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Originally Posted by Redux
WTF are you talking about?
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You know exactly what I am talking about. Don't act like you don't know. The Demoncratically controlled house approved the action after bitching about how bad it was for years by approving Patriot Act 2 and the FISA Bill. Obama voted along with all Republicans for cloture.
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Obama's vote in favor of cloture, in particular, cemented the complete betrayal of the commitment he made back in October when seeking the Democratic nomination. Back then, Obama's spokesman -- in response to demands for a clear statement of Obama's views on the spying controversy after he had previously given a vague and noncommittal statement -- issued this emphatic vow:
"To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies."
But the bill today does include retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies. Nonetheless, Obama voted for cloture on the bill -- the exact opposition of supporting a filibuster -- and then voted for the bill itself. A more complete abandonment of an unambiguous campaign promise is difficult to imagine.
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http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwa.../09/fisa_vote/
The bitch about the betrayal of the Dems and what it means to live with their vote.:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwa...isa/index.html