Obama needs to stick with the Facts

Written by Anthony Landaeta Jr
Posted 8/7/08

Obama just a few days ago accused McCain on voting with President Bush On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 6 As Amended well that's not a true statement Mr. Obama. The correct statement was that McCain Voted against and yes Obama Voted Yes for the bill.
The Energy Bill (Energy Policy Act of 2005 / HR6)The Bush/Cheney Energy Plan in Action
View the bill:
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (3MB PDF; 551 pgs) [Bill History] Whether you agree with the Vote or Not the facts are incorrect about McCain. Mr. Obama needs to retract his statement.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 1st Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 6 As Amended )
Vote Number: 158


Vote Date: June 28, 2005, 10:00 AM


Required For Majority: 1/2


Vote Result:Bill Passed


Measure Number: H.R. 6
Measure Title: A bill to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.

Vote Counts:YEAs
85

NAYs
12

Not Voting
3


McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea

There was also another Bill from 2002:

Soon after Bush and Cheney took over the Whitehouse 2002, they published an "Energy Plan" The bill is huge and far-reaching, but can largely be summed up as “more nukes, coal, oil, gas, hydro dams and incineration, more Enrons, lower fuel efficiency for cars and trucks, more mining and drilling, more pipelines and power lines.
To implement the plan, legislation needed to be passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. In the 2001-2002 session of Congress, the House and Senate were controlled by different parties, with the Democrats having a narrow majority in the Senate. Both houses passed their own version of an energy bill. The Senate version (controlled by the Democrats) was far worse, particularly in the area of promoting nuclear power and Enron-style deregulation. Due to the excessive attention to Arctic drilling, the most significant good thing about the Senate bill is that it did NOT contain the Arctic drilling provision.
The Senate, led by Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, tried to cut off the filibuster on November 21st, but fell 2 votes short of the 60 votes they needed. Hoping to try again in a few days, Frist procedurally changed his vote last minute, so the vote turned out to be 57 to 40, with 3 Democrats not bothering to vote (including presidential candidates Kerry and Edwards).
Thirteen Democrats switched sides and supported the Republican majority in seeking to cut off the filibuster. Most of these were from mid-western farm states, where the ethanol lobby has pushed hard and has even won the support of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. Both Senators from Louisiana (both Democrats) also supported the bill, most likely due to their long-standing support of their state’s oil and gas industries.
Six Republicans crossed party lines to support the filibuster, providing the crucial margin that stopped the bill so far. Senator McCain from Arizona was joined by all five Republican Senators from New England. They responded to the Democrats’ main rallying cry against the bill, which was focused on the retroactive product liability waiver for the gas additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). MTBE has leaked from underground storage tanks at gas stations around the nation and has contaminated groundwater in many communities. The two Republican Senators from Texas have strongly supported this legal protection for their friends in the oil industry, who make MTBE in their state.
I see Obama at every turn trying to link McCain to Bush, and the Facts are the Facts when it comes to Votes. This is why Senator McCain is not liked or trusted by most Republicans Because of many of his stances against the administration. Whether you like McCain or not he does not walk in step with the Republicans he has crossed over many times over to join the Democrats against Republicans.

This is Obama's election to win or lose if he continues to put out false information and continues to change his stance like he has on so many things he will lose the election. He will have no one to blame but himself.