Keith Olbermann put up a post on this last night on Daily Kos explaining that John Dean calmed his fears about Obama's stance.
Dean observes that the bill would "only" pre-empt civil suits and that Obama's ammunition is that his AG (if Obama is elected) would prosecute.
I don't find Keith's rationale for supporting John Dean convincing, basically because it boils down to "John Dean is brilliant and I'll trust his expertise."
Besides, it's a big risk to take. And no mention is made of the fact that Obama had earlier said 1) he would vote against retroactive immunity, and 2) would support a filibuster. Guess not so much.
Glenn Greenwald differs with Obama's position and with Olbermann's giving Obama a pass, and has explained why.
I do wonder what our 20th-century solutions will look like to 7,600,000th-century humanity, if we're still human (as we understand it) by then. We'd probably appear as sophisticated as a chimp licking termites off of a stick.
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Keith Olbermann put up a post on this last night on Daily Kos explaining that John Dean calmed his fears about Obama's stance. Dean observes that the bill would "only" pre-empt civil suits and that Obama's ammunition is that his AG (if Obama is elected) would prosecute. I don't find Keith's rationale for supporting John Dean convincing, basically because it boils down to "John Dean is brilliant and I'll trust his expertise." Besides, it's a big risk to take. And no mention is made of the fact that Obama had earlier said 1) he would vote against retroactive immunity, and 2) would support a filibuster. Guess not so much. Glenn Greenwald differs with Obama's position and with Olbermann's giving Obama a pass, and has explained why.
and -- oh my God! -- it's full of stars!
I do wonder what our 20th-century solutions will look like to 7,600,000th-century humanity, if we're still human (as we understand it) by then. We'd probably appear as sophisticated as a chimp licking termites off of a stick.