Friday, November 17, 2006

Senators Obama, Brownback to take AIDS tests

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) don't have too much in common, besides their membership in the upper chamber of Congress and that both are considering runs for the presidency in 2008.

Both men will be in California on World AIDS Day, December 1, at a church sponsored "Global AIDS Summit" where the two senators will take AIDS tests in an effort to remove the stigma that surrounds AIDS testing.

In regards to 2008, Brownback's biggest obstacle in regards to conducting a successful presidential campaign is lack of name recognition. Kansas' other senator, Pat Roberts--not exactly a household name--is better known. Lack of experience, not currently seen as a negative for the junior Illinois senator, will be become on issue for Obama--at least I think so--should he join the 2008 presidential derby.

Ending with Obama, lost in the whole John Edwards-Wal-Mart-Playstation 3 debacle is that the senator was the other speaker in yesterday's Wake Up Wal-Mart conference call.

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