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Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:00 AM

Obama bites the bullet on FISA

As the Senate approves amendments to FISA, Barack Obama gets hammered from two different directions.
Ed Kilgore

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  • Wednesday, July 9, 2008 08:39 PM

    Craven

    A craven vote by Obama. I supported Clinton during the primaries because I was afraid that Obama's professed interest in "working across the aisle" would amount to his giving in to the Republicans and because I thought his calls for "change" sounded hollow. Once Obama became the presumptive nominee, I began supporting him (both financially and emotionally). But his craven vote today has cost him my support. I think he showed us today exactly how little he would change Washington were he to be elected president. What a shame.

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