Well, today Barack Obama sold us out. We knew he was going to. He told us he was going to. And he did.
And Senator Clinton stood up for the Constitution.
I was pretty hard on Senator Clinton during the primaries. I make no apologies for registering my opinion on her many missteps - some large, some small.
But I wouldn't have guessed in a million years that Barack Obama would take the action he did today. Anything Hillary did or said during the primaries pales in comparison to this wholesale capitulation, this travesty.
This is simply unacceptable. Unacceptable.
I'll take my lumps. In the words of Artie Fufkin (Paul Schaffer in Spinal Tap): "Do me a favor. Just kick my ass, okay? Kick this ass for a man, that's all. Kick my ass. Enjoy. Come on. I'm not asking, I'm telling with this. Kick my ass."
I haven't changed my opinion of Senator Clinton. Except for her primary gaffes (which I criticized harshly), I always thought her a decent candidate. I simply preferred Obama.
I was burned, and I admit it.
To be clear, I'll vote for Obama over McCain. And I fully realize that that is almost certainly what will happen.
But the convention hasn't happened yet. As of today, I support Hillary Clinton for president.
(Yes, I am well aware of the many ironies contained herein. As I said, I'm here to take my lumps.)
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UPDATE: Several days ago, I said that if Obama voted for the FISA bill and Clinton voted against, I would admit I'd been wrong. And I'm following through with that.
I do fully realize that the course of action suggested here is not practical. I also realize that I will be assumed to be a PUMA nutcase.
But there has to be a price for selling out our basic freedoms. Praising Obama and sending him money won't do it. "Bad dog! Here's a treat!"
And as I said in the comments - Yes, this is a rant. I am livid. Sue me.
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UPDATE II: Now that I've calmed down a bit, let me clarify. This diary is a knee-jerk reaction to today's travesty, borne out of anger and extreme frustration.
Senator Clinton's vote today may have been a cynical attempt to provoke a response such as this, or it may have been an actual attempt to restore the rule of law. I don't know.
Part of my point is that I'm so angry at and disappointed with Obama that I'd rather have Clinton. And coming from me, that's saying something. If you don't know me, you might not quite get that - especially with PUMAs in the house.
I made it clear in the original diary that I'll vote for Obama when the time comes. But today, I just want to get that son of a bitch back for what he's done to my country.
And it pains me that, if I'm being honest, I have to use such language when talking about our own Democratic nominee.