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Originally Posted by bigred875  like? not being an ass...this is exactly what i hear from people.... he's only been a senator for 3 years right? |
He was indeed a freshman Senator, so he hasn't been in office that long. Thats actually a positive in my opinion.
I'm cheating a bit here, this is from his web site:
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As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help Illinois veterans get the disability pay they were promised, while working to prepare the VA for the return of the thousands of veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan. Recognizing the terrorist threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, he traveled to Russia with Republican Dick Lugar to begin a new generation of non-proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world.
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His first law was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent.
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