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/10/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

29. <110th> S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/18/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

30. <110th> S.1181 : A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/20/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

31. <110th> S.1222 : A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/25/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

32. <110th> S.1271 : A bill to provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/2/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

33. <110th> S.1306 : A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

34. <110th> S.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/7/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

35. <110th> S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/14/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

36. <110th> S.1430 : A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/17/2007) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

37. <110th> S.1513 : A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-income African-American students to higher education.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

38. <110th> S.1574 : A bill to establish Teaching Residency Programs for preparation and induction of teachers.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/7/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

39. <110th> S.1713 : A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/27/2007) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2007 Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

40. <110th> S.1790 : A bill to make grants to carry out activities to prevent the incidence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among teens in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/16/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

41. <110th> S.1811 : A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/18/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

42. <110th> S.1817 : A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/19/2007) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

43. <110th> S.1818 : A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/19/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

44. <110th> S.1824 : A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to assess and report on health care quality in hospitals.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/19/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

45. <110th> S.1873 : A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration programs on regionalized systems for emergency care, to support emergency medicine research, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/25/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

46. <110th> S.1885 : A bill to provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 7/26/2007) Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

47. <110th> S.1977 : A bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 8/2/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/2/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

48. <110th> S.1989 : A bill to provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were denied that determination.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 8/3/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

49. <110th> S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/6/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

50. <110th> S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/12/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 9/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

51. <110th> S.2066 : A bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/18/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

52. <110th> S.2111 : A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 9/27/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

53. <110th> S.2132 : A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/3/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

54. <110th> S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/4/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

55. <110th> S.2202 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase the renewable content of gasoline, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/18/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

56. <110th> S.2224 : A bill to require a licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

57. <110th> S.2227 : A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 10/24/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

58. <110th> S.2330 : A bill to authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/8/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

59. <110th> S.2347 : A bill to restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/13/2007) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

60. <110th> S.2392 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/16/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

61. <110th> S.2428 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/6/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

62. <110th> S.2433 : A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/7/2007) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

63. <110th> S.2519 : A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/19/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

64. <110th> S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/11/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 41 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

65. <110th> S.AMDT.55 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Senate amendment submitted

66. <110th> S.AMDT.58 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/12/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Senate amendment submitted

67. <110th> S.AMDT.188 to H.R.2 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 1/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

68. <110th> S.AMDT.338 to S.4 To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/5/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 338 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 62.

69. <110th> S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/21/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

70. <110th> S.AMDT.586 to S.CON.RES.21 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/22/2007) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

71. <110th> S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/22/2007) Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 599 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

72. <110th> S.AMDT.664 to H.R.1591 To appropriate an additional $58,000,000 for Defense Health Program for additional mental health and related personnel, an additional $10,000,000 for operation and maintenance for each of the military departments for improved physical disability evaluations of members of the Armed Forces, and an additional $15,000,000 for Defense Health Program for women's mental health services.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/27/2007) Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Proposed amendment SA 664 withdrawn in Senate.

73. <110th> S.AMDT.684 to H.R.1591 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/27/2007) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Senate amendment submitted

74. <110th> S.AMDT.809 to H.R.1591 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/28/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Senate amendment submitted

75. <110th> S.AMDT.810 to H.R.1591 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 3/28/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Senate amendment submitted

76. <110th> S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 905 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

77. <110th> S.AMDT.907 to S.761 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

78. <110th> S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 923 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

79. <110th> S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 4/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 924 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

80. <110th> S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/3/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1041 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

81. <110th> S.AMDT.1045 to S.1082 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/7/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2007 Senate amendment submitted

82. <110th> S.AMDT.1130 to H.R.1495 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/15/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007 Senate amendment submitted

83. <110th> S.AMDT.1185 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/23/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Senate amendment submitted

84. <110th> S.AMDT.1202 to S.1348 To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1202 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 55. Record Vote Number: 200.

85. <110th> S.AMDT.1243 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 5/24/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

86. <110th> S.AMDT.1444 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/6/2007) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Senate amendment submitted

87. <110th> S.AMDT.1558 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/13/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007 Senate amendment submitted

88. <110th> S.AMDT.1579 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/14/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2007 Senate amendment submitted

89. <110th> S.AMDT.1735 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/20/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Senate amendment submitted

90. <110th> S.AMDT.1840 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 6/21/2007) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2007 Senate amendment submitted

Changing the world, he is! Hallelujah!

He probably had to do a lot of arm-twisting with that one. Uh-huh.

Does anyone know whether the State Legislature was heavily Democratic or Republican, and who his mentors were in the State Senate that might have guided Obama's hand in this illustrious cut-and-paste-until-your-eyes-glaze-over list?

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Totally.

One. More. Time.

NJ didn't give him that rating to be NICE to him. They gave it to him to FUCK him.

Ted Kennedy is way more liberal than he is. But they gave him that Number One rating (after they changed their ranking criteria) so McCain can use in it an attack ad, should BO make it to the show.

NJ is a rightwing rag, and anyone who quotes them is quoting The Devil, frankly.

rag. I mis-read your post, and I may have mistaken you with another poster. My apologies.

Look at her list too. :)

the lines of the 'readers digest' on his environmental record?

Here, let MM break it down for you:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200802120010?f=s_search

http://mediamatters.org/items/200802060001?f=s_search

Read the links. Please. Actually click on them and see what MM has to say about this whole mess.

The NJ wants to use this rating AGAINST the candidate. It's not a compliment.

FWIW, Obama's record on the environment isn't as sunny as your links suggest. He's entrenched with the coal lobby. Clean coal is still coal. Nuke power has its own issues and he's wrapped up there, too. But I'm uninterested in a debate on that whole 'environmental' score--my purpose is simply to make it clear to you beyond a shadow of a doubt that they weren't trying to HELP Obama with this rating.

when Hillary has voted along the Democratic
Party lines at a higher percentage rate than
he has. Granted it is in the .5 - .6 range but
it is still more. Liberal is not necessarily the
Democratic Party's total stance on all issues.

Watch--if he makes it to the show, he'll be nailed with that "most liberal" label!!!

They're just the ones germane to the discussion.

Progressive Punch finds Obama on the same level with Lieberman.

43 80.84 76.02 88.37 Obama, Barack D IL

44 80.15 74.87 76.55 Lieberman, Joseph I. I CT

I have plenty more reasons why Obama isn't the best choice for Democratic candidate for president, if you'd like to see them.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

So Krugman is some sort of low-life because he doesn't endorse your candidate? Krugman has been speaking about Bush's lousy policies for years-this is particularly valuable coming from an economist. Economists are typically conservative in their views. People like Galbraith and Krugman are the exception not the rule.

I respect Senators Kerry and Kennedy even if I disagree with their endorsement of Obama.

:wtf: :rofl:

perhaps you could give him some tips.

but he's MORE progressive in SOME respects than his remaining opponent (although she is more progressive than him in OTHER respects).

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/01/31/politics/horserace/entry3775451.shtml

:shrug:

...you think FACTS are gonna matter to some? :hi:

there are some remarks in the comments on this article about the national journal's methodology.

You're a fool if you think so.

Either would be far better on progressive issues than...McCain.

I kinda think that anyone we (DU in general) would find progressive enough would never have a shot at getting elected by the rest of the country (although I could be "misunderestimating" the trauma inflicted on our national psyche by 7+ years of bush)

If you ask people about issues--Iraq, health care, environmental policy, economic policy, foreign policy, etc.--large majorities--55%, 65%, 85% and up--support positions that are called "far left" (single-payer health care, for example, or paying more in taxes to protect the environment, or impeaching Bush and Cheney) by the MSM (not to mention the DLC or Congressional leaders). There are very reputable polls on this that I don't have time to find right now. Thom Hartmann and Ed Schulz talked a lot about this when Edwards' and Kucinich's campaigns were going south, and regarding Congress's inaction on impeachment.

Mainstream American voters are to the left of ALL of our Presidential candidates, except for (maybe) Kucinich.

They don't THINK of themselves as "progressives," or "liberals" or "the far-left" because the MSM has consistently demonized those terms (and those policies) going all the way back to McGovern and before. (Of course, they aren't "far-left" at all because the United States has made being truly far-left the equivalent of treason ever since McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover.)

You'd never know that EISENHOWER (Republican, btw) supported things like higher taxes on the wealthy, stronger unions and laws to support them, access to affordable health care, welfare for the poor, government subsidies to make higher-ed affordable to all, higher corporate taxes, etc., etc. That's because those positions have all been labeled "lefty," "liberal," or "un-American" by the neo-right wing corporate media and the politicians they support. And he advocated those policies during the supposed "golden age" of the 1950's that Reagan purported to "take us back" to. Never mind that his policies reversed all of those in place at the time (started by FDR's New Deal) that made the strong middle class and prosperous economy of that decade possible.

THAT'S the ONLY reason why someone folks on DU would find "progressive enough" wouldn't stand a chance at being elected. Because the corporate-controlled politicians and media have so completely brainwashed people that they don't even know how progressive they are.

It continues today, with right wing rags cited above telling us how "liberal" Obama is, and Rush Limbaugh telling us for the last 16 years that Hillary Clinton has a "radical liberal agenda" that she just can't wait to "impose" on all of us freedom-loving Americans.

God Bless the Corporate States of America!

so why didn't people vote for Kucinich?

Basically people love his platform, but people also feel he has no chance.

He doesn't, unless he can come up with a non-corporate souce for 100 million dollars or so.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

... Clinton's platform is the more progressive. That's why I voted for her.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

And I've read nearly all those pieces linked above. None of them are particularly impressive.

Who cares if he uses a republican talking point here or there. It's not about appeasing the Democrats just as its not about appeasing the Republicans (for those who try to), is about a new approach which, clearly, a lot of people on this blog seem to not understand.

And I guess Hillary and McCain have never done such things, and one or both are so much better than Obama. I'm positive I can find a laundry list of things both Hillary Clinton and John McCain have said which would confuse or anger you.

I am a young person, and I'm telling you this endless attack business has to stop if we want true progress in this country. Progressive means that, and just because Obama extrapolates that to mean something slightly different than you doesn't mean he is disingenuous, lying, or wrong.

Obama is the best hope our country and party have to turn this country around. It's not going to take a Clinton or a McCain to do it. And I'm not saying Obama is guaranteed to succeed either, but at least he isn't a loser walking in the door next January like the other two.

Stop being partisan, gain a little more perspective, otherwise EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY WILL TURN THEIR BACKS ON NOT ONLY PAST GENERATIONS, BUT ON THIS COUNTRY.

Obama '08....cause he is the only candidate, PERIOD, I would vote for.

... you can be assured that he's dog whistling to you, too.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

I wanted Edwards, not H. Clinton and not B. Obama. From the start, the media shut Edwards out. After Edwards left the race, I was hurt and angry that the media had done this to Edwards, but I had to move on. I looked at both H. Clnton and B. Obama and was not fully satisfied with either. Neither was saying what Edwards did. However, I chose Obama. I cannot say as a "favorite" over Hillary Clinton. I chose him because this country is so depressed, so frustrated, and has been done so much wrong by the Republican Revolution, that even if we get a Democrat in the White House, the changes necessary to bring it BACK to what it was before the Republicans shat on it, will require ALL OF US.

Obama has a gift. It is the gift of being able to give people hope. Without hope you can't mobilize people.

And so, without Edwards, I guess I suppose I want Obama because we have to do HOUSECLEANING to remove the REPUBLICAN STENCH this country has, and without speeches of HOPE, speeches of MOBILIZATION, and speeches that get all of us off our asses to get INVOLVED and fix everything about this country that the REPUKES destroyed, it won't get done.

But of the two remaining candidates, Clinton's platform is more like Edwards'. That's why I voted for her.

Clinton will be the one to roll up her shirtsleeves and start fixing government.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

"Williams subsequently set up a conference call between Obama and a group of financial-industry lobbyists. That, too, went well, and in June of 2004, Williams helped organize “a little fund-raiser” for Obama at The Bond Market Association. "

dennis and john were selected by the msm to be silenced and they gave us clinton and obama. it`s a choice between these two then who is the most progressive? since i feel hillary is not a progressive and never was that leaves barrack. barrack in my opinion at least understands that the people must be included in the process. if that`s the only thing we get that`s more than we would get from hillary and we`d get nothing from the rethugs. for the progressives it`s not much of a choice but it`s better than nothing.

by the way i voted for dennis during the primary.

And I will vote for him if he's the nominee.

But of the two choices left to us, Clinton's platform is more progressive, and that's why I voted for her.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Whatever label you use, it logically applies to both since their records and policies are so similar.

Obama for a Kucinich brand progressive nor are they confusing Clinton for one either. The race at this point is, after all, Obama vs. Clinton not Obama vs. Kucinich.

I could see Obama getting flamed for not being progressive enough if DK or Feingold were contesting the nomination at this point. But really - against Hillary Clinton people are taking shots at Obama in this regard?

Which really says something about our country, doesn't it?

I see the choice as between a newly minted corporatist and a life long corporatist.

I know Hill wants nothing to do with the grass roots. It was the same in 1993 as it is today.

Obama, on the other hand, came up through the grass roots, and turned down many opportunities to go for the big bucks to instead do socially redeemable work for much of his adult life. He did community organizing, he taught constitutional law, he worked for the PIRGs, he did civil rights law.

Hill went straight to work for a major corporate law firm, sat on Wal-Mart and other boards, did land speculation deals for big investors, etc.

Obama has released his tax returns to democratic primary voters while Hill has refused. This raises a red flag for me. Hill says she will release them once it's too late for Democratic voters to vet them, ie after she gets the nomination. I won't vote for that. You can if you wish.

I notice all your writing is geared toward negatives about Obama. You and I both know that for every Obama negative there is at least one if not more Clinton negatives, as far as progressives are concerned. So I'm left with the impression that your support for Hill is strictly based on, as a female DUer wrote, the fact that Hillary is "the vagina candidate."

That's fine, and we all have our own reasons for choosing the candidate we do. I would find it more intellectually honest if you would just come out and say that.

If my impression is incorrect, then I apologize. I have read a few of your Obama hit pieces, but none I recall extolling the "fact" that in your opinion Hill is not in favor of empire, that Hill is not a hawk, that Hill is not an Elitist who doesn't much like ot trust the grass roots, that Hill in fact has anything to recommend her to progressives over Obama besides being the vagina candidate.

Here's an editorial piece written by David Swanson that pretty well sums up my opinion on this contest.
http://www.davidswanson.org/?q=node/1089

I also happen to believe that Obama will be much better for the party as a whole, both in terms of defeating McCain and in terms of coat tails for all our other candidates. We know the former Clinton Presidency was hell for the party. The 17 state strategy was very good for the Clintons but awful for Democrats. In fact, Hill's campaign is now in a deep hole partly because of that same failed strategy. Also, it's no secret that the Clintons would axe Howard Dean first chance the get. I don't like that.

Just comparing campaigns, it appears to me that Obama is by far the best executive material between the two of them. His campaign will go down in the history books as a brilliant and well organized success, and Hill's campaign will go down as an example of wasted opportunities, poorly appropriated expenditures, and poorly organized.

So it's not that Obama is my first choice, he isn't, but he is my last choice. I can vote for him and against the DLC - two birds with one stone, so to speak.

I vote on June 3rd, and my state (MT) will go to Obama. Obama has a shot at this state in the GE. Hillary has zero shot at this state in the GE. I believe that is also true for a number of other states as well.

... of the two candidates.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Dirt must stay buried ..what a hypocrite. But, hilary does that to surrogates so don't feel like you're the lone stranger.

Seems to me every second of her life and President Clinton's has been picked over a hundred times.

Obama is fresh meat for the right-wing grinder. That's why they want him. If anyone tries to bring up Whitewater, everyone will yawn. Rezko, now that's NEW!

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

33. Still digging dirt on Obama but hilary

Dirt must stay buried ..

NOT.

Just like your candidate.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/03/america/03exelon.php

Possibly the definitive article on Exelon....

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

I'm betting that he'll have a *somewhat* greater tilt toward the left than will Clinton, and I'm ok with that.

... then surely you know that Obama has consistently used anti-gay preachers to campaign for him. If you don't, you need to.
http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2007/11/obamas-anti-gay.html

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

and yes, I'm aware of the McClurkin thing. I have enormous problems with it and no desire to try to explain it away or excuse it.

I also have enormous issues with other things like NAFTA and the IWR. Those are Hillary concerns.

K&R!
:kick:

and thanks for your thanks!

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

That's the comparison that matters on the issue of progressive vel non.

After all the articles I point to, you can say that, and not give one iota of evidence?

You truly are an Obama supporter.

Cotton candy express.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

is good at pretending to be progressive, and Hillary? His pro-war position? Is this to prove that he's more pro-war than Hillary?

One of three people will become president in 2009, Obama is the most progressive of all of them. In fact, he is a real progressive, and some will say not perfect, but who is?

... that Obama is progressive? I just gave you a ton of evidence that he isn't.

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

My choice of Obama is based on the nature of his campaign, which is pursuing the 50 state strategy and which has involved more new people.

that Obama isn't progressive doesn't say much. The people in those links don't think any Democrat is progressive enough.

That was the true the last time you posted this and I don't think you responded to my same point then either. Let's see if you have a counter argument this time or if you'll just keep trying to fool people.

Pretending to sound like a black man? PUH-lease.

...Edwards was. Kucinich was. But not Obama or Clinton. That's why the corpat-owned media chose them. Because they're NOT.

K & R bytheway, for an excellent synopsis.

There is a noisy minority at DU that continues to diss Obama every chance they get. But it's getting tiresome. The pattern is always the same. They cherry pick any opinion piece that they can find that is critical of Obama. Yet they completely ignore the voluminous amount of commentary which takes a pro Obama stance.

I would have a lot more respect for someone who posts a balanced commentary that looks at both sides of the argument. Then it won't simply come off as shilling for Senator Clinton.

Both Clinton and Obama are Establishment Dems with Establishment advisers.

Depending on the issue, their level of "progressivism" or economic populism is about the same:low.

while Obama and his advisers, many of which worked in the Clinton Administration, are against the war.

Actually, the prologue and Chapter 1, "Republicans and Democrats".. and you can decide for yourself. Obama wrote it (not a ghost writer) and you can read it if you want.

Let's get over that now. We screwed up and let true progressives go. If you wanted a progressive, then you would have voted for Kucinich.

That's history now.

What we have is what we have. Hillary or Obama. Not a dime's worth of difference between the two, ok?

So the only thing we really need to think about is who can win in November. An objective analysis indicates that Obama has a much better chance of beating McCain in November.

All of the name calling and detailed policy analysis means crap. Obama can beat McCain and Hillary can't.

It sucks. That's life. Welcome to America, land of the foolish right-leaning moderate faux-progressives.

Sorry to be so cynical, but the whole silly anti-Obama/anti-Hillary bullshit has finally put me over the edge. From a progressive standpoint they both suck, ok? Now we move to pragmatism. Who can win and at least not have us subjected to the really sucky GOP for four more years.

Obama.

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stating the fact that obama is not a progressive, by any stretch of the imagination, is in no way comparable to "lynching".

Post so we can avoid.

Post so we can avoid.

Post so we can avoid.

He's no progressive. IF he wins, I can't wait to see all his supporters little heads twist around when he is more of the same. "But, but, but you said 'change'. 'Yes we can', remember?" It will be so much fun, I kinda hope he does win.

Good work. The more info, the better, whether its Obama or Clinton. I'm casting my vote for Hillary tomorrow.
Thanks for posting this.

Again this is the best this country can do - the remaining candidates are NOT anything the people of this country need. They're ALL so far removed from us and in the pockets of the Powers-That-Be and yet we'll have idiots put all our hopes that somehow a turd will turn into a flower. Well, good luck.

I'd like to see this sight 6 months after the election (if we even have one - but that's another story) when we're STILL in Iraq and neck deep into a DEPRESSION. Will you be still be singing the praises of whatever corporate shill is running this country?

My guess is we'll be feeling just we did after the 06' elections when we were stabbed in the back by the same bunch of liars that are lying to us now.

"It is fortunate for leaders that the people do not think." Adolf Hitler

you parroting of anti-obama rhetoric from hand pick articles is impressive. you support you argument with the opinion pieces of others and proclaim them to be facts. bravo. rather than doing smear piece, why don't you at least try to go positive about your candidate? How bout actually dropping the politics of fear or at least get homeland security on-board and get them to change the colors every-time Obama wins a contested state. Its a shame how well you articulate your point, yet use that same ann coulter style. I am favoring obama, I would like to be comfortable voting hillary in the GE. As the thread lengthens your arguments grow more desperate and unsatisfying. So tell me what hillary can do for me, how can my life be better if i vote for her? I admit thus far from what i have seen my only option is to close my eyes and cast my vote for her when GE time comes. I want to be able to do it with them open.

That is constantly reminding everyone about this fact.

Since there are two candidates in the race, I assume a post knocking one is meant to advance the other (because the only other possibility is that you think we should all just sit at home with our heads in our hands, bemoaning the fate of the progressive cause). So, between Obama and Clinton on war - and just about any other subject you mention - I'll take Obama.