Obama is a team player. I think that attribute is most important for our next president whether it be working with Congress, the courts, our allies, and our adversaries. We have too much decisiveness.
As a minority (party) and freshman member of the Senate, he worked with both sides of the aisle on key issues and laws. Sponsoring and getting a bill passed as a minority (party) and freshman senator is no easy job. But he did it! Obama was lead sponsor of a bill to provide relief and promote democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was signed into law in December 2006.
It is refreshing to see a freshman senator get involved so quickly into meaningful work. I think addressing and finding solutions that will end extreme poverty in Congo and sub-Saharan Africa is very important. The worst humanitarian crisis since World War II is happening today in the Congo. It is far worst than Darfur.
Extreme poverty is a killer. More than 5.4 million people in the Congo have died unnecessarily due to preventable and treatable diseases. If we had a Congress full of Obama-types, ending extreme poverty could happen in the next decade.
If you want a team player then Obama is great choice. The article referenced below cite some of his other achievements.
Link: Mid Spring Break 2008 « blueollie.
But as a member of the minority party, Obama also worked across the aisle with Republicans to push several measures that became law in 2006.
Obama was lead sponsor of a bill to provide relief and promote democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was signed into law in December 2006.
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