The Senate doesn't see much of Sen. Obama

He refuses to take a stand on anything, voting PRESENT instead of yes or no. Is this a leader?

clipped from thehill.com Clinton’s Hill helpers bash Obama over ‘present’ votes Congressional members supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) ripped into Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in a conference call with reporters Thursday that was set up by the campaign. Democratic Reps. Anthony Weiner (N.Y.), Joseph Crowley (N.Y.) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio) all joined Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson on the call to hit Obama for the number of “present” votes he cast while in the Illinois state Senate. After The New York Times published a story Thursday reporting that Obama voted “present” — instead of yes or no — almost 130 times, the Clinton campaign and her congressional surrogates told reporters that Obama’s record was an indication that he is not a strong leader and unwilling to take a stand.