This evening, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois voted in favor of SB 2206, known infamously around these parts as the "Capitulation Bill".
Senator Barack Obama voted his conscience: He says "No" to unfettered, no-timetables spending on the Iraq occupation without any accountability required of the Bush administration! Just now in: Senator Clinton has also voted "No".
I called and faxed both Senators' offices over the past couple of days, urging a "No" vote. I greatly admire both of my Senators and wish that Senator Durbin had not voted in favor of the bill.
But I am extremely heartened that Senator Obama did not follow his political mentor's lead in this vote.