That's a load of crap and should be downmodded to oblivion. Obama had an exceptional attendance record in the Illinois Senate, where he cast over 4000 votes in eight years.

Perhaps you're instead referring to his "present" votes, of which he cast about 130 total. Of course, if you knew anything at all about the Illinois legislature you'd know that his use of the "present" vote is entirely normal. And if you tracked his votes you'd see that it falls in line with his policy of using "present" to identify bills that either require further refinement, are unconstitutional at their face, or as part of a larger policy strategy (such as with Planned Parenthood). That's why in Illinois the "present" vote is called a "'no' with an explanation."

Because the Bush administration would look pretty silly going to FISA after the fact to get a warrant for spying the Democratic National Committee.

This way, they can use the excuse of terrorists, and spy on any one they want to.

Yeah, a mistake. I mean, MS makes these mistakes all the time, but that doesn't mean it isn't a mistake this time. It just means they have crappy quality control. Or, it really wasn't a mistake and they knew what they were doing.