Daily Dolt
WASHINGTON – The voices are growing louder asking the question: Is Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) all style and little substance? The freshman Illinois senator began his campaign facing the perception that he lacks the experience to be president, especially compared to rivals with decades of work on foreign and domestic policy. So far, he’s done little to challenge it. He’s delivered no policy speeches and provided few details about how he would lead the country.
No policy speeches.
Are you kidding me?
Just from a quick look at his Senate web site.
Iraq War Speeches
March 21st
March 13th
January 30th
January 19th
November 20th
Africa
Aids December 1
Zimbabwe March 15th
Kenya August 28th (In Kenya)
Latin America March 8th
Foreign Policy/Israel–March 2nd
Veterans March 22nd
January 8th Ethics Legislation
Bills/Actions Introduced:
Health Insurance Tax Breaks for Better Fuel Economy
Housing Summit on Foreclosures
Reform Troop Care–something he’s worked with Durbin on since entering the Senate
The entire article seems to be because Obama doesn’t have a detailed health care plan. It’s legitimate to say Edwards is ahead of him on the issue, but to say it signifies a lack of policy positions when he has a ton of substantive positions and has given a number of speeches on foreign policy in the just the last few months is ridiculous and could only happen in the DC press corps that cannot help itself, but to fit every candidate into their particular view–facts be damned.
June 19th, 2007 at
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