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	<title><![CDATA[The Obama Problem]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-rosenbaum/the-obama-problem_b_109567.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>In the last week, Barack Obama has handed progressives a string of stinging rebukes. First, <a href="http://www.theseminal.com/2008/06/20/damn-it-obama-i-thought-i-knew-you-better/">he all but capitulated</a> on the issue of retroactive immunity for lawbreaking telecom companies by endorsing the FISA "compromise." Next came <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/obama-disagrees-with-supreme-court-decision/">his disagreement</a> with the Supreme Court ruling that the death penalty shouldn't be imposed for rape. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/27/barackobama.usa">And then his flip</a> on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling allowing the sale of handguns in DC.</p>

<p>It's been a hell of a week.</p>

<p>So,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-05T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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