tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859126.post8988411174792802286..comments2023-10-28T06:41:07.069-07:00Comments on Ambition, Impatience and Sloth: Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427208386709900367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859126.post-16157655792364688492008-06-30T09:57:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:57:00.000-07:00As an enthusiastic Obama supporter, I don't think ...As an enthusiastic Obama supporter, I don't think he's infallible in any respect. The best evidence of his clay feet is his sell-out to Big Ethanol. His FISA stance may or may not make practical sense: sometime, the votes just aren't there and you're not going to get them, so it makes some sense to avoid needlessly antagonizing potential allies. I don't know if that's the case with FISA and Obama, but I've seen speculation to that effect and it seems plausible. Even if it were sheer pragmatism born of recognition of the odds against defeating telecomm immunity, it would still be disappointing to some degree of course - laying down markers for principle is important - but it would be more understandable. The corn ethanol sell-out, by contrast, looks like a pure sell-out.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm definitely with you and Greenwald here - Obama can and does make mistakes, and merit criticism, and remains vastly preferable to McCain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com