Posted By:
Steve Murray"If Iran attacks Israel sometime, the sitting president won't be able to push the yellow 'PRESENT' button..........."
Tom, this is a non-starter. Having lived with Illinois politics for almost 40 years I, as well as most other Illinoisians, understand that "PRESENT" is a commonly used procedural vote by both Democrats and Republicans alike.
If one were to bother to check the voting records of the Illinois Legislature one would find many Republicans with more "PRESENT" votes than Obama.