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Another day, another reversal by Barack Obama on a major issue. Obama’s newest ad titled “Dignity“, claims that Barack Obama slashed the welfare rolls by 80 percent. He was referring to the Republican crafted welfare reform which was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996. While it is true that welfare roll did reduce dramatically after the legislation passed, it is odd that Obama would consider this as something he could put on his resume.
For starters, Obama was not elected to the Illinois State Senate until 1997, so even had this been Statewide legislation (which it was not), Obama would not have had the opportunity to vote on it. The question then would be, how would Obama have voted if given the opportunity? As ABC News reminds us this morning, Obama would have voted against welfare reform.
Barack Obama aligned himself with welfare reform on Monday, launching a television ad which touts the way the overhaul “slashed the rolls by 80 percent.” Obama leaves out, however, that he was against the 1996 federal legislation which precipitated the caseload reduction.
“I am not a defender of the status quo with respect to welfare,” Obama said on the floor of the Illinois state Senate on May 31, 1997. “Having said that, I probably would not have supported the federal legislation, because I think it had some problems.”
Barack seems to have an awful lot of learning to do doesn't he? Maybe the White House isn't the right place for him to do it though..
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
reply to post by LLoyd45
Good for him. He's now for it.
you know, human beings once thought the earth was flat too....
infact some still do.
We learn as we progress. Barack Obama knows this.
What does it mean to be a conservative? "sticking to tradition"?
Well....if our current situation has anythign to do with conservative tradition
ill tell you where they can shove their conservatism.
McCain has been around for over thirty years opposed to Barack's eight. I'd say he's got the court advantage.
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
reply to post by LLoyd45
One could make the same argument for McCain, no doubt?
In fact....anyone running for president (write-in's included) has not a single day experience as being president.
Shocking.
So we should...not vote?
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
Barack Obama doesnt have the "experience" (i call it corruption ) that McCain has, and i believe thats a Good thing.