On Feb 28, 2008, at 1:50 PM, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Obama is the chairman of the subcommittee that has oversight over the > conflict in Afghanistan. He has been chairman since January of 2007, > and has > not held any congressional hearings on Afghanistan because he is too > busy > running for president.
Sorry, Kris, I know you want to believe this really badly, but it just ain't true. Obama is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's *sub*committee on Europe. The SFRC has been very active, being led by John Kerry and Joe Biden, and has held several meetings. The implication that America is adrift in Afghanistan because of Obama is ludicrous. If you are actually interested in reality rather than cheap shots, read the piece on this on the Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/27/10645/7336/820/464968 ( -or- http://tinyurl.com/yo9ylf ) Excerpt: "Would it have made sense for Obama, with staffers who are expert on Europe, to have held hearing on this because NATO is there? It would have been showboating for Obama to call hearings on this when the two strongest Democratic Foreign policy experts are working very hard on the issue. HRC is insulting the SFRC, which looks like it is doing a good job holding hearings on this. Additionally, she is insulting Senators Kerry, Biden and Hagel, who are working very seriously on this issue." -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.