I know the majority of you don't vote, or just don't give a shit, but I'll be damned if Hilary becomes the next president with her so-called "experience."
Obama or Clinton? You Decide Who's Words and Who's Actions
by Sandy S.
We're not the only ones mesmerized by our upcoming presidential election. For numerous reasons we're all too painfully aware of, who the next U.S. president will be has peaked worldwide interest.
Democrats are being asked to consider "words" vs. "actions" by the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns.
Information about the actions -- legislative actions -- on the part of each candidate is readily available right here at home online, yet the following info bounced back and forth across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans before landing in my computer.
My cousin, an ex-Pat living in exotic places for many years, still follows our politics -- hers, too, in a way, since she holds dual citizenship -- sent me this.
Her message begins quite simply, "Let's take a close look at who's really qualified and/or who's really working for the good of all of us while serving in the Senate.
Obama or Clinton?"
Records of these two candidates should be scrutinized in order to make an informed decision," she continued.
She explained further that Sen. Clinton, who has served only one full term - six years - plus an additional year as a senator, campaigning.
CLINTON
In her first six years she managed to author and pass into law 20 pieces of legislation. These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress, but to save us the trouble of looking them up, she listed them.
1- Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2- Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3- Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4- Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5- Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6- Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7- Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8- Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9- Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10- Congratulate the Syracuse University Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11- Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12- Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13- Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14- Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15- Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
16- Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17- Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18- Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19- Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20- Designate part of the National Forest System in
Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
There you have it, the Hillary legislative facts straight from the Senate records.
If we want to be brutally honest, with the exceptions of three items, numbers two, seven and eight, the merits of which are questionable, the rest aren't worth squat.
Congress does this all the time: Waste time, energy and money on bills that help no one in the country, and are nothing more than ego inflaters for the families of those who have post offices named after them, because nobody knows who they are in the first place.
Think that's cynical? Yes, it is and with good reason. Just watch Jay Leno's or Sean Hannity's man-in-the-street interviews, or questionnaire results that are published in newspapers occasionally.
Very few people know who the current vice president is, let alone who our founding fathers were or anything about U.S. history or geography. They don't even know which occurred first, World War II or Vietnam.
Unless Elvis is honored on a postage stamp, most will only recognize George Washington or Thomas Jefferson as anything but some old guys.
Only five of Clinton's 20 bills have any meaningful substance, which means 75% were pretty inane.
OBAMA
The following is a list of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments, but the list is so substantive they are categorized, rather than listed individually. Besides, there's simply too many of them.
During his first eight years in the Illinois legislature, Obama sponsored more than 820 bills.
* 233 regarding healthcare reform
* 125 on poverty and public assistance
* 112 crime fighting bills
* 97 economic bills
* 60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills
* 21 ethics reform bills
* 15 gun control
* 6 veterans affairs and many others
* Many more miscellaneous bills
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills, and co-sponsored another 427.
These include:
* Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - enacted.
* Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act - enacted.
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate.
* 2007 Government Ethics Bill, enacted.
* Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, in committee.
In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1,096.
An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who would prefer that this comparison not be made public.
Now it's up to you to decide who's the doer and who's the talker.
Obama or Clinton? You Decide Who's Words and Who's Actions
by Sandy S.
We're not the only ones mesmerized by our upcoming presidential election. For numerous reasons we're all too painfully aware of, who the next U.S. president will be has peaked worldwide interest.
Democrats are being asked to consider "words" vs. "actions" by the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns.
Information about the actions -- legislative actions -- on the part of each candidate is readily available right here at home online, yet the following info bounced back and forth across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans before landing in my computer.
My cousin, an ex-Pat living in exotic places for many years, still follows our politics -- hers, too, in a way, since she holds dual citizenship -- sent me this.
Her message begins quite simply, "Let's take a close look at who's really qualified and/or who's really working for the good of all of us while serving in the Senate.
Obama or Clinton?"
Records of these two candidates should be scrutinized in order to make an informed decision," she continued.
She explained further that Sen. Clinton, who has served only one full term - six years - plus an additional year as a senator, campaigning.
CLINTON
In her first six years she managed to author and pass into law 20 pieces of legislation. These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress, but to save us the trouble of looking them up, she listed them.
1- Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2- Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3- Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4- Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5- Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6- Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7- Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8- Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9- Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10- Congratulate the Syracuse University Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11- Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12- Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13- Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14- Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15- Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.
16- Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17- Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18- Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19- Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20- Designate part of the National Forest System in
Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
There you have it, the Hillary legislative facts straight from the Senate records.
If we want to be brutally honest, with the exceptions of three items, numbers two, seven and eight, the merits of which are questionable, the rest aren't worth squat.
Congress does this all the time: Waste time, energy and money on bills that help no one in the country, and are nothing more than ego inflaters for the families of those who have post offices named after them, because nobody knows who they are in the first place.
Think that's cynical? Yes, it is and with good reason. Just watch Jay Leno's or Sean Hannity's man-in-the-street interviews, or questionnaire results that are published in newspapers occasionally.
Very few people know who the current vice president is, let alone who our founding fathers were or anything about U.S. history or geography. They don't even know which occurred first, World War II or Vietnam.
Unless Elvis is honored on a postage stamp, most will only recognize George Washington or Thomas Jefferson as anything but some old guys.
Only five of Clinton's 20 bills have any meaningful substance, which means 75% were pretty inane.
OBAMA
The following is a list of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments, but the list is so substantive they are categorized, rather than listed individually. Besides, there's simply too many of them.
During his first eight years in the Illinois legislature, Obama sponsored more than 820 bills.
* 233 regarding healthcare reform
* 125 on poverty and public assistance
* 112 crime fighting bills
* 97 economic bills
* 60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills
* 21 ethics reform bills
* 15 gun control
* 6 veterans affairs and many others
* Many more miscellaneous bills
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills, and co-sponsored another 427.
These include:
* Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - enacted.
* Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act - enacted.
* Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate.
* 2007 Government Ethics Bill, enacted.
* Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, in committee.
In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1,096.
An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who would prefer that this comparison not be made public.
Now it's up to you to decide who's the doer and who's the talker.