The Political Bear

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I am Barack Obama and I am Present…….urrrr I mean running for President. This is the soon to be well known side of Sen. Barack Obama:

We aren’t talking about a “present” vote on whether to name a state office building after a deceased state official, but rather about votes that reflect an officeholder’s core values. For example, in 1997, Obama voted “present” on two bills (HB 382 and SB 230) that would have prohibited a procedure often referred to as partial birth abortion. He also voted “present” on SB 71, which lowered the first offense of carrying a concealed weapon from a felony to a misdemeanor and raised the penalty of subsequent offenses.

In 1999, Obama voted “present” on SB 759, a bill that required mandatory adult prosecution for firing a gun on or near school grounds. The bill passed the state Senate 52-1. Also in 1999, Obama voted “present” on HB 854 that protected the privacy of sex-abuse victims by allowing petitions to have the trial records sealed. He was the only member to not support the bill.

In 2001, Obama voted “present” on two parental notification abortion bills (HB 1900 and SB 562), and he voted “present” on a series of bills (SB 1093, 1094, 1095) that sought to protect a child if it survived a failed abortion. In his book, the “Audacity of Hope,” on page 132, Obama explained his problems with the “born alive” bills, specifically arguing that they would overturn Roe v. Wade. But he failed to mention that he only felt strongly enough to vote “present” on the bills instead of “no.”

And finally in 2001, Obama voted “present” on SB 609, a bill prohibiting strip clubs and other adult establishments from being within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, and daycares.

In this disturbing article, Barack Obama shows how he is actually worse than a flip-flopper, he doesn’t have it what it takes to be a true decision maker. He preaches change, but it is very hard to create any kind of change that when the only stand that you are willing to take is to announce your presence in the room and not choose what side you stand on. Indecisiveness is not the quality anyone wants in a President.

Start passing these facts around, and don’t be ashamed about it. This is not merely an accusation that can be rebutted, but a fact that you can look up yourself here.

Feb 25, 2008
Filed under: analysis, Barack votes present, candidate, not a Presidential quality, Politics