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[QUOTE]Originally posted by smitty195: [QB] Originally posted by amtraxmaniac: <<<The presidency is MUCH more powerful than people believe.>>> With all due respect, I do not agree with your statement at all. The position is casually (and sometimes formally) referred to as "the most powerful man in the world". It has been that way for many years. I don't think many people believe that it is not a powerful position, unless they've been living under a rock. <<<it doesn't matter who controls the House or Senate>>> Again, I must disagree. It matters very much who is in control of the House and Senate. This is one of the very basic building blocks of the USA by our forefathers, and is an important part of our checks and balances. <<<We have seen this current administration exercise more veto's than his predecessors.>>> I'm not so sure this is a factual statement. I don't have the data in front of me at the moment, but I don't think the current president's use of the veto is above and beyond that of other presidents. In fact, off the top of my head I think it is significantly less overall than most previous administrations. <<<So in terms of Amtrak funding, who's in the White House will matter a lot. McCain would likely veto any significant increase in funding for Amtrak, while Obama would sign any such bill into law.>>> Again, I don't think you are correct in your assumptions. Politicians say many things, and get people excited around election time. This is their job---they are supposed to get you excited about these things. From my viewpoint, the Obama campaign has been run like a well oiled machine. There were Obama offices set up all across the USA, and he has been quietly building momentum over time (well, not so quietly now). This includes talking to as many groups as he can to cover the bases, and this would include Amtrak. I'm happy to see a politician who is running for President take the initiative to make a statement about Amtrak funding. Usually, the elections come and go and we never hear a peep about it. But again, what a person says and what they DO are two totally different things. It may give people hope, but beyond that, it doesn't do much. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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