I was at a meeting with a representative from the Obama campaign the day after the FISA vote.  He showed up apparently under the impression he was on friendly territory, and was swiftly thrown to the wolves.  Yet, when asked why Obama voted for FISA, we didn't get "we need it to protect us and the new version protects our civil liberties."  I almost wish we had.  At least that would show they had enough balls to lie to us straight to our faces.  No, we got a run around amounting to, "this issue is far too complex for you to appreciate, so we're not going to even attempt to explain our rationale to you."  I can assure you that the people in that room had a far better understanding of the contents and consequences of bills than most representatives do.  It was so insulting.  I'd rather be lied to than taken for ignorant yahoos.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.