If you do a little more digging, you will find that the leader of the house or senate in Illinois put Obama’s name on all the bills that were in the legislature at the time. Many of the congressmen were really put out about this, because they had worked hard on the bill, only to have it handed to Obama, as he was the favorite son in the legislature. Maybe someone who knows more about this can shed some light on it, but as usual, he did nothing, but was there to take all the credit.
As far as I can tell, his only accomplishments were that he put a job center in the ghetto in Chicago, which is a pretty easy, non-controversial accomplishment, and he had some asbestos removed from some public housing.
Just because he signed his name to a stack of crappy legislation pushed in front of his nose by his ‘superiors’ doesn’t mean he did anything important. As for his other legislation that he takes credit for, it is no doubt that someone else floated those bills as well and just had him be the lead lackey. It shows how much he was controlled and told what to do.
I think the ONLY legislation he introduced in IL that actually passed was a special day of recognition for a Chicago Islamic Center.
No lie. Easy to check. I just don’t have time right now to do it again :)
Just because he signed his name to a stack of crappy legislation pushed in front of his nose by his ‘superiors’ doesn’t mean he did anything important. As for his other legislation that he takes credit for, it is no doubt that someone else floated those bills as well and just had him be the lead lackey. It shows how much he was controlled and told what to do.
4,000 votes, but how many of those were votes for “Present”.
Plus ALL of his Illinois State Senate records are conveniently “lost”, so we will never know the nuts and bolts of exactly how he legislated in Illinois.
That would be "Emil Jones"
References:
"Obama and Me" Dallas Morning Observer Feb 28, 2008
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-02-28/news/obama-and-me/
"Raising Obama" Vanity Fair March, 2008
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/03/obama200803
I do recall reading that Obama never really voted for or against anything while in the Illinois Senate. If I recall correctly, all he ever voted was “Present”. One wonders.
Personally, I don't believe Obama has done anything in his entire life. There has been a concerted effort to make it look like he has done work. But he is completely hollow.
The information you posted is from DailyKos. Correction as to Obama’s US Senate was only 2 years. He said he was not qualified to run for president when he was elected to the senate but he did a sharp about face.
One of the bills Obama introduced was a Muslim Holiday for Illinois. It didn’t pass. Many of Obamas votes are for welfare programs or government control.
My understanding is Obama only had 3 pieces of legislation pass. Two were in the Illinois senate and one US Senate. Some others he voted for and then took credit for them during his campaign. I think Obama got aid to Africa on one of his bills.
Obama said he passed temporary assistance for low income families and he was one of five sponsors. On a cut taxes for working families in Illinois he was only a cosponsor but he took credit for that also during his campaign. Obama claims health care for wounded troops was his but he was not even a cosponsor on H.R.4986.
During Obama’s campaign one of Obama’s team was on CNN. He was asked just what Obama had done in the Illinois senate and US senate to show he was capable of leading. That everyone said Obama had not passed one bill. Obama’s man said thats not true, he passed campaign reform bill that will stop lobbyists.
We see how well that worked with Obama and his 12 lobbyists on his team right now. Or the millions Obama has raked in from lobbyists.
A writer can write a 100 books, the only ones that count are the ones published. Obama took credit when he voted or signed onto a bill. Obama basically signed onto someone else’s homework.
As far as I know Obama was paid really well for Illinois senate and then bowing out 2 years into his US senate seat for doing nothing.
And Gore invented the internet.
Bulls**T. This loon can barely write his own name. Find me something he has actually written (and his “biographies” are most certainly not written by the loon).
There are Illegal aliens that have more and better paperwork than Boama.
Barry Soetoro aka Barrack Obama