Barack Channels The Rock

By Kleinheider Posted on July 3, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Tells his supporters opposing his stance on FISA to know their role and shut their mouth:

“Now, I understand why some of you feel differently about the current bill, and I’m happy to take my lumps on this side and elsewhere,” Obama wrote. “For the truth is that your organizing, your activism and your passion is an important reason why this bill is better than previous versions.”

“Democracy cannot exist without strong differences,” Obama also wrote. “And going forward, some of you may decide that my FISA position is a deal breaker. That’s ok. But I think it is worth pointing out that our agreement on the vast majority of issues that matter outweighs the differences we may have.”

This won’t do a great deal to make opponents of the bill happy. But it’s a minor victory for those who built this group that Obama ultimately felt the need to respond to it. The rest of Obama’s response here.

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