There is a really nice article about Michelle Obama and her family.
Michelle Obama Solidifies her Role
Nice Stippling too.
{February 12, 2008} Michelle Obama gets Stippled
{January 7, 2008} The Verbs of their Senate Record;on Iraq, Similar Passions
“The Bush Administration must not circumvent Congress on the critical issue of the future U.S. presence in Iraq. The Administration must not be permitted to enter into agreements that could lead to permanent bases in Iraq which would damage U.S. interests in Iraq and the broader region without Congressional approval.” – Senator Hillary Clinton December 6, 2007 security agreement with Iraq legislation
September 2007
Clinton voted Yes
Obama did not vote (he was campaigning for President in New Hampshire)
to support a resolution declaring Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite part of the Iranian military, a foreign terrorist group. (The nonbinding amendment to the Defense Authorization Act passed by a 76-22 vote.)
May 2007
Both vote no
on legislation funding Iraq war without troop withdrawal timeline
Obama justifies Change in Iraq War funding using support for troops rationale.
March 15, 2007
“Look, I think the American people are done with Iraq. … ..” Hillary Clinton
January 20, 2007
“It is important at this point that Congress offer specific constructive approaches to what’s proven to be a foreign policy disaster, because we’ve got too much at stake to simply stand on the sidelines and criticize.”–Barack Obama to the AP
Clinton voted Yes and in 2007 offers the following apology:
if she had known in 2002 what she knows now about Iraqi weaponry, she would never have voted for the Senate resolution authorizing force
Obama was not a member of the Senate in 2002:
“But I’m not privy to Senate intelligence reports. What would I have done? I don’t know. What I know is that from my vantage point the case was not made.”–Obama to the New York Times in declining to comment on John Kerry and John Edwards support for 2002 war resolution against Iraq
Hillary Clinton Quotes on Iraq
Hillary Clinton on War & Peace
Ethanol bills voted on in the Senate were the Achilles Heel for Hill.
“current ethanol production is “a long way from helping us deal with our gas problems. We need to be moving on a much faster track.”–Hillary Clinton
On the other hand, Obama represents the ethanol producing state of Illinois (like Iowa) and was compelled to vote on bills in their favor.
On the 2005 energy debate:
“Obama backed an increase in vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, which Clinton opposed. Clinton voted against the energy bill itself because it was stuffed with oil industry incentives. But Obama supported the legislation because it included language that would double ethanol demand by 2012.” — Washington Post, “Clinton Obama Differences Clear“
