Yes. I actually saw someone post a comment with those very words in it.
The contortions some of you people have made in the last 48 hours have been nothing short of astounding. I've seen everything from, "Obama has a secret plan that's going to protect your civil liberties, and won't you look stupid, then?" to the idea that it's only a "hard left" minority that's pushing the issue. Perhaps the most BRAZEN comment I've seen, is that Dodd and Feingold were somehow in the pockets of (dun-dun-DUUUUN) The Trial Lawyers of America, who would just LOVE to see telecom immunity stripped out of the bill, for all the lucrative lawsuits it would generate.
When Republican talking points get pushed to the rec list, we've truly gone through the looking glass.
But I digress. The main reason I wrote this diary, was to put a quick end to the notion that warrantless wiretaps are some sort of fringe issue that only policy wonks care about.
According to THIS poll...
http://www.democrats.com/...
...73% of the country is against the very concept of warrantless wiretaps. Fringe? No. Utterly mainstream.
For extra fun, see if you can't draw a parallel between the 27% who support warrantless wiretaps, and a similar number of dead-enders who continue to stand with the President.
The contortions are great fun to watch, but honestly, let's get some perspective people. Obama's support of a bill does not make that bill beyond reproach. Not even close.