Thursday, July 10, 2008
More on Obama’s caving on FISA
Not only did Barack Obama vote with the Republicans on giving retro immunity to the telecoms for their part in illegal warrantless eavesdropping, he first voted for closure so the actual bill could be voted on. This is the complete opposite of an earlier pledge to support a filibuster of the bill.
From an Obama spokesman last October:
To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies.
The only thing that’s clear is that the word of Barack Obama is not to be trusted. Voting with the Republicans on closure is a complete betrayal.
