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<blockquote data-quote="GolfWhiskey" data-source="post: 728893" data-attributes="member: 8068"><p>-Sponsored and accrued bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws in Illinois, 1996-97</p><p>-Initiated welfare reform and increased funding for childcare, 1998</p><p>-Led Illinois democrats in support of Republican governor Ryan's bill targeting predatory lending practices in order to stave off home foreclosures, 2001</p><p>-Served as chairman of the Illinois Senate Health and Human Services Committee, 2003</p><p>-Sponsored and led bipartisan passage of legislation to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained, and legislation making Illinois the first state to mandate videotaping of homicide interrogations, 2003 (this legislation was lauded by police officials state-wide)</p><p></p><p>That's just a summarized list of his actions as a state Senator. For a list of his sponsored legislative acts as a US Senator, you can read Wikipedia:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate</a></p><p></p><p>Then again, I'm sure you'll come up with some ex post facto qualifier that makes all of these accomplishments "not count". Discussing politics with some people is like playing freeze tag with 4th graders. Also, I'm not an "Obamanite". I voted for Ron Paul. I just love to watch people do mental gymnastics to justify their BS attacks on the President.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Obama's campaign staff was much larger than the entire city of Wasilla and also, Obama's campaign was arguably one of the most successful political campaigns in American history. Sarah Palin whisked into an Alaska power vacuum and then proceeded to quit the job. Where I come from, when you quit something that means you've failed at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GolfWhiskey, post: 728893, member: 8068"] -Sponsored and accrued bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws in Illinois, 1996-97 -Initiated welfare reform and increased funding for childcare, 1998 -Led Illinois democrats in support of Republican governor Ryan's bill targeting predatory lending practices in order to stave off home foreclosures, 2001 -Served as chairman of the Illinois Senate Health and Human Services Committee, 2003 -Sponsored and led bipartisan passage of legislation to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained, and legislation making Illinois the first state to mandate videotaping of homicide interrogations, 2003 (this legislation was lauded by police officials state-wide) That's just a summarized list of his actions as a state Senator. For a list of his sponsored legislative acts as a US Senator, you can read Wikipedia: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bills_sponsored_by_Barack_Obama_in_the_United_States_Senate[/url] Then again, I'm sure you'll come up with some ex post facto qualifier that makes all of these accomplishments "not count". Discussing politics with some people is like playing freeze tag with 4th graders. Also, I'm not an "Obamanite". I voted for Ron Paul. I just love to watch people do mental gymnastics to justify their BS attacks on the President. Obama's campaign staff was much larger than the entire city of Wasilla and also, Obama's campaign was arguably one of the most successful political campaigns in American history. Sarah Palin whisked into an Alaska power vacuum and then proceeded to quit the job. Where I come from, when you quit something that means you've failed at it. [/QUOTE]
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