Re: Why is Bush Helping the Saudis build Nukes?

[quote=toasty;612930]Nope, Clinton votes more consistently with the democrats than Obama, 97.7% to 96.7%. Not a big gap in raw numbers, though, which is totally unsurprising in light of the fact that almost everyone in Congress has voted straight party line for at least the last 16 years. This just in.[/quote]

which co-incides with my original post in that we need to change the houses before we think a new president will change anything that is going on.

Re: Why is Bush Helping the Saudis build Nukes?

[QUOTE=thesightless;612934]which co-incides with my original post in that we need to change the houses before we think a new president will change anything that is going on.[/QUOTE]

To be clear, I don't think that Obama is going to get into office and a big rainbow is going to encircle the nation and suddenly, magically, everyone will be holding hands and singing kum-ba-yah. I do think he has a different take on the governing process, though, that will be good for the nation. Maybe that makes me naive, and maybe he'll prove me 100% wrong, but I don't think so.

Re: Why is Bush Helping the Saudis build Nukes?

[quote=toasty;612939]To be clear, I don't think that Obama is going to get into office and a big rainbow is going to encircle the nation and suddenly, magically, everyone will be holding hands and singing kum-ba-yah. I do think he has a different take on the governing process, though, that will be good for the nation. Maybe that makes me naive, and maybe he'll prove me 100% wrong, but I don't think so.[/quote]

That sums up my position as well. Obama is certainly not the messiah, but I do support him rather than just being against a candidate (although I am vehemently against McCain on just about every policy stance from Iraq to the economy to abortion) because he brings a fresh and most likely substantive perspective on how to correct the present course of the government.