I admit it. I wrote a diary a couple days ago called, A Note to Barack Obama (with feeling). In it, I posted the text of a letter to Bill Burton, of the Obama campaign, slamming the FISA decision.
I still hate the decision. I still have hopes that Senator Obama will take the lead on this at the last moment in a way that will put the issue to rest. I still believe it will be too little too late. I'm really disappointed.
But, even after putting all my anger and bluster and rhetoric out there for all to see; and even though I argued effectively in the diary that we should withhold some personal resources from the Obama campaign to get his attention; and even though I agree with every single word Glenn Greenwald wrote on the subject, especially this,
Mea Culpa below the fold.....
I can't do it.
Yesterday, not long after scanning the diary for straggler comments, I got a call from the new Obama staffer for my county to come to an organizational meeting. I put on my shoes, got in the car and went to the meeting.
So much for holding the Senator's feet to the fire on FISA. When it came right down to it, I could no more abandon him than he could abandon his grandmother.
So, I take it all back. I'll organize. I'll contribute money. I'll work SO hard to make up for a stupid diary that attracted 70-some comments, mostly positive, for saying I wouldn't do more than vote for Obama. Not only was it wrong, but it was extremely counterproductive.
I apologize for writing first and thinking later and for writing from an emotional point of view instead of from a rational one. I was a hypocrite, because I always tell people not to go off half cocked, to think before speaking, to allow others' opinions some respect and consideration. I faied to do that myself.
Tonight I saw Kos on Olbermann. He was calm. He was rational, and he said what I already knew in my heart. We all will support our candidate. Those who won't, because of FISA, are welcome to their opinions, but I, after futher review, disagree with myself!
So to all the folks who agreed with me when I wrote at 2:14AM Sunday morning that I couldn't defend Obama's decision, and therefore wouldn't support the campaign, Let's all eat crow and get this campaign into gear. We only have a few weeks to make the biggest change of our lifetimes come true.
Funny thing about mistakes. It feels a lot better to admit to them than to make them ;-)