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Obama record shows a liberal open to compromise

ap.google.com — "People on both sides of the aisle would find him to be someone who would reach across to find out why people think the way they do," said William Mahar, a former Republican state senator. "He wouldn't talk just to people who agreed with him."

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  • tkstock, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Obama was sworn in as a senator on January 4, 2005.

    The Gang of 14 formed in 2005.

    ARGUMENT FAIL
  • tkstock, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1OH, and I LOVE this statement: "And, after the 2006 elections, the Gang of 14 was no longer relevant"

    So, what you're saying is, bipartisanship isn't relevant when your party is in the majority. WOW. I'm sure glad McCain didn't feel that way.

  • B08ama, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1This is a wide-eyed liberal. His eyes are wide open to compromise!
  • tkstock, on 06/26/2008, -1/+1So why wasn't Obama on the Gang of 14?

    [crickets chirping]
  • lmcculley, on 06/25/2008, -1/+1This article gives evidence that supports the title's claim. If you say it is 'baloney' [bologna], please provide evidence to support your claim. Until then, you're just white noise.
  • B08ama, on 06/25/2008, -1/+1This article WAS evidence. The author didn't say "You should vote for Obama," he directed attention to one of Obama's strengths: bipartisanship.
  • lmcculley, on 06/26/2008, -1/+0Perhaps, because the Gang of 14 was formed when Obama wasn't in the Senate.
    And, after the 2006 elections, the Gang of 14 was no longer relevant.
    "The 2006 elections, however, saw Republican members Lincoln Chafee (R-Rhode Island) and Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) replaced by Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Sherrod Brown, respectively. Tolerance for Bush's judicial nominees was among the criticism the Democratic winners leveled against their incumbent Republican opponents, and the elections as a whole handed control of the Senate to the Democrats. This change in the Senate membership for the 110th Congress, in combination with the agreement's expiration in December, 2006, made the relevance of the group highly questionable in future conflicts involving judicial nominations."(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_14)

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