President Obama is not violating his liberal principles by defending the NSA. He is exercising them.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. Strongest thing I do these days is green tea.

And after fukushima now I'm all anal about where that is supposed to be sourced.

I think the train towards ending pot prohibition has left the station. Its only a matter of time. Knowing Holder's history as an apologist for the drug war, I have to imagine he's chomping at the bit to charge into CO and WA to punish the voters for legalizing pot. I suspect Obama has counseled restraint so far, but like I said I think a stronger commitment to civil liberties and freedom would go a long way with the base.

I think the larger story on Obama and the spying is, you have two currents- one is the right wing that will be against anything that has to do with Obama, but the other is people who have been disturbed by this shit since the Bush administration, and still have legitimate objections. I think its a mistake to assume that the 2nd group is working for or at the behest of the first one.