SubscribePray: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.- Ambrose Bierce
"I don't think it's healthy and it's something that we'll be avoiding in the future," Obama said Wednesday on "Good Morning America."But you know, this isn't a guy who has much in common with most family men, who often choose where to live, and even what career commitments to undertake, based on the schools and needs of their kids. I know I did, on a number of occasions, as my Dad had made such considerations for me and my siblings, without question. Because that is what a Dad does - he puts his kids first, and not just on King David Hotel stationary. I guess I'm glad Obama is now giving enough consideration to his kid's welfare to ask $INSERT_DEITY's protection for them, along with that of the Secret Service. That's at least one of his position changes I, and probably Britney Spears, can support. I keep looking for others.
backing away from my 16 month deadline for getting out of Iraq, now that, finally, I've been there
If you're pushing 'CHANGE,' don't try to lead with the other guy's issues
He's also one of the most coldly calculating politicians we've seen run for President, maybe ever.
there were no less than two popular music acts that afternoon in Berlin, and that Obama's 'crowd' was largely there for the music?
A degree from Harvard means about as little as a degree from Yale apparently.
"FARGO, N.D., July 3 -- Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual, 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying that Thursday he will consult with military commanders on an upcoming trip to the region and "continue to refine" his proposals." [emphasis added]And from the July 21 examiner.com AP wire story:
"Obama told ABC News that military leaders have "deep concerns" about a timetable that doesn't account for changing conditions."
Anything else I can clear up for you?
One last point: Barack Obama has, in the past, emphatically opposed warrantless eavesdropping and telecom amnesty. In response to emails his campaign has received over the past couple days, he has been sending out an email containing the following statements:I have consistently opposed this Administration's efforts to use debates about our national security to expand its own power, whether that was in regard to the conduct of the Iraq war or its restrictions on our civil liberties through domestic surveillance programs or suspension of habeas corpus. It is time to restore oversight and accountability in the FISA program, and rejecting this unprecedented grant of retroactive immunity is a good place to start.
Giving retroactive immunity to telecom companies is simply wrong. Thankfully, the most recent effort to pass this legislation at the end of the legislative year failed. I unequivocally oppose this grant of immunity and support the filibuster of it. I have cosponsored Senator Dodd's proposal that would remove it from the current FISA bill and continue to follow this debate closely. In order to prevail, the proponents of retroactive immunity still have to convince 60 or more senators to vote to end a filibuster of this bill. I will not be one of them.
This Administration has put forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand. When I am president, there will be no more illegal wire-tapping of American citizens; no more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime; no more tracking citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. Our Constitution works, and so does the FISA court.
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