The AP
reports:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) � Democratic
Rep. Dan Boren of Oklahoma said Tuesday Barack Obama is "the most
liberal senator" in Congress and he has no intention of endorsing
him for the White House.
However, Boren will vote for Obama at the Democratic
National Convention in Denver in August and will vote Democratic on
Nov. 4.
"I think this is an important time for our country,"
Boren said in a telephone interview. "We're facing a terrible
economic downturn. We have high gasoline prices. We have problems
in our foreign policy. That's why I think it's important."
Boren, the lone Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional
delegate, said that while Obama has talked about working with
Republicans, "unfortunately, his record does not reflect working in
a bipartisan fashion."
Boren, a self-described centrist, is seeking a third
term this year in a mostly rural district that stretches across
eastern Oklahoma.
"We're much more conservative," Boren said of
district. "I've got to reflect my district. No one means more to me
than the people who elected me. I have to listen them." He called
Obama "the most liberal senator in the U.S. Senate."
It's quite telling that for all of the talk earlier this year of
Obama's ability to redraw the map, a red state Democrat already
feels the need to distance himself from Obama.
topics:
Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, NATO
