It's time to stop this amazing Naivete'! This is the way things actually get done - attempting to remove a not-good portion of a bill (retroactive immunity), finding that will fail and then voting for the real meat of the bill - stopping the warrantless part of FISA. At least now, going forward, we can watch these telecoms follow a much better law. Let's not blame Obama for the water under the bridge that Bush and team have already wrought - especially while McCain yet again hides in another corner of the US during an important vote. If you want utopia then stay in your bed, don't vote for anyone and live in your dreams. If you want to take back this country bit-by-dirty bit, then look for the best possible routes to getting there and take them. I am now actually respecting Obama more for his actual as opposed to pie-in-the-sky approach to change.
As he moves closer to the general election, I am finally seeing him clarify into reality the more general positions he has taken in the past. With that, I can also see more clearly the specific areas where I agree/disagree with him and, as a result, am able to make a more rational v. gut choice on him as President.
Under those terms, if I wanted the Saviour for President, Obama would lose my vote. If I remove Obama - and all - potential candidates from that absurd pedestal, Obama has my vote - gut AND rational - more than ever.
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