McCain takes slim lead over Obama in AP-GfK poll

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Associated Press-GfK Poll shows that John McCain has a slim lead over Barack Obama in the presidential race, helped by strong support from suburban and working-class whites and how voters view each candidate's experience....

 

 

 

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[atlantic]

Until Americans see the commercial stating that McCain doesn't even know how to use a computer or send emails

[timesjoke]

Until Americans see the commercial stating that McCain doesn't even know how to use a computer or send emails

 

 

Ya, I saw that, it is pretty funny that Obama makes all these claims about how he is bringing a new age for Washington but here he is leading the way with attacking people on things that have nothing to do with leading this Country.

 

 

Like being a computer wiz is some kind of qualification to running something. This is Obama's biggest problem, he has no history of any executive experience. Even his own running mate said this:

 

The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.

 

So, to dodge this very important liability for Obama, he is trying to make things like using a computer sound like qualifications for being President. He talks of his campaign being executive experience when we all know he has managers who are doing the executive work. Obama is getting desperate because even Sarah has ten times the executive experience Obama cound ever dream of having and the voters are starting to take notice.

[snafu]

Until Americans see the commercial stating that McCain doesn't even know how to use a computer or send emails

 

I have co-workers that didn't know a thing about computers but it didn't take much to show them. Now a few of them still refuse to use email but as long as I have it, they really don't need it. But in the event that they might need to learn it, it shouldn't take but a day or two.

[atlantic]

Ya, I saw that, it is pretty funny that Obama makes all these claims about how he is bringing a new age for Washington but here he is leading the way with attacking people on things that have nothing to do with leading this Country.

 

 

Like being a computer wiz is some kind of qualification to running something. This is Obama's biggest problem, he has no history of any executive experience. Even his own running mate said this:

 

 

 

So, to dodge this very important liability for Obama, he is trying to make things like using a computer sound like qualifications for being President. He talks of his campaign being executive experience when we all know he has managers who are doing the executive work. Obama is getting desperate because even Sarah has ten times the executive experience Obama cound ever dream of having and the voters are starting to take notice.

I disagree. The point is, McCain DOESN'T stay current. McCain doesn't show up for important votes. His own party has been pissed at him for not showing on several occasions. McCain is stubborn, and stuck in the past. It has nothing to do with actual typing, and nobody said anything about being a computer wiz.

[snafu]

I disagree. The point is, McCain DOESN'T stay current. McCain doesn't show up for important votes. His own party has been pissed at him for not showing on several occasions. McCain is stubborn, and stuck in the past. It has nothing to do with actual typing, and nobody said anything about being a computer wiz.

 

In the end, Mr. Obama chose neither to vote for nor against the bill. He voted ?present,? effectively sidestepping the issue, an option he invoked nearly 130 times as a state senator.

 

 

 

Obama?s vote in Ill. was often ?present? - The New York Times - MSNBC.com

 

 

His vote was present 130 times? How's that for not showing up for improtant votes?

[atlantic]

Obama?s vote in Ill. was often ?present? - The New York Times - MSNBC.com

 

 

His vote was present 130 times? How's that for not showing up for improtant votes?

Damn you CB:D I still love ya

[atlantic]

Obama?s vote in Ill. was often ?present? - The New York Times - MSNBC.com

 

 

His vote was present 130 times? How's that for not showing up for improtant votes?

According to Washingtonpost.com McCain missed 408.

[Old Salt]

According to Washingtonpost.com McCain missed 408.

In how many years?

[atlantic]

In how many years?

the majority of the missed votes appears to be in 2007-2008 here's a few for example courtesy of washingtonpost.com:

 

7/9/08 Vote 168: H R 6304: H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Not Voting

 

10/23/07 Vote 384: H R 3043: Motion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3358; To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects. Not Voting None Yes

10/23/07 Vote 383: H R 3043: Enzi Amdt. No. 3437; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas. Not Voting Yes No

10/22/07 Vote 382: H R 3043: Menendez Amdt. No. 3347 as Modified; To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005. Not Voting Yes Yes

10/22/07 Vote 381: H R 3043: Motion to Table Allard Amdt. No. 3369; To reduc

 

 

6/20/07 Vote 217: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: DeMint Amdt. No. 1546; To provide that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate. Not Voting Yes No

6/19/07 Vote 216: H R 6: Cardin Amdt. No. 1610; To provide for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals. Not Voting No Yes

6/19/07 Vote 215: H R 6: Kohl Amdt. No. 1519; To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. Not Voting Yes Yes

6/19/07 Vote 214: H R 6: Tester Amdt. No. 1614; To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas. Not Voting No Yes

6/19/07 Vote 213: H R 6: Bunning Amdt. No. 1628; To provide standards for clean coal-derived fuels. Not Voting Yes No

6/14/07 Vote 212: H R 6: Warner Amdt. No. 1566, As Modified; To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State. Not Voting Yes No

6/14/07 Vote 211: H R 6: Motion to Table Domenici Amdt. No. 1538; To provide for the establishment of a Federal clean portfolio standard. Not Voting No Yes

6/13/07 Vote 210: H R 6: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1505; To improve domestic fuels security. Not Voting Yes No

6/12/07 Vote 209: H R 6: Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States. Not Voting No Yes

6/11/07 Vote 208: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6; CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes

6/11/07 Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S.J.Res.14; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people. Not Voting No Yes

6/7/07 Vote 205: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes

6/7/07 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes

6/7/07 Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes

6/7/07 Vote 202: S 1348: Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified; To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted. Not Voting Yes No

6/5/07 Vote 185: S 1348: Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.

[Old Salt]

And how does this compare to the rest of the Presidential candidates who are Senators or Congressmen? (Obama, Clinton, Biden, etc.) The Obama vote was strictly in the IL Senate, the way I understand it.

[atlantic]

And how does this compare to the rest of the Presidential candidates who are Senators or Congressmen? (Obama, Clinton, Biden, etc.) The Obama vote was strictly in the IL Senate, the way I understand it.

McCain had the most # of missed votes. Not a very good record