I trust President Obama

[deurbano]

56. That (the FISA vote) was a telling moment.

It wasn't some hard-fought compromise he needed to make in order to win the general election; it was an actual choice to renege on an important campaign promise and to violate important principles I assumed he held. It was inexplicable (and extremely disappointing) to me at the time, but many defended the vote because they "trusted" Obama to do the "right" thing, so either this vote was right (after all).... or it was just one move in a bigger plan (to which we were not yet privy) that would benefit us in the end-- after he was elected president. That was a very faith-based response, and it was almost as inexplicable to me as Obama's vote since I judge presidents (and presidential candidates) by their actions, not my faith in their good intentions. (The blind devotion to Bush by so many Republicans made me nauseous... but it was much more discouraging for me to witness Democrats exchanging their critical thinking skills for "Father Knows Best." ) Based on the decisions Obama has made as president, it would seem the campaign promise was at odds with his actual position. Unfortunately the FISA vote reflected his REAL position.