Considering the time each has been in the senate, how does his overall percentage of votes missed compare with hers. Just looking at short period of time and not considering the overall record seems misleading.

“Hillary Clinton may be falling behind rival Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she has the lead in missed votes in the U.S. Senate so far this year.”

Katie,

That’s stupid. They are talking about how many votes they have missed during their time of running for president. She wasn’t running for president when she was voting early in her senate career so of course she would win percentage wise. Why do you people have to act like this; I will be so glad when this is all over! I hate what I have learned about the people in my party during this primary and I will be switching to Independent. And as we all know, independents vote for Obama or McCain.

Obama voted against, Clinton voted for

Planner - they didn’t vote - both Obama and Clinton skipped the vote and it passed.

Or Hillary’s vote with Bush to authorize the war. She didn’t miss That vote.

Didn’t Obama have some strange voting patterns in Illinois? I don’t remember the article exactly, but as I recall, the gist of it was that there were times he would vote “yes” on something. Then when he was criticized for the vote, he would say it was a mistake, and change the vote to “no” for the record, even though it didn’t count as a “no” in the tally. My recollection is that that didn’t happen just once or twice.

I guess the hands-on policy wonk doesn’t think voting’s important. She seems ready to discount it when voters live in caucus states as well. Huh.

Actually, this is innacurate. Obama showed up to vote AGAINST the bill to allow immunity and made a statement about it on the senate floor. McCain was also there, as the two met on the floor and spoke briefly. Clinton was not there at all.

Obama ‘Yea’, Clinton ‘Not Voting’

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/ro ll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?con gress=110&session=2&vote=00015

at least when she isn’t voting on anything she isnt hurting us—like being in the top ten for ear marks—you want hight taxes vote for hilary

Hey now there is a thought - now that we know how many times they voted let’s look at who voted for what! Let’s see who was able to pass meaningful legislation and who wasn’t! Let’s see who introduced bills and who didn’t! Let’s see who has the beef and who does not! Bet her voting record is as lame as her campaign…

THERE IS NO CHANGES WITH OBAMA EXCEPT THE MEDIAS HELP AT HIDING HIS RECORD OF SUPPORTING THE WAR AND BUSH. Obamas record shows he supports the war, voted twice in 2006 against bringing America’s troops back home. He votes for war appropriations giving our money to Halliburton and Blackwater. His latest bit of posturing S 433 allows the Bush Administration to suspend any troop withdrawal!!!!Which if not suspended, still keeps the troops in Iraq for a long time to come? Obama when faced with tough choices always gave in to pressure from the Bush administration or corporate lobbyists. Such as Obama voted for Bush’s energy bill, sending more than $13 billion in subsidies and tax breaks to oil, coal, and nuclear companies. Obama voted with Republicans to allow credit card companies to raise interest rates over 30 percent, INCREASING STUDENT LOANS RATES AND FEES increasing hardship for families. Obama voted for one of Bush’s top priorities - expanding Nafta to South America - even as President Bush obstructed all the top Democratic priorities. Obama voted with Bush to make it harder for ordinary people to hold big corporations accountable when they do things like sell toxic toys, poisonous pet food, or just plain rip you off. Obama was the Senate’s biggest Democratic advocate of subsidies for liquid coal, even though liquid coal produces twice the global warming pollution of the crude oil it’s meant to replace (Obama “backed off” this position after being pummeled by environmentalists for several months, but still voted for increased subsidies, albeit with conditions)Obama, a Hamiltonian believer in free trade and supporters of globalization has lent his support to the “Hamilton Project formed by corporate-neoliberal Citigroup chair Robert Rubin and other ‘Wall Street Democrats’ to counter populist rebellion against corporate tendencies within the Democratic Party. Obama provided assistance to pro-war candidates (such as Joe Lieberman). Obama voted for “business-friendly ‘tort reform’ bill that rolls back working peoples’ ability to obtain reasonable redress and compensation…from corporations!!! Obama considers single payer universal health care too socialist and has stated that he prefers voluntary solutions. **He voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive. He supported allowing retired police officers to carry concealed weapons, but opposed allowing people to use banned handguns to defend against intruders in their homes. And the list of sensitive topics goes on. With only a slim, two-year record in the U.S. Senate, Obama doesn’t have many controversial congressional votes which political opponents can frame into attack ads. But his eight years as an Illinois state senator are sprinkled with potentially explosive land mines, such as his abortion and gun control votes. recent land purchase from a political supporter who is facing charges in an unrelated kickback scheme involving investment firms seeking state business. Abortion opponents see Obama’s vote on medical care for aborted fetuses as a refusal to protect the helpless. Some have even accused him of supporting infanticide.

I’m so tired of this she voted for the war crap. I think every American was behind Bush when he acted to attack Iraq. We just didn’t realize what an idiot Bush would have been in handling the war. Also, we were all given wrong information leading up to the war. I wonder if Obama missed out on voting that day.

Not every American was behind Bush when he wanted to attack Iraq in fact almost 15 - 20% of the country was against it. There were many trying to tell him it was the wrong target to include, Scott Ritter, Dick Clarke, even Colin Powell warned him “If you break it, you bought it.” There were marches in the streets of New York, Washington, Chicago to San Francisco.

Senator Clinton voted for the war to insulate herself from Republican attacks that she now claims she is the only candidate capable of defending herself from them. She says that her health care plan covers everyone, yet when people tried to have her implement health care reform progressively during her husbands administration she wouldnt listen. It was her way or no way.

The country is moving toward Obama because they want a leader who can bring together all the people sitting at the table. Senator Clinton has a negative rating of between 43 - 49% depending on the pole. That is to small a margin of error to win the general election.

The war must end! It should never have been started! Senator Clinton should step aside.

To Matt and others,

No, not everyone was behind President Bush’s plan for Iraq. I remember listening to the Senate vote live over the car radio. Did you take the time to listen to the vote, Matt? My husband pulled the car over because the news was so disturbing. We understood what it meant.

Of course, Senator Obama was in the Illinois State Senate at the time working with divided parties and group leaders on common ground to get legislative results. Mr. Obama understood then that Mr. Bush’s war with an abstract noun would send our country into violent, ridiculously expensive, and lengthly turmoil.

The best candidate for the job of President of the United States is not a hammer, but a healer. Not all of the problems we face are nails. I reject any candidate that summarily assumes that all members of the opposing party are the enemy, and the leaders of nations in turmoil will not meet us on common ground.

This is not a position of idealistic youth, but rather practicality. The old way of sticking out one’s chin and inviting the first blow doesn’t work. The most effective route to change I have seen begins with leading by example. We must strive to live by the highest ideals and principles of our culture rather than resigning ourselves to our lowest common denominator. If we lapse, we must try again. If we succeed, we must not be satisfied.

R.Tracewell

James, is either smarter than everyone or making up his own lies. He’s obviously a nay-sayer and potentially a Hillary or McCain supporter. If you’re going to post “facts” please post the links so we can all be informed.

Should look into the Hillary Movie. I would really like to see a news review of the Hillary Movie directed by Dick Morris.

It is disheartening how the media can sway voters with false articles like this one submitted by Jeremy Pelofsky. This article should have been proof read before submission, or perhaps it was. It is quite clear that the media wants and needs Obama. Why? I have heard the candidates, I know their voting records. I will vote my own conscience and not what some News organizations want me to do. That’s why I love this country, we are FREE to vote our conscience.