Obama Now Supports Bush on Spy Bill

June 21st, 2008 by Scott

So now Obama has another flip on the War on Terror. And it is eerily similar to Sen. Kerry’s “I voted for it before I voted against it” remark. Here’s the news:

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama supports the spy bill compromise passed by the House Friday, despite having opposed retroactive amnesty to telecoms that helped with the President’s secret, warrantless wiretapping.
The bill is widely perceived as a victory for the White House, and was agreed to by Democrats out of a fear of being labeled soft on terrorism in the upcoming elections.(Source)

Obama said yesterday, “That is why last year I opposed the so-called Protect America Act.”

Now he’s for the same thing he’s been harping on Bush about. But he’s about change. But in all seriousness, I do applaud the Dems for voting for this bill, albeit for the wrong reasons.