bphelps says ...

I was never a fan of John McCain; I was going to vote for Hillary. I will  never vote for Obama. I'm from Illinois and I know who and what he is. He is product of our corrupt political machine. We sent one governor to prison and the next is going to be indited soon. Barack chose a running mate that is old washington politics as usual. Barack did nothing in our state legislature in Illinois, he ran an uncontested race for the Senate seat he holds. He was in Washington less than 4 months before he announced he was running for President. He has no experience, he is all talk. He can give a great speech but that doesn't mean he can actually do the job. McCain was brilliant when he picked Sarah Palin. She is a mother, a christian, and has experience. She is also not from Washington. She has a proven record of fighting for what the people in Alaska need and winning. Winning against the establishment. She is exactly the kind of person we need in Washington. She will help keep McCain honest and call him out when he's doing the wrong thing. McCain is trying to show the American people he wants to make changes and he's not going to be business as usual. If he was, he could have picked any number of people for the VP spot. He was bold and daring and surprised people in Washington. They are pissed because he didn't follow protocol. I love it. I love Sarah Palin. The more I know about her the more convinced I am that she is exactly what I want for the VP. I have to ask; if people question her experience and are worried about her being the VP. How can they even consider voting for Barack Obama for President when he has less experience than Sarah Palin.

Okay, this confuses me even more than anything else. This is in no way an attempt to slam you because I don't get involved in the mud slinging done in the forum and am trying to have an honest discussion.

Anyway, you don't support McCain but supported Hillary but now are voting for McCain based on Palin. If you look at the political issues of Hillary Clinton they are far more comparable to Obama. Hillary and McCain might as well be standing on opposite poles on the Earth when it comes to so many political issues where Obama, while he may not always agree with Hillary, does have a tendancy to lean in the same direction as her (and I don't mean liberal vs conservative) which leads me to wonder how Hillary supporters go for McCain. And I don't think we can slam Biden because he's "old school politics" because although he is older, the same as McCain I might add, his views are closer to that of Hillary.

I also don't look at the "years" of experience because I think there are talented, intelligent, leaders out there who didn't run in the Senate for years and years. I don't knock Palin for her years of experience but for her beliefs, morals, and where she stands on political issues. I think so many of us forget that although yes there is a President of the United States, they can't just do whatever they so choose. They have to work w/ Congress, the Senate, and the Supreme Court.

One more thing:

Let me try once again to see if I can clear up the point about the “attacks” on spelling and grammar. It has absolutely nothing to do with anyone feeling superior or talking down to another. Such thinking and thoughts do nothing but cause animosity as we have seen in the old and tired LPN vs. RN topics that we are all sick of.

First, know that anyone can come online and see what you have posted. This includes a future employer, coworkers, a future spouse, or maybe even a university that you have not applied to.

Secondly, when you are in a debate, you need to appear to have some intelligence. You need to be able to put sentences together and even if you are not correct in your presentations you can have some semblance of being on tasks. This particular person was jumped on not solely for his poor grammar and spelling. HE was not jumped on either but his post. The post was glaringly full of not just poor spelling and grammar but misinformation. His posts, like other posts that I have seen here or full of hate and bigotry.

Thirdly, I posted it before and I will post again. We all make spelling and typo errors. However, when an entire post is full of such errors it does reflect on that person’s intelligence and abilities. Given two applicants with every thing else being equal, I would choose the applicant who can write. Why? We live in a law suit day and age. If a patient’s chart is reviewed by attorneys and the chart is full of glaring errors, which nurse do you think the attorney will put on the witness stand and rip apart?  

Fourthly, we are nurses who are always fighting for others to see us I the same professional light as doctors are seen. When is put out there in writing for millions to see that is full of curse words, grammatical errors and gross misspelling it only contributes to the poor image of “changing bed pans” and letting the doctors make every single decision.   

Will an occasional misspelled word or a typo be our down fall? No. should anyone have any fear of being bashed for posting on here on this site if they make a mistake? No. again, that is not the point. Hope this clears things up.

 Go Mc Cain and Palin, in case any body forgot the title of THIS post as well Palin was a great choice

cdnurse says ...

Kittyrn says ...

As far as anyone's spelling errors....I personally, don't give a hoot about anyone's spelling.  I don't see any good nurse not getting hired because they didn't use spell check in a  political debate.  If  nursing was actually a competative market, maybe.  I don't know any experienced nurses that wouldn't get a job, because of anything typed on this website. 

I was not speaking of not being hired for spelling errors on the website. I am speaking of maybe an employer would see what you have posted here and take notice of poor manners, cursing and name calling. That my friend could cost you a job. Once again, you are not getting the point. If you were having your notes read aloud in court, you would give a hoot. And if your notes were read aloud making you look like an idiot, the patient's lawyers will give a hoot. They will take all of your loot.

okay okay wait I must STOP laughing first wait....are you saying that you think an employer is going to take seriously a post on a heated debate on Nurse link serious and NOT give some a job! ARE YOU KIDDING???? Give me a break. NOTHING on this post could be used as evidence for anything, your gunna have to do better than that, NOW YOU sound very ignorant and un-educated like you have accused others here of. WOW I am going to bed! My side hurts from laughing so hard.

Many Employers Google Potential Employees To Gather Info - What Will Your Search Say About You?

You are ready to apply for that dream job and have everything you need from a stellar resume to a suitable suit.  Although you may think you’ve covered all your bases, did you know that many employers Google potential employees to gather more information?  Consider what your Google search might say about you before you leave for that big job interview.

Although the Internet can seem like a virtual playground, the information you share online is very real and can come back to haunt you down the road – such as during a major job interview.  Start by Googling yourself to see what you come up with.  Are you less than satisfied with the results?  Do your best to eliminate your name from negative Google searches by updating your profiles on MySpace and FaceBook or deleting controversial blog entries that you would never want a prospective employer to read.  Remember, even though you may have posted your entries for the benefit of friends and fun, your next employer may also have access to your questionable quips after a simple Google search.  Make sure you land that dream job by Googling yourself before you go so you know you are presenting a positive image everywhere you go

It continues to amaze me how little thought people give to their online reputations. It's been more than a decade since the birth of the modern Internet — many of its users don't know a world without it. And yet they're still clueless.

You've read time and time again, I'm guessing, about how high school and college kids are being warned about what they put on their Facebook and MySpace pages. Writing about your drunken binges is not the way to the fast track; schools and employers have accounts too.

Despite the press, the idea still hasn't sunk in that the Net isn't a private place. In the aftermath of the shootings at Virginia Tech, for example, students and the owners of Facebook complained about journalists who quoted or contacted students based on what they wrote.

It was as if they suddenly forgot the social part of "social networking." Remember: When you say something in public, you don't get to pick and choose who can see it. (For what it's worth, the American Journalism Reviewpraised the use of Facebook and MySpace as good reporting.)

It's more than just your own websites and Facebook pages you have to consider. You also need to think about what you post on other sites and message boards.

I mentioned once before how we'd Google job applicants when I worked for the American Chemical Society. More than one was passed over in part because of saying the wrong thing in the wrong place.

You could use a false identity, but guard it carefully. A juror in the Julie Amero trial sent a message to one journalist using a handle instead of a name, but because he used it so often, it was easy to track him down.

Some online message boards include your IP address with your posts, partially as a security measure. If you get an e-mail from someone — and thus his IP address — you might be able to uncover some of his messages.

And then there's just opening your mouth. It's not just George Allen and his "macaca" comment that can land you in hot water.

Take Tiffany Owens, a former cheerleader at Allen Central High School in eastern Kentucky. When an argument about the display of the Confederate battle flag erupted in her town, she told an Associated Press reporter, "I have colored friends around here and they never say anything."

Google, "tiffany owens Kentucky", as a potential employer might, and see what's at the top.

Building haystacks

George Allen has a football and political career into which his "macaca" comment will be mixed. But at the moment Tiffany Owens is, Web-wise, a nobody. Because there is so little about her online, her "colored friends" comment stands out. The haystack is small, so the needle shines.

You can always be on the defensive, being careful what you say or write, but the fact is we're all going to say and write stupid things, and we're all going to have opinions with which someone else disagrees.

The best practice in the age of Google is to make sure that your controversial stuff online is overshadowed — or at least balanced — by the rest.

In other words, it pays to go on the offensive and take some control over what people see about you online.

I recently had a little tiff with my veterinarian and posted my experience to my blog. Within a day, if you searched on the vet's name, my site was in the top five of Google's search results. Since then, thanks in part to the vet's employees posting comments there, my site is in the top three.

That's poor reputation management. There simply wasn't enough about the business online, so my messages catapulted to the top of the list. The better response would have been to try to flood the tubes of the Net with blog posts and other Web pages talking herself up.

But my now-ex-vet didn't even have a Web page, which is a bad idea these days. If you're a small business, even if you don't need a website, you need a website. Otherwise your reputation is completely in the hands of anyone who wants to write about you online, good or bad.

When a comment about you on a small blog is the first thing people see when they search for you, you need to spend some time on your cred.

The bottom line: Businesses and individuals need to be proactive when it comes to their reputations. And it's more important the smaller the business. It doesn't take much more than a dissatisfied customer with some Web savvy to wreck a company online — and it doesn't take much negative material online to wreck a brick and mortar operation.

Andrew Kantor is a technology writer, pundit, and know-it-all who covers technology for the Roanoke Times. He's also a former editor for PC Magazine and Internet World. Read more of his work at kantor.com. His column appears Fridays on USATODAY.com

Love it, just love it

I'm still waiting for someone/anyone to list a specific achievement that Obama has accomplished as a politician.  During all his years.........Tell me what he has done, so I can decide if he's going to do something for my family.

Based on discussion in the US Politics Forum, I've searched the Library of Congress THOMAS database for Sen. Barack Obama's legislative history in the 110th Congress (2007-2008). Note that this is the first Congress in his tenure where his party controlled the S

11. S.J.RES.23 : A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 11/1/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/1/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

12. S.114 : A bill to authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/4/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

13. S.115 : A bill to suspend royalty relief, to repeal certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax incentives for the oil and gas industry.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/4/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

14. S.116 : A bill to authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/4/2007)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

15. S.117 : A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/4/2007)
Cosponsors (15)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

16. S.133 : A bill to promote the national security and stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/4/2007)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

17. S.433 : A bill to state United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/30/2007)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

18. S.453 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/31/2007)
Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Judiciary Senate Reports: 110-191
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 411.

19. S.674 : A bill to require accountability and enhanced congressional oversight for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 2/16/2007)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

20. S.692 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 2/27/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

31. S.1084 : A bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/10/2007)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

32. S.1151 : A bill to provide incentives to the auto industry to accelerate efforts to develop more energy-efficient vehicles to lessen dependence on oil.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/18/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

33. S.1181 : A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/20/2007)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

34. S.1222 : A bill to stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, abuse, and under-development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 4/25/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

35. S.1271 : A bill to provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/2/2007)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

36. S.1306 : A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify certain children's products containing lead to be banned hazardous substances.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/3/2007)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

37. S.1324 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuel sold in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/7/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 5/7/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

38. S.1389 : A bill to authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Climate Change Education Program.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/14/2007)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

39. S.1430 : A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/17/2007)
Cosponsors (35)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

40. S.1513 : A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-income African-American students to higher education.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

51. S.1989 : A bill to provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were denied that determination.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 8/3/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

52. S.2030 : A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/6/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

53. S.2044 : A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/12/2007)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 9/12/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

54. S.2066 : A bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/18/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

55. S.2111 : A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/27/2007)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

56. S.2132 : A bill to prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/3/2007)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

57. S.2147 : A bill to require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/4/2007)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

58. S.2202 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase the renewable content of gasoline, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/18/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 10/18/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

59. S.2224 : A bill to require a licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an unplanned release of radioactive substances.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/24/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

60. S.2227 : A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/24/2007)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 10/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

71. S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/11/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/18/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 41 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

72. S.AMDT.55 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/12/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Senate amendment submitted

73. S.AMDT.58 to S.1 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/12/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2007 Senate amendment submitted

74. S.AMDT.188 to H.R.2 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/24/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

75. S.AMDT.338 to S.4 To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/5/2007)
Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 338 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 62.

76. S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/21/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 524 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

77. S.AMDT.586 to S.CON.RES.21 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/22/2007)
Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Senate amendment submitted

78. S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/22/2007)
Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 599 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

79. S.AMDT.664 to H.R.1591 To appropriate an additional $58,000,000 for Defense Health Program for additional mental health and related personnel, an additional $10,000,000 for operation and maintenance for each of the military departments for improved physical disability evaluations of members of the Armed Forces, and an additional $15,000,000 for Defense Health Program for women's mental health services.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/27/2007)
Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2007 Proposed amendment SA 664 withdrawn in Senate.

80. S.AMDT.684 to H.R.1591 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 3/27/2007)
Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Senate amendment submitted

91. S.AMDT.1202 to S.1348 To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1202 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 55. Record Vote Number: 200.

92. S.AMDT.1243 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 5/24/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

93. S.AMDT.1444 to S.1348 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/6/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2007 Senate amendment submitted

94. S.AMDT.1558 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/13/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007 Senate amendment submitted

95. S.AMDT.1579 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/14/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/14/2007 Senate amendment submitted

96. S.AMDT.1735 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/20/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2007 Senate amendment submitted

97. S.AMDT.1840 to H.R.6 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 6/21/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2007 Senate amendment submitted

98. S.AMDT.2084 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 7/11/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Senate amendment submitted

99. S.AMDT.2085 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 7/11/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Senate amendment submitted

100. S.AMDT.2086 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 7/11/2007)
Cosponsors (12)
Latest Major Action: 7/11/2007 Senate amendment submitted

111. S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/6/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2692 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

112. S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/10/2007)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2799 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

113. S.AMDT.3004 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/20/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2007 Senate amendment submitted

114. S.AMDT.3026 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/24/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2007 Senate amendment submitted

115. S.AMDT.3068 to H.R.1585 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/26/2007)
Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2007 Senate amendment submitted

116. S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/26/2007)
Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3073 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

117. S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 9/27/2007)
Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3078 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

118. S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/2/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3137 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

119. S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/4/2007)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3234 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

120. S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 10/17/2007)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3331 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Totally stupid!!  We are women not morons!!  My view of Sarah Palin is that she is a hockey mom as she always keeps telling us,  she sure loves guns and the excitement of the kill though...that doesn't make me feel comfortable.