Grade Obama on the First 100 Days!

Meh…check out this “D” rating from Feingold on State Secrets:

Obama’s “D” on state secrets, which Feingold characterized as “troubling,” is a timely reminder that this is one area where the new president has raised concern among some progressives. In the first 100 days, the Obama administration has invoked the state secrets privilege in three cases: Al Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Obama, Mohammed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, and Jewel v. NSA.

Obama’s record in this area has drawn fire from civil liberties groups, even though many of them cheered his election in November. The Justice Department has responded to the criticism by saying that Obama is only invoking the state secrets privilege in cases where it is necessary.

Low as Obama’s grade is in this area, Feingold’s report says that the president would have received an “F” had it not been for the fact that Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that he hopes to make public the result of his review of all the cases in which the state secrets privilege was used by the Bush administration.

“Only the glimmer of hope offered by that ongoing review saves the Obama administration from a failing grade,” reads the report card.

@Joanne:

Wordsmith, don’t believe a thing that Feingold is putting out. He is an ultraprogressive from the get go.

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Whatever it is, Russ Feingold has never voted or acted conservative until election time.

Joanne, here’s the money quote that puts his “D” grade into perspective:

Low as Obama’s grade is in this area, Feingold’s report says that the president would have received an “F” had it not been for the fact that Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated that he hopes to make public the result of his review of all the cases in which the state secrets privilege was used by the Bush administration.