Comments on: Present and Accounted For http://archpundit.com/blog/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/ Illinois, From Misery Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:19:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ArchPundit http://archpundit.com/blog/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5635 ArchPundit Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:04:36 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5635 ===I’m sorry, but these explanations are not persuasive. Eight votes and he could not assert leadership? Assert leadership? This makes no sense--and as I pointed out in more recent posts, he killed these bills singlehandedly when he became a committee chair after Democrats took back the Senate. ===I’m sorry, but these explanations are not persuasive. Eight votes and he could not assert leadership?

Assert leadership? This makes no sense–and as I pointed out in more recent posts, he killed these bills singlehandedly when he became a committee chair after Democrats took back the Senate.

]]> By: Joshua M http://archpundit.com/blog/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5636 Joshua M Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:54:38 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5636 I'm sorry, but these explanations are not persuasive. Eight votes and he could not assert leadership? This is consistent with Obama skipping lots of US Senate votes, too, where he is now the most "not present" voter. I’m sorry, but these explanations are not persuasive. Eight votes and he could not assert leadership? This is consistent with Obama skipping lots of US Senate votes, too, where he is now the most “not present” voter.

]]> By: Goldberg http://archpundit.com/blog/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5634 Goldberg Tue, 09 Mar 2004 12:40:00 +0000 http://69.89.31.63/~archpund/2004/03/09/present-and-accounted-for/#comment-5634 As an Obama supporter (had him in law school, hosted a fundraiser for him last week with Studs Terkel), I had my concerns about these votes. They were basically allayed by the Planned Parenthood endorsement, but it's very nice to see, finally, exactly why these "present" votes are not a cop-out. That said, with turnout expected low, I wonder if these new poll leads for Obama really mean much. As an Obama supporter (had him in law school, hosted a fundraiser for him last week with Studs Terkel), I had my concerns about these votes. They were basically allayed by the Planned Parenthood endorsement, but it’s very nice to see, finally, exactly why these “present” votes are not a cop-out.

That said, with turnout expected low, I wonder if these new poll leads for Obama really mean much.

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