Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Obama as a Do Nothing?

Steve Clemons compares what Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have done in the senate, and the difference is striking. While neither of them chair a full committee, pretty much every senator gets a subcommittee.

Clinton has the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, and Obama has the Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Europe.

The Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health last held a hearing on October 17, the Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Europe has had no meetings.

None...Zip...Nada...

Let's be clear, it is a chair of committees that senators get executive experience. What's more, it where a senator who wants to be president learns how to deal with Congress.

Clemens excuses saying that he's, "not trying to find a minor, nuanced difference between Obama and Clinton and inflate that to inappropriate levels." I agree. This is not minor.

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