Obama Has Some Studying To Do

Or, there's a really bad communication problem within the campaign. Positions on issues, like this one, really need to be known.

Sounds of Silence

Obama's spokesman still doesn't know his candidate's position on the new FISA bill that passed the House today. The Senate vote is next week [...]

UPDATE:

Obama Backs Bill Giving Immunity To Telecoms

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has released a statement stating that while he opposes amnesty for telecom firms that spied on Americans, he will support the House compromise legislation. The statement in full: [...]

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Non-Compromise

Here we go again.  Another “compromise” that simply walks back from what the dems were elected to do in Congress.

‘Compromise’ reached on surveillance powers, retroactive immunity gets green light

We knew this “compromise” was in the words, but it doesn’t make today’s announcement any less disappointing. After more than a year of partisan acrimony over government surveillance powers, Democratic and Republican leaders have agreed to a bipartisan deal that would be the most sweeping rewrite of spy powers in three decades. The House is likely [...]

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