Obama's Response

I can understand Obama's belief that the best option for him is to support the bill minus immunity. I totally get his reasoning. Don't agree with it, but I get it and I can live with it.

What his response to the 'No on Telecom Immunity' group lacks though, is an explanation of what he'll do if the Feingold-Dodd amendment fails. His previous statements suggest that he will support the bill. His response today could also be read that way.

I'm just not convinced by Obama that he's right on this piece of it. I don't think it's the best political position. I believe he can vote NO on the bill if it includes immunity and the electorate will not only be fine with it, they may even be more inclined to vote Obama than before.

The real fundamental issue here is this: George Bush, John McCain and the GOP put corporate interests ahead of the interests of the American people. It's that simple. And it's already a well-known truth with the electorate. Giving in to the telecoms doesn't demonstrate the big Change we all want, it's simply more fealty to Corporate America. It's just another sell-out.

George Bush has spent the last 8 years selling out the interests of the American people to every corporate interest that's come along. How exactly has selling out the people's interest made us safer? Big Oil has basically destroyed the known world and through the Iraq War caused most other countries in the world to hate Americans, to say nothing of bearing the responsibility for the deaths of thousands of innocent people. How has that made us safer?

Look at the airline industry and the problems with safety inspections. Look at the food industry. Look at health care and big pharma. How has giving in to corporate interests made us safer? Standing up to the Corporate Juggernaut steamrolling over the interests of the American people will do more to keep us safe then just about any other action any person can possibly take.

Giving immunity to the telecoms is just More Of The Same. Change is standing up to Mr. 25%, St. McCain and the Telecoms and telling them to go pound sand.

If immunity is in the bill, vote no.