Batting 50%, at least...

[markgritter]

Senator Klobuchar voted for amendment 3907 to S. 2248; this amendment would have removed the retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that cooperated with the president's illegal wiretaps.

Senator Coleman, unfortunately, did not.

Breaking the law is not OK even when it's your allies doing it. It's not OK even if they have "national

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[pameladean]

I didn't expect any better of Coleman. But I'm relieved that apparently the Brain-Eater did NOT get Amy Klobuchar after all.

I wish she'd answe her mail, though. Coleman says annoyng things, but he does respond.

P.

[markgritter]

I had gotten a nice e-mail back from Klobuchar when I had originally complained about her vote on the slapdash FISA bill a few months ago.

[mirrorthaw]

Breaking the law is not OK even when it's your allies doing it. It's not OK even if they have "national security" interests in mind. It's not even OK just because somebody in the executive branch of government says it's OK.

Amen! I'm fairly appalled at how much of the news coverage on the wiretapping boiled down to "Does it bother you that the Feds might listen to your phone calls?" when the real issue is that the Bush administration broke the law.

[arkuat]

Wow, this news certainly makes me feel better about having done the Obama thing in the California primary election.

[markgritter]

Clinton spent the day campaigning, but she did say that she'd be available if the vote was close. (And Obama missed the final vote on the FISA bill, which was not close either.)