afx: Obama was given a golden opportunity to take a hard stand on FISA during the campaign and he whiffed.

He is continuing to hold the course that’s been in place for some time now (pre-dating Dubya) and do you believe his appointment of Hillary Clinton as SecState signals a radical departure of any sort?

Don’t forget, Hillary was one of the most bellicose advocates for regime change in Iraq (Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998, anyone?) and Biden himself is very pro-Israel (to the extent that he’s been labeled “pro-Zionist” by some of the more strident elements of the Democratic Party).

I don’t see Obama doing away with rendition and, given the support he presently enjoys, he could do far more to dismantle the Patriot Act than he’s doing or has indicated a willingness to do.