Bryan Barash is the Internet Communications Manager for the Tom Udall for Senate campaign.
So, there's been a lot said on here in the past about who was the best candidate on the environment. A lot of people have said Edwards, in fact, there was a diary on the rec list yesterday about how Gore should endorse him.
Well, the League of Conservation Voters thinks he'd choose Obama. Here's their rankings, based on their votes in congress and their profiles they personally submitted to the group:
> Obama - 96
> Kucinich - 92
> Clinton - 90
> Biden - 84
> Richardson -82
> Dodd - 77
> Edwards - 59
> Paul - 30
> McCain - 26
> Brownback - 14
> Thompson - 12
> Tancredo -11
> Hunter - 9
You can go here: http://presidentialprofiles2008.org/ to see the numbers and read their profiles. I don't know about you, but I choose substance over rhetoric, and I trust the league of conservation voters quite a bit.
So, it would seem that based on actual votes in congress, Obama is your choice. If Obama is your choice, and you can spare some change, consider donating. Your donation can be as small as $5. Thanks.
Quoted from CNN's advance excerpts from his upcoming speech:
In advanced excerpts of his remarks, Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, says the "bar for success" now in Iraq "is so low that it is almost buried in the sand... We've had enough of a war that should never have been authorized and should never have been waged."
"I opposed this war from the beginning," Obama says, according to the excerpts. "I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed it in 2003. I opposed it in 2004. I opposed it in 2005. I opposed it in 2006. I introduced a plan in January to remove all of our combat brigades by next March. And I am here to say that we have to begin to end this war now."
Follow me below the fold for a brief description of the four point plan he is about to speak about...
In his response to the resignation of AG Alberto Gonzales today, President Bush intends to declare a recess appointment of himself as Attorney General of the United States.
Asked why he would take such a strange course of action, he explained that even having a wingnut like Ashcroft as AG meant he wouldn't ALWAYS get what he wanted. He then explained that the problem with nominating someone incompetent like Gonzales to heed his every word at justice is that incompetent people tend to be incompetent, which sometimes gets them into trouble.
He then went on to explain that he trusted himself best to uphold his laws, and if you don't you're probably a terrorist. He then cited executive privileged without making it clear what he was claiming executive privilege from.
More breaking coverage and reactions below the fold.
Cross-Posted from Take A Stand - My Home Blog - Please feel free to comment or bookmark over at my home blog, it's new.
People are drawing comparisons between Obama's run and George W. Bush's run in 2000. So alright, let's compare. George W. Bush ran as a uniter and pulled the wool right over America's eyes. So now lets talk about Obama. One of the most progressive voting records in the Senate. GWB, if you ask me, is taking a lot of positions pursuant with the policies he enacted and pushed as governor. So if you look at what Obama has actually done in Illinois and in the Senate, I would think you'd be happy to have him being able to be called a "uniter". He will unite this country around progressive politics, he will draw strong Republican support for progressive values. What part of that looks like a negative to any of you?There's only one thing better than seeing Barack Obama speak: Seeing him speak twice. So yesterday I took off work and passed up a day's pay, grabbed my little white button, and headed out to New York city for a decidedly good day.
Barack spoke in NYC at the SEIU local union hall in Manhattan at 2pm, and then later at the Marriot in NYC at 5pm to a standing room only crowd of thousands at $25 a ticket. I volunteered, and it was a wonderful experience.
More Details beneath the fold...
Cross-posted from DailyKos:
This weekend me and one hundred and sixty of my fellow Obama supporters were taught the secret to this campaign: us. Barack Obama has, first and foremost, reinvested in our success, in our future. And in turn, we have been taught to be better organizers, better leaders, better supporters, and perhaps, better people.
I cannot stress enough how powerful this training was. I feel empowered. No other campaign has ever done anything like this. Barack is pushing down responsibility, asking us to organize ourselves instead of waiting for instructions from the campaign. We are organizing and creating support in a way that no other campaign has ever attempted. We are drawing more small dollar supporters than any campaign ever has before. We are the future.
More specifics below the fold...
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