“He’s a control freak! He wants to control everything that happens.” – Senator Jim Bunning, referring to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Supporter of denying women the right to sue for job discrimination? Senator Jim Bunning. Supporter of legislation to let the government spy on citizens without a warrant? Senator Jim Bunning. Supporter of legislation [...]
Senator Boxer has a perfect score of 100. Next to her, the most liberal group in the Senate is a group of 7 senators who have each earned a score of just 67. Clearly, the Senate is not a very liberal place.
Senator Whitehouse represents Rhode Island – a progressive state. There is no plausible argument for the claim that Whitehouse needed to vote for the FISA Amendments Act because of constituent pressure. Whitehouse merely capitulated to George W. Bush for personal reasons. For that reason, Sheldon Whitehouse has been declared the sorriest senator ever.
Consider that Pennsylvania is a swing state, and you start to see the serious threat that Obama’s support of the FISA Amendements Act has become. Obama activists in swing states are one by one dropping out of his campaign, withholding their money and refusing to volunteer their time. Consider that these are the people who Obama had counted on to form the foundation of his campaign.
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