If Obama really stood for something in FISA and his supporters were trying to convince him otherwise, with him still open to them, that would be one thing.  But Obama flips back and forth,  one minute supports something and then doesn't follow through.  He presented himself one way and voted otherwise. You can't have a candidate that the followers mold into what they want him to be, and who has no solid dependability.  Only if the candidates beliefs are solid, and followed by action will progressives steps in influencing him mean anything, otherwise his changes are just pandering and will be viewed that way. Not being consistant in his presentation of his beliefs, is what leads to the view of him as an empty suit.