2 words that put me in Edwards camp and not Obama's

[SHRED]

Corporate welfare

Oh and 2 more:

war funding

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. And THE TWO AMERICAS! nt

[rwheeler31]

2. I want both these guys .

[SunDrop23]

5. I agree (n/t)

[Kingshakabobo]

22. I want all three! They can make a Hillary sandwich!

[midnight]

3. I thought you were going to say middle class. But corporate

welfare is a invisible non talked about problem that tax payers shoulder. Let's get rid of it.

[TeamJordan23]

4. Didn't Edwards fund the war also?

And also co-sponsor the bill to go into war?

[Laurab]

8. Yes, and had he still been in the senate

my guess is that he would have funded it again. Why anyone thinks Edwards would have voted differently is beyond me - he DOES have a record in the senate. I understand that he regrets many of his votes now, but I don't believe for a minute that he wouldn't have voted the same way as Obama, had he been in a position to vote. Talk is cheap.

[laureloak]

13. That's bull. You don't know squat about what Edwards

would have done. YOUR talk is cheap. Trashy.

[laureloak]

14. North Carolina

Best state in the union!

[Laurab]

24. No, I don't, and neither do you.

But an educated guess, judging by his time in the senate and his voting record, gives one an idea. You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine, but judging by the way he voted in the senate when he was in it, it stands to reason he'd vote as he always did.

I like Edwards, he's my 2nd choice, but he did leave a record in the senate. Ignore it if you want, but it's there.

Try anger management maybe?

[Yuugal]

6. Not Hillary nt

[laureloak]

7. False hope

[Egnever]

9. So the fact that Obama is actually doing something

About it instead of just talking about it after its too late. Flies completely over your head.

[brentspeak]

10. Doing 'what' about it?

Speaking in vague generalities?

[BlueStater]

11. I'm confused. What is he doing? n/t

[CyberPieHole]

12. What is he "doing" besides flapping his gums?

[hayu_lol]

15. I guess we have to keep repeating ourselves over and over again...

many of you don't seem to get it.

Obama was against the war, couldn't vote for or against the IWR because he wasn't in the senate at the time, and in any case, as he has done with controversial topics has hedged with a PRESENT vote instead of yea or nay.

[CyberPieHole]

17. How was he against the war? Since he could not vote for or against...

assuming he would have bothered to take the time to vote (something he does frequently) and not voted "present" as he is often wont to do. "Hedging" is a cowards way out of a situation. If he is truly opposed to something or is in favor of something he should take a stand. That alone disqualifies him in my eyes for the Presidency.

By the way, it's not that we "don't seem to get it"...I see through him and to me, Obama is as vapid as the current resident in the White House.

[emilyg]

16. What is he doing?

[zulchzulu]

18. Two issues that made me support Obama over Edwards...

...besides many others...

Edwards' co-sponsorship and hawkish record with the Iraq War Resolution that started the war

Edwards' voting for the Vietnam and China free trade bills that sucker punched many industries in the US

Oddly, these are the two main issues that Edwards complains about most now in his rhetoric....even though he voted for both.

:shrug:

[laureloak]

19. Please stick with the topic. You can start your own thread.

[laureloak]

20. Universal healthcare

[SHRED]

21. War Funding

Obama:

06/22/2006 - Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill - Yes
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $505.23 billion to the Department of Defense and related agencies.

06/15/2006 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 - Yes
Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates $95.05 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, hurricane relief and recovery efforts, among other purposes. $70.58 billion for “Global War on Terrorism”.

05/04/2006 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 - Yes
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $107.41 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and hurricane relief and recovery efforts, among other purposes. $67.55 billion for the Department of Defense operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

11/15/2005 - Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill - Yes
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $487.03 billion for the Defense Department, military construction, and the Energy Department for the fiscal year 2006.

10/07/2005 - Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill - Yes
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $445.88 billion for the Department of Defense, including $51.3 billion for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to serve as a bridge fund until the President requests additional funds.

http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=BS030017


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[Bluebear]

23. Donnie McClurkin.