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On Sep 3, 9:06*pm, TJ wrote:
JimH wrote:
On Sep 3, 8:04 am, TJ wrote:
Obama's followers are fond of quoting a statistic that McCain has voted
with George Bush over 90% of the time. The statistic varies with the one
doing the quoting, but it's never 100%. That means that, given
sufficient reason, McCain will go against his party leaders. His running
mate has also demonstrated a willingness to go against the party.


That is a quality I look for in an office seeker. I don't want someone
whose strings are pulled by the party. I want someone who is willing to
do what he or she thinks is right, no matter which side favors it. I
want somebody with some *guts.*


All I've heard about Obama's voting record is that it's the most liberal
* in the Senate. No specific statistics. Can anybody supply statistics
of occasions where Obama has voted against the party line? Can he think
for himself, or is he just a party puppet?


TJ


http://projects.washingtonpost.com/c...o000167/votes/


Thanks for the link. It's plain now. Most of the time, Obama doesn't
bother to vote. Too busy campaigning to do his job, apparently.

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mcbush voted so rarely that several organizations in the last year
couldnt form an opinion as to his voting record. too busy campaigning
to do his job...whatever that is....apparently