This is too much, "Biden weak on manufacturing, group says".

[DainBramaged]

U.S. Sen. Joe Biden has a weak record on manufacturing issues but has always been willing to listen.

That was the early verdict from the National Association of Manufacturers Saturday following presidential hopeful Barack Obama's introduction of the Delaware Democrat as his running mate.

The association, whose members include some automakers and suppliers, did not cite a specific issue in its statement.

But in its list of designated "key votes" in the current session of Congress, Biden voted correctly once, voted wrong eight times and was absent for two roll calls, according to the manufacturers' tally.

Sen. Obama, D-Ill., voted wrong seven times and was absent for four votes, the association said.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive GOP nominee for president, voted correctly once and missed 10 roll calls, mostly while campaigning.

All three missed a closely watched test vote June 6 on a major climate change bill, sure to be a hot topic for whomever is president next year.

A better gauge, at least of support for the manufacturers' positions, is found in the votes of the 2005-06 congressional session, when the association identified 19 key votes.

It said Biden was, right on two of 19, for a score of 11 percent.

Obama was rated at 16 percent and McCain at 63 percent.

Despite the records, Jay Timmons, executive vice president of the manufacturers' association, applauded Biden's foreign policy expertise and said he was "a smart choice for the Democratic ticket."

Timmons, a former Senate Republican staff member, is representing the manufacturers' association in Denver this week during the Democratic National Convention.

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080824/ANA02/113388/1181

[billyoc]

1. The NAM are the mortal enemies of working people everywhere.

[MrModerate]

2. Nat'l Assn. of Manufacturers has demonstrated over and over again . . .

An incredibly short-sighted, next-quarter's-the-only-thing-that-matters viewpoint, and can't be trusted to even figure out what its own best interests are in the long term.

Bleeeep! Next!

[clear eye]

3. Those wrong votes probably included things like

Biden's vote to strengthen the consumer product safety law, and votes in favor of environmental regulations like opposing Bush's "blue skies" initiative. I wouldn't concern myself, if I were you. Who's going to see this other than some lobbyists?

[thunder rising]

4. National Association of Manufacturers ... aka People Are Robots That Work for Us

[DainBramaged]

5. People, ah, slaves are our greatest asset, now you are all fired

fucking assholes. The times they are a changin.

[DainBramaged]

6. I am bumping this because of an important follow up article

and the hypocrisy of these fuckers is just blatant