Interesting article. There are a number of other points which should also be made including 143 days experience (voting “present” in the Illinois Senate only means you were in the building but chose not to have your opinion recorded), judgment and character. The more people learn about Obama, the more they will not want to vote for him.
Are you saying that he voted present 143 times, instead of “yea” or “nay”? That is something, in itself!