Barack Obama also made his most emphatic statement to date: "I strongly oppose retroactive

[Horse with no Name]

immunity in the FISA bill. . . . That is why I am proud to stand with Sen. Dodd and a grassroots movement of Americans who are standing up for our civil liberties and the rule of law."

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/26/immunity/

[lonestarnot]

1. Yes!

But what's the count in the Senate these days? They better fight luck pirates after the last bottle of rum!

[Horse with no Name]

3. That statement was in January

he has changed his stance.

[lonestarnot]

5. Well crap, maybe you better modify the post. I took your word for it

instead of clicking on the link. :shrug:

[Horse with no Name]

7. the date is in the original post embedded in the link n/t

[lonestarnot]

9. Maybe I better quit while I'm behind.

:P I am too wound up to sleep. Fucking day of shit cake "has my blood a boil'n," "Could just be the seat warmer."

[lonestarnot]

2. Damn technology! Sorry I double posted.

:(

[Solon]

4. So he's changed his stance, that sucks. n/t

[Robbien]

6. However he also said he will support the FISA bill

He backs the bill.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith

He will look into seeing maybe getting that pesky retroactive immunity clause removed, but he backs the bill which will make those illegal acts legal going forward.

[ananda]

8. This is the part that amazes me.

That the Reeps don't want the Dems to pass this bill
because then Bush wouldn't have any ammo to attack
Dems with.

Geezus, this is a strange bizarre world.

Sue