Sarah Palin Record :

294 Alaska public schools progressed under NCLB.

Supported parental choice for what is best for their children.

Reduced general fund spending by $124 million.

Supported free market capitalism.

Vetoed bill denying benefits to gays, as unconstitutional.

Proposed to Register sex offenders; & investigate internet sex crimes.

Supporter of collecting DNA samples from felons.

Highway fatalities are down because of her proposal to implement strict drunk driving laws.

An advocate in support of producing more of our own oil & gas, for national security.

Chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.

Submitted legislation to build natural AGIA gas pipeline.

Proposed that Exxon-Mobil should pay $507 million for Exxon Valdez spill.

Vetoed nearly half a billion dollars in wasteful spending.

Advocated that Doctors should manage health care, not bureaucracies.

Proposed that there be more flexibility in government regulations to allow competition which would create more affordable health care.

As mayor she supported cutting property taxes.

She proposed that there be no income tax and no taking the people's dividends.

Wants exit plan for Iraq; also wants assurances to keep our troops safe.


Barack Obama Record :

Missed vote for an amendment to the Homeland Security Act bill which required the inspection of all cargo traveling on passenger aircrafts.

Voted against providing $6.4 billion is for Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts.

Voted against providing funding in emergency aid for farmers.

Voted against providing funding to upgrade port and mass transit security.

Voted against providing $650 million to increase funding for children’s health care.

Voted against an amendment to the annual defense appropriations bill which would have set a firm deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Voted against establishing a free trade zone between the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Is not voting on a bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Is not voting on a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, which will prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities.

Abstained from voting on a bill which authorized appropriations assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Abstained from voting on a bill which would have established a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence.

Did not vote on a bill to provide incentives for energy production and conservation.

Missed 291 votes (45.5%) during the current Congress.