The campaign of presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-Illinois) recently sent a postcard to Iowan voters that slams many senators, including Hillary Clinton (D-New York), because of their vote in favor of labeling the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. I’m not advocating support for Clinton, nor am I advocating opposing Obama, but I personally think it is ridiculous that he is sending out these messages to voters. He is drawing attention to a vote for which he wasn’t even present. Through my work in the Senate, I understand that it is sometimes necessary to miss a vote, but never one that will have the political ramifications of the Lieberman-Kyl amendment. If he cared so passionately about the topic, he should have been present for the vote. If he had voted against the amendment, like Sens. Dodd and Biden, then he would have room to talk.