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Loath as I am to make this a political forum, let me say that the race for the Democrat nomination has turned into a popularity contest, pure and simple. Obama is the cute new boy. Clinton, the "mean mom," knows all of the players on the world and national stages and knows how to work with them, whereas Obama would be rendered ineffectual the way Jimmy Carter was. <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Not to mention that if we vote Clinton i, we'll also have in the White House the man who presided over the longest peacetime boom in the last century. <div><br></div><div>Ralph Nader stumped for idealism in the last election, and look what happened. Now is not the time for idealism. Now is the time to attempt to restore some small portion of what George W Bush has ruined, changing the balance of power in the world. </div><div><br><div><br><div><div>On Feb 22, 2008, at 1:52 PM, African Soul International wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><br><b><i>Judy Burnette <<a href="mailto:eduadvocate1@earthlink.net">eduadvocate1@earthlink.net</a>></i></b> wrote: <blockquote class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">From: "Judy Burnette" <<a href="mailto:eduadvocate1@earthlink.net">eduadvocate1@earthlink.net</a>><br>To: "Judy Burnette" <<a href="mailto:eduadvocate1@earthlink.net">eduadvocate1@earthlink.net</a>><br>Subject: If you are as sick and tired as I am of hearing about Clinton's "qualifications' please read on & pass it on.<br>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:04:43 -0500<br><br> <div> <div> </div> <div> <blockquote class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div><font size="+0"></font></div> <blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><font size="+0"><font size="4"><strong>Friends:<br>If you are as sick and tired as I am of hearing about Clinton's "qualifications' please read on & pass it on.<br> <br>Obama is not only ready...he's also been right. Right for us and right for America!</strong></font><br> <br> <hr> <font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><strong>This info was shared with me...and now for those of you that may want to know :</strong></span></font><br><br></font><a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxmk762YYUS" target="_blank"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><font size="+0"><span><mime-attachment.gif></span></font></span></a><br><br><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><br><font size="4"><strong>I thought this was interesting enough to submit it to you.</strong></font></span></font><br><br><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><font size="4"><strong>Let's take a closer look at who's really qualified and or who's really working for the good of all of us in the Senate. Obama or Clinton.</strong><br><br></font><strong><font size="4">Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term - 6yrs. - and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law - 20 - twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years.<br><br>These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress </font></strong><a href="http://www.thomas.loc.gov/" target="_blank"><strong><font size="4">www.thomas.loc.gov</font></strong></a><font size="4"><strong>, but to save you trouble, I'll post them here for you.<br><br>1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.<br><br>2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.<br><br>3. Recognize the</strong> </font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><font size="4"><strong>Ellis Island</strong></font></span><font size="4"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> Medal of Honor.<br><br>4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.<br><br>5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.<br><br>6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.<br><br>7. Designate </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Aug. 7, 2003</span></strong></font><font size="4"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.<br><br>8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.<br><br>9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.<br><br>10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.<br><br>11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.<br><br>12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.<br><br>13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.<br><br>14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.<br><br>15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty. Only five of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Clinton</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">'s bills are, more substantive. </span><br><br></strong></font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><font size="4"><strong>16. Extend period of unemployment assistance</strong></font><font size="4"><font size="+0"> <font size="4"><strong>to victims of 9/11.<br><br>17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11 </strong></font></font></font></span><font size="4"><font size="+0"></font><br><br></font><font size="+0"><strong><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.<br><br>19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.<br><br>20. Designate part of the National Forest System in </span></font><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Puerto Rico</span></font></strong></font><font size="+0"><strong><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> as protected in the wilderness preservation system.<br><br>There you have it, the fact's straight from the Senate Record. </span></font><br><br><br></strong></font><font size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><strong>Now, I would post those of Obama's, but the list is too substantive, so I'll mainly categorize.<br><br>During the first - 8 - eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced<br><br>233 regarding healthcare reform,<br></strong><br><strong>125 on poverty and public assistance,<br><br>112 crime fighting bills,<br><br>97 economic bills,<br><br>60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,<br><br>21 ethics reform bills,<br><br>15 gun control,<br><br>6 veterans affairs and many others.<br></strong><br><br><strong>His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These inculded **the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 - became law, **The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, - became law, **The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate, **The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, - became law, **The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, In committee, and many more.<br><br>In all, since entering the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.<br><br>An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to some who would prefer that this comparison not be made public.<br><br>He's not just a talker.<br>He's a doer.<br></strong><br>Pass it on....It's impressive </span></font></blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div id="EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_4_0d784b3d-df7e-49bc-9144-6fe078bedb88"> <div id="EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_9_0d784b3d-df7e-49bc-9144-6fe078bedb88"> <div class="EC_EC_Section1"> <table class="EC_EC_MsoNormalTable" style="WIDTH: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; BACKGROUND: white; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0in" width="100%" bgcolor="white"> <div class="EC_EC_MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">------------------------------------------------<br></span></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span></font><font size="+0"></font> </div></div></div> <div id="EC_EC_AOLMsgPart_10_0d784b3d-df7e-49bc-9144-6fe078bedb88"><font size="+0"><span><mime-attachment.gif></span> </font></div></div> <div class="EC_EC_AOLPromoFooter"><font size="+0"> <hr> More new features than ever. 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