Obama...help me understand

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by KiteRider

Can you explain this 'liberal voting record' thing? How was it measured? If you were to take a 'centrist' democrat, based on the measure, and compare his vote to that of Obama, how many votes would be different? Would the different votes show a genuine 'conservative' bent, or would they be around a-political issues like protecting the environment?

Do you know what you are talking about here?

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/31/6772/

There you go, Ro....errr.....Kite Rider.

[exUte]

Originally Posted by KiteRider

Can you explain this 'liberal voting record' thing? How was it measured? If you were to take a 'centrist' democrat, based on the measure, and compare his vote to that of Obama, how many votes would be different? Would the different votes show a genuine 'conservative' bent, or would they be around a-political issues like protecting the environment?

Do you know what you are talking about here?

http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/

[exUte]

Originally Posted by KiteRider

I had no idea! Where can I learn more? Does the equation subtract the benefits the illegals bring to the economy? What is the equation?

Benefits outweigh the costs? Not even close!

[exUte]

Originally Posted by KiteRider

I had no idea! Where can I learn more? Does the equation subtract the benefits the illegals bring to the economy? What is the equation?

1. $11 billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare
to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77

2. $2.2 billion dollars a year is spent on food
assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free
school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at:
http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

3. $2.5 billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid
for illegal aliens. Verify at:
http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

4. $12 billion dollars a year is spent on primary
and secondary school education for children here
illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../01/ldt.0.html

5.. $17 billion dollars a year is spent for
education for the American-born children of illegal
aliens, known as anchor babies. Verify at
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP...01/ldt.01.html

6. $3 Million dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate
illegal aliens. Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn..com/TRANSCRI...01/ldt.01.html

7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are
illegal aliens. Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../01/ldt.01.htm

8. $90 billion dollars a year is spent on illegal
aliens for Welfare & social services by the American
taxpayers. Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html