http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/07/09/1188787.aspx
- - - Strickland also notes Obama's seeming reversal on FISA: In December of last year, Obama's office said in a written statement, "Senator Obama unequivocally opposes giving retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies... granting such immunity undermines the constitutional protections Americans trust the Congress to protect. Senator Obama supports a filibuster [blocking] of this bill, and strongly urges others to do the same." But last month when Democratic leaders cut a deal with the Bush Administration on wiretapping -- a deal that places tighter restrictions on terrorist surveillance but still granted telecoms immunity -- Obama dropped his defiant stance. While still acknowledging the Bush Administration, "has abused that authority and undermined the Constitution," he said he'd support the bill. - - - He actually voted against it before he voted for it! It must suck to have to embrace all the opposite positions you stand for just to get elected. This seems to be a particularly difficult problems for liberals, whose "move to the center" looks more like pole vault than a side-step. Fortunately for them this year, Obama has no problem reversing his reversible reversals to buy votes in a general election! - Bob _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
