A constitutional law professor voting for this bill is just hideous. Taking an oath to uphold the Constitution and then voting for this bill is a travesty.

The really sad part is he would have lost nothing by voting for it. It was going down anyway. In that respect it was tailor-made for a Senator to simply to vote their conscience. He was afraid to be painted "soft on terror" in the general; that's the only reason.

I'm sick of this chickenshit response on the part of any Democrat every time someone points and yells "cut-and run"!

The various political calculations Obama has made in moving toward the center do not seem to be giving him anything in the polling. He's losing in Missouri, Nevada, Georgia (even with Barr in the race) and Florida again:

http://www.electoral-vote.com /

Undervoting the presidential where I live -- a red-ass state going Puke no matter what -- frees up my conscience as well as my time, energy, and money.

It's the same reason why I'm canceling my landline with AT&T and my cell service with Cingular. You gotta send a message somehow.