Did you know that Obama helped the Illinois Senate pass an ethics bill Monday?

Why does he have time to get things done in the Illinois Senate but not in the US Senate?








For Obama, a former Illinois state senator and now the Democratic presidential nominee, the vote likely averts what had been shaping up as a possible public relations headache for his presidential campaign.





The ethics bill was being stalled primarily by Blagojevich and Senate President Emil Jones, both Obama supporters and fellow Chicago Democrats. The two Illinois pols already have been featured in one recent national Republican commercial that tries to tie Obama to Chicago's famously shady political culture.





After the House overrode Blagojevich's veto, Jones, a Blagojevich ally, prompted howls from reformers by hinting he might not call the bill in his chamber until mid-November, if at all.





On Wednesday, as the controversy grew, Obama phoned Jones and pressed him to call the bill. Jones later issued a statement saying he would call the Senate in to deal with the issue, "only at the request of my friend Barack Obama."





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|||What makes you think he doesn't have time to get things done in the US Senate? I think he's doing a very good job and I say, "YES WE CAN!"