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tPA:

Thoughts?

The daily show has shown numerous examples of where John McCain has been inconsistent in similiar or worse ways. From his fraternizing with men who he once called "agents of intolerance", his de-nauncing of Roe V Wade stance, McCain said he would suspend his campaign until the bail out was passed, the bail out has yet to be passed, McCain has gone back to campaigning, etc. Its gone over many others, the show is rather anti-McCain at the moment.

As to the merits of your particular inconsistency allegation, you have a point.

Obama is very good at inspiring people and gaining support. He is good at rallying them around a "common purpose". I would say however, that he is more of a missionary than a negotiator. It is the way he talks and phrases his arguements that is able to gain him support from people who a liberal such as himself would normally be shunned by. This, along with long existing and newly emerging demographic trends, and the recent failure of the neocons, is why he finds himself able to find support in strange places.

McCain has been successful in portraying himself as a "third way" canidate. A maverick. This is one of the main reasons why he has been faring much better in the polls than his party collegues in the house and senate have been. There has been an anti-Republican flood in the nation of sorts since 06, and the polls have shown support for moderate to heavy Republican seat losses in both houses ever since then. Yet McCain has at times been ahead of Obama. Moving back on topic...
- Electoral-vote.com: President, Senate, House Updated Daily

Obama has worked across the aisle here and there.

In Washington:
"Specifically, Obama worked with Republican Sen. Dick Lugar to get the Lugar-Obama bill passed. According to Obama's Senate website, the bill "enhances U.S. efforts to destroy conventional weapons stockpiles and to detect and interdict weapons and materials of mass destruction throughout the world."

In addition, Obama worked with Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn on the Coburn-Obama bill. The bill set up a database that tracks where federal dollars are being spent and which contractors receive federal funding."
- Rove: Obama hasn't worked across party lines

Senators Obama and Bunning Introduce Legislation to Expand Coal Use

"WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Jim Bunning (R-KY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) today announced that they have introduced S.3325, the "Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2006." Joining this bipartisan legislation as original co-sponsors are Senators Conrad Burns (R-MT); Richard Lugar (R-IN); Mark Pryor (D-AR); and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). This comprehensive piece of legislation creates tax incentives for coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology and the construction of CTL plants. If passed, this legislation will help create the infrastructure needed to make CTL a viable energy resource throughout America."
- Senators Obama and Bunning Introduce Legislation to Expand Coal Use | U.S. Senator Barack Obama

I am guessing that bill wasn't passed, since "factbeat" didn't cover it.

In Illinois:

Along the way, he played an important role in drafting bipartisan ethics legislation and health-care reform. He overcame law enforcement objections to codify changes designed to curb racial profiling and to make capital punishment, which he favors, more equitable.

When you come in, especially as a freshman, and work on something like ethics reform, it's not necessarily a way to endear yourself to some of the veteran members of the Illinois General Assembly," said state Sen. Kirk W. Dillard, a Republican who became a friend. "And working on issues like racial profiling was contentious, but Barack had a way both intellectually and in demeanor that defused skeptics."

"He wasn't a maverick," said Cynthia Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. "There were other legislators I would turn to if I just wanted to make a lot of noise. That wasn't his style."
- Obama Forged Political Mettle In Illinois Capitol - washingtonpost.com

As a general note on accomplishment:
"Barack Obama has introduced nearly 300 bills during his time in the U.S. Senate, and cosponsored close to 1,000 others. If you would like a full look at his legislative efforts, search the 109th Congress at Advanced Bill Summary and Status Search for the 109th Congress - THOMAS (Library of Congress) and 110th Congress at Advanced Bill Summary and Status Search for the 110th Congress - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

• Number of sponsored bills: 65
• Number of sponsored bills passed: 0
• Number of co-sponsored bills 364
• Number of co-sponsored bills passed: 5"
- Obama’s Resume and Legislation Record - Illinois and U.S. | A Womans Blog

Yeah, Nancy Pelosi's ridiculous speech before the vote had nothing to do with it, either.

That arguement, while possibily accurate, was I think a weak one for the Republicans to try to capitalize on. Afterall, it makes them look much worse than it does Pelosi.