Terribly Disappointed with Biden, Clinton and Obama today

[CornField]

And that's a HUGE understatement. Rather than re-type, here's what I posted in GDP:

Today, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd will fulfill a promise -- he will, if necessary, filibuster the FISA re-authorization bill if it includes retroactive immunity for the telecom corporations that provided unmitigated access without warrants to the current White House administration's program of domestic wiretapping.

Despite promises by fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, none of them saw fit to stop campaigning and fundraising long enough to join in this filibuster.
Biden, courtesy Washington Post

San Francisco: Will you join Sen. Chris Dodd's hold and proposed filibuster on any FISA bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecoms? Thanks for joining us for this chat today, Sen. Biden, and thanks for the leadership you provide the Democratic Party and America.

Sen. Joe Biden: Yes.

Obama, courtesy Talking Points Memo

"Senator Obama has serious concerns about many provisions in this bill, especially the provision on giving retroactive immunity to the telephone companies. He is hopeful that this bill can be improved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. But if the bill comes to the Senate floor in its current form, he would support a filibuster of it."

Clinton, courtesy Talking Points Memo

Q: Can you discuss your position on the reauthorization of the FISA bill?

HRC: I am troubled by the concerns that have been raised by the recent legislation reported out of the Intelligence Committee. I haven't seen it so I can't express an opinion about it. But I don't trust the Bush Administration with our civil rights and liberties. So I'm going to study it very hard. As matters stand now, I could not support it and I would support a filibuster absent additional information coming forward that would convince me differently.

[rurallib]

1. The only thing I looked for out of our senators was leadership

Dodd was a little late but finally stood up, loud and proud. The other 3 not so much.
Edwards has almost always the first to comment on events and always in a democratic way.
Richardson has stood up well also.

My hope is that Dodd runs for majority leader next year. (2009)

[CornField]

2. Last night in CR

Edwards was asked (not by me, but by another reporter) for his opinion on what Dodd was mounting in the Senate. He declined comment.

Then he was asked about the other three not showing up. He declined comment on that as well.

[rurallib]

3. Surprises me. I thought he had commented on it back in

August or so, when this first started coming up.
Edit to add - having seen so many appearances and so much TV on this race sometimes my thoughts get jumbled.