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and I told him to refund my money so I can give it to Glenn Greenwald's campaign against Democrats who either don't understand or care about the Constitution. The Constitution is infinitely more important than Obama or any president or person in this country, because without it we don't have the country we think we have.
I don't think I'm being petulant, or perfectionist. I can see, as Glenn says, that this is just one of many such actions we'll see from Obama. Well, I don't like being lied to, and from my perspective that's what he's done (if he indeed filibusters the bill, I'll eat my words). "New kind of politics" my ass. I was just beginning to have a little bit of hope for this guy, first time in decades, so it feels much worse to be betrayed so quickly. Again. I don't have anybody to vote for. Again.
The impelling reason for my decision to not vote for Obama, though, is not just idealism; it's practicality coming to the rescue of my principles. I live in California. He doesn't need my vote. Frankly, I don't think he gives a damn one way or another. He knows most people who want to kick the Republicans out of the White House have no choice but to vote for him, and he can do without the rest of us in safe states - and so he can safely vote for such egregiously unconstitutional, corrupting bills like the FISA bill.
