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.
twisted treez said:yea and if he didnt support it then hes helping the terorist right, i mean come on vote for obama and let him do his thing!
ItsGrowTime said:In today's news, Obama formally flip flopped by voting YEA on the FISA bill, granting immunity to telecoms for civil rights violations under Bush's direction, after stating he would filibuster the bill in previous press appearances. McCain chose not to vote on the bill.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-senate-surveillance-vote,0,288926.story
On topic: How can you believe anything this guy says about his MMJ stances when he'll flip on something as serious as this??
Koroz said:I for sure will not be voting for Mr. Warmonger McCain.
SoEx said:he seemed at least semi-competent.
DiscoBisquick said:real smart, vote for a canidate on his views for marijuana in a recession... you must be a genius... i hope mccain gets in so you see what your selling your future out for....