Barack Obama Hasn’t Passed Any Bill Into Law
I was at a lunch recently with some who seemed taken by the recent Republican rhetoric leveled at Barack Obama. As I listened to the conversation and the regurgitation of all the lines we all heard at the Republican National Convention, one claim in particular stood out to me as questionable:
Barack Obama has not passed any bill into law.
First, I thought, “Neither had George W. Bush.” After all, Mr. Bush went from co-owner of the Texas Rangers with an MBA from Harvard to the first back-to-back two term governor in Texas History to back-to-back terms as President of the United States (more on Bush).
Obama goes from working closely with the poor and disenfranchised (read oppressed), gets a doctorate in law from Harvard and serves two terms in the US Senate, not to mention passing significant legislation as an Illinois State Senator. Hmm, we’re selective in whose legislative record we consider (more on Obama)
Next, the Executive Branch is not generally the originator of bills. So comparing the legislative experience between McCain and Obama does not seem to be considering experience that is required for the Office of President.
Regardless, I would encourage you the reader to take a moment to get a nuanced presentation of Obama, one like Obama: From Promise to Power, by David Mendell of the Chicago Tribune. If you don’t vote for Obama, at least you’ll know why for yourself.
