I guess since he already got the millions from the the so-called Netroots he can now throw them off the boat.
The Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama (D-Illinois) voted for the final bill, despite intense lobbying by supporters who used Obama's own online organizing technology to try to hold him to his promise to fight any bill that included amnesty. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama's former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, voted against the bill.
The strange thing is that this FISA bill gives Bush a huge win. But Obama still stood by his principals (or his shift to the center tactics he needs to win the Presidency if you are a cynic) and still voted for the bill. Part of me thought he would vote present or just skip the vote so he could hedge his bets with the Netroots. Instead he stepped up and voted.
Maybe he is the "so-called" post-partisan-warfare-candidate that he portrays himself as. He basically said thanks for the money MoveOn and DailyKOS now you are no longer needed. If he didn't advocate such destructive economic policies I would seriously consider voting for him because he does have the backbone to confront the zealots in his party.
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