Reply #78: Sounds like the "promise" the cop made to Sen Widestance to keep it private [View All]

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Even if Reid made that promise on his mother's grave, it was unwise for Obama to depend on it. The fact is that Reid does not control what happens on the Senate floor. He has a lot of power, but not absolute control.

And, this defense for Obama's non-vote makes it obvious that Obama knew that this was an issue, and that it would be coming up for a vote at some time in the near future. Yet, Obama failed to speak out about it. Instead, he held a protest non-vote but he didn't tell anyone about it until 9 hours later.

Has anyone ever heard of a protest that isnt announced until hours after it was over?

Face it; Obama did not show any leadership on this issue, which he now claims is a prelude to war. He should have used his much touted powers of Unity to organize a protest.