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[beachdrivegirl]

Obama is projected winner of Mississippi! Go OBama!

[Anonymous]

JoB – I agree that nobody will respond to the bad points of Obama. Everyone very quickly just starts talking about why Clinton is so wrong.

Can someone please go into detail about what exactly Obama has done (in all his experience) that you agree with (not just what he’s saying he’s going to do)!! And don’t just refer us to an article you happen to agree with. Also, if you talk about his next door neighbor (or lack thereof) you get extra credit!

[beachdrivegirl]

Efficieny is very important to me. Who is goign to get the job done at the end of the day? Hillary was only able to pass 8% of her bills while Obama was able to pass 18%.

[beachdrivegirl]

Efficieny is very important to me. Who is goign to get the job done at the end of the day? Hillary was only able to pass 8% of her bills while Obama was able to pass 18%.

[JoB]

JT.. what am i to do with you?

stats only work if you understand their framework.

“As for political experience in it’s entirety, it has already been established that Obama has the most (11 years).”

so.. no political experience counts unless it is elected office??? interesting.

I don’t think you really believe that when it is put that way.

beachdrivegirl…

“As you will see Clinton has written 155 bills and has passed 13 in 2007. Obama has written 115 bills and passed 21 in 2007.”

was there nothing happening in Washington prior to 2007? How did he do the previous year when he didn’t have teddy’s help?

But let’s just take 2007.

i followed the link and looked at every bill quoted…. and i found i didn’t agree with the writer’s emphasis…

one of the things she liked about Obama, i really didn’t. she liked that his bills affected far more people.. broader range is how she put it i think.

But in her two real examples, the Clinton alternative actually offered more real protection and solutions to those who need it most.

She liked that Obama was concerned about lead paint in toys…. passing laws to make sure that toys are regulated… after all.. to paraphrase her… there were millions of toys

whereas Clinton wanted to get lead paint out of homes…. and only a few homes have lead paint…

Lead paint exists mostly in the homes of the very poor who don’t have the option of simply moving… and Hillary’s vehicle of tax incentives would actually have helped those who chose to take on urban renewal (buying a marginal house.. fixing it and living in it or selling it) as well… a well considered bill that would have had immediate effect in removing lead paint from homes….

Aside from the fact that I am more concerned with lead paint in homes.. where people don’t have the option of simply moving away… than with toys that are generally simply replaced when they are found to be toxic… his bill would have created more laws. hers offered a practical solution for eliminating lead paint from homes…

same with the mtg issue.. Hillary wanted good disclosure laws on contracts so that people know what they are signing… this would have had an immediate effect on those defrauding the poor who are generally less savvy because banks would have stepped up their scrutiny… they wouldn’t have wanted to be the one left holding worthless paper…

he wanted laws making mtg fraud illegal… fraud is already illegal… very hard to prosecute because you have to prove deliberate intent to defraud.. and as the FBI is finding out right now.. that’s not so easy. but still illegal.

Again, he wanted more laws.. she wanted regulations that would directly effect the real outcome of non-disclosure in mtg transactions…

When you are looking at these pieces that seem to be so well researched, it’s good to look at the assumptions built into the arguments to see if you actually agree with them.

This writer’s basic assumption was that a bill’s worth could be measured by it’s passage… not by it’s content. i think that’s a bad assumption.

rs261.. thanks for supplying some real info.. i was only quoting the endorsement in the Rolling stones article…

and i forgot to pick up the Rolling Stone while i was at the grocery.. probably a fruedian slip:)

NewResident.. i am sorry.. i was unable to follow your link…

One thing i have noticed… nobody comments on the really ugly issues i have raised… they just go on to find new points….

[Anonymous]

I just voted and WSB is ahead by 2! How long is voting open?

[JoB]

84 people hav voted.. WSB is one ahead of seattle photo…

[kathyh]

We’ve tried Shadowlands a few times and its growing on us. It didn’t grab us initially because of the big-screen TVs and dark atmosphere, but as handy as it is for we, we’ve gone back and like it better each time. The mac and cheese IS pretty amazing and their fries with fried greens in ’em are great (and I don’t even like green beans…) Wine is expensive there, but good…

[WSB]

I bet I know the deal – you have a shared IP address – so it’s definitely sorting by IP address, and even though it wasn’t you specifically, somebody else from that IP address already voted. I will point that out to the MB people, though they’ve already had enough H&D with this whole thing that I doubt they’ll make one more change. (One entire bracket was killed because of a cheating scandal involving a couple of sports-fan sites!)

[WSB]

Also for anyone concerned about this issue – Westcrest has an official Off-Leash Steward, Steve, who runs the Westcrest OLA Yahoo! group – as soon as I saw the forum post here this morning, I sent a note to that e-mail group (where we lurk) to let them know, but it was too late – Steve saw the note just after 2 pm, rushed up, and the delegation had left – I will be putting the group info into our main-page post; they work closely with park issues all the time as citizen volunteers taking care of the offleash area, and would be excellent allies in any ongoing attempt to deal with park issues.

[jissy]

Terry — we’ve just had new hardwoods (Brazilian Teak) put down and had a guy named Mark with Hardwoods by Design @ 206-940-2897 do them. He was really great, great workmanship and showed up every day until the job was done. We found the type of wood on our own, then he got it through his supplier.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the link beachdrivegirl

[flowerpetal]

When I attempted to vote it said Sorry you cannot vote repeatedly. But I hadn’t voted! Boo Hoo.

[beachdrivegirl]

Thank you WSB!Since I couldnt get away from work this afternoon I have been checking the page every once in awhile for updates!

[WSB]

Patrick went on behalf of the WSB Newsgathering Team and was one of two non-Parks/Police people there :) will post a short update to the home page before long.

[WSB]

By the way – whether we win or lose, we’re planning on going to the Metroblogs “trophy party” for the blog tournament and everyone is invited – they’re having it over here in WS, 6:30-8:30 pm Friday at Skylark (that’s before they go 21-and-up at 9 pm). Looks like Mona (from kirida, funniest momblog EVER) might even be there … as will CeRo, the Alki resident who’s on the Metblogs team.

[JenV]

as of 3pm, WSB has pulled ahead!

[Beasley]

Sue-

Yes, Hackensack NJ. Well Lodi if you want to get specific. How am I supposed to go from living here to living there? And what am I going to do on Sundays?

[TeaLady]

Hi! I moved to Seattle in 2003 from DC…tripped into West Seattle in 2004, bought a house and love it so much. Love our neighbors, our run down little house and our whole neighborhood.

[Sue]

Beasley – Hackensack, NJ? For 7 years I lived 10 min. from there, so I understand. :)

[WSB]

sorry, their previous poll widgets didn’t behave that same way (no separate url’s) so I cut, paste and assumed. thanks for finding the better URL!!! looks like they also have this set up for one vote per IP address :( will add to the home page later but appreciate you guys getting the ball rolling.

[beachdrivegirl]

Below is a link to some research done not just on the quantity of bills passed but also the quality of bills passed for McCain, Obama, and Clinton. As you will see Clinton has written 155 bills and has passed 13 in 2007. Obama has written 115 bills and passed 21 in 2007. I urge everyone out there to click on the link and read what each Senator has been adviacating while in Washington. I believe that those individuals that are doubting Obama will feel a bit more @ ease after reading through the bills he has written and got passed.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/20/201332/807/36/458633

[Anonymous]

JT – I know that you’re not kidding. I realize you are a passionate Obama supporter. I don’t get it, but according to Kayleigh, I never will since I am Republican.

By the way, Obama does not have the most experience compared to ALL candidates.

Everyone wants to share their favorite article that paints their candidate in the best light. Follow this link for pure facts and compare.

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/

[Kayleigh]

WSMom, I think she’s counting on the superdelegates…not sure why else she would do that. Seems like a shaky propostion, though, and look how many of us she is alienating.

I don’t know how else to tell the party that if Hillary is the nominee, that I believe the party is making a mistake and going in the wrong direction, other than not voting for her.

We have to change the direction of the country. We just have to. Of course McCain won’t do it and Nader can’t do it without the support of a major party. Edwards was our best hope, and now we have Obama.

[Anonymous]

NewResident – I wasn’t kidding you. None of the candidates have experience as the president. They all will have to learn the job on the job. As for political experience in it’s entirety, it has already been established that Obama has the most (11 years). My other concerns would be, where do you stand on the issues, how smart are you, how willing are you to learn and listen to experts. How effective of a leader would you be? Can you work with both sides and implement your ideas? Can you restore our standing in the world community? Etc., etc.

Are you trying to say Bush knew/knows what he’s doing, cuz I sure don’t see it that way.