"So, bottom line, the thing has got to pass. But it failed today in the Democratically-controlled House by 23 votes, with more than 90 Democrats voting against it.
Question: Where is Barack Obama? The man is the newly annointed head of the Democratic Party. He could tell his followers in Congress that for the good of the country, they have to vote for this, awful as it is. Has he? No. Why? Either because he doesn't understand what we are actually facing, or because he sees it's unpopular and hasn't the guts to risk his lead in the polls by swimming against present opinion. The country cannot abide such "leadership." You can't just vote "present" on this one. Nor would such a "vote" by Obama be honest, since in fact he's not even present . . . ." Read more: 'Where is Barack Obama?' Posted by Paul Mirengoff Powerline, September 29, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/4zj9e9
