Hot Air

by Walter Alarkon - 06/25/08 9:35 AM ET

Sen. Gordon Smith’s (R-Ore.) mention of his work with Barack Obama in a new campaign ad isn’t surprising, since Smith is an anti-war senator in a blue state that Republicans need to hold in Washington, writes Allahpundit. Sen. Russ Feingold’s (D-Wis.) decision to attempt a filibuster of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA) overhaul puts Obama on the spot, as the Illinois senator has said he supports the bill but opposes the telecom immunity provision that is the basis for Feingold’s filibuster, writes Ed Morrissey.

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