Posted on 08/27/2014 7:15:43 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Sen. Tim Kaine’s outspoken push for a vote to approve military strikes in Iraq and Syria has cranked up tensions with fellow Democrats who worry it could hurt them on Election Day.
Vulnerable Democrats fighting for their political lives are frustrated that Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, is pressing for a debate on giving President Obama new war powers at a time when the commander-in-chief has become a political liability for them.
“Asking anybody to take that vote within two months of an election is just stupid. Why would you put people in that position?” said a Senate Democratic aide.
A vote to authorize Obama to strike at Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria beyond the 60-day window set out by the War Powers Resolution would be a de facto referendum on the president, according to another aide.
“I think it’s dumb,” said the second Democratic aide. “The less the president is in the news with anything right now, the better.”
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That will leave the status quo, or in other words, news on Ferguson, Shamnesty and Golfing.
That islmic money sure does look good in the campaign coffers, especially since a huge portion of it is “legally” scammed off to their own personal pockets. It’s on both sides of the isle and how they enrich themselves while supposedly living off of their meager Congress critter salaries.
They think it is bad now, wait and see what the mood is if the Rats lose the Senate.
You’ll see Rats in both houses help throwing Nero under the bus to save their party.
Which btw, they should be doing now!
““Asking anybody to take that vote within two months of an election is just stupid. Why would you put people in that position?””
Apparently no one told the ISIS “folks” that the world revolves around Washington politics.
Imagine that, doing the right thing is wrong?
We see every single critical issue deteriorate or elevate right into the imminent danger zone just because those who can correct it (on both sides of the aisle), won’t. They are waiting for the next election.
Waiting has cost us and now even our physical security is at increasing risk.
Democrats worry about self not country.
The “punch” line will give you whiplash.
“.....“[Sen. Tim Kaine’s] an intellectual and he’s incredibly thoughtful. I don’t think there’s anything here other than he thinks this is what should be required and that this is an abdication of our responsibility. I don’t think this is political,” said a Democratic aide.
The aide said the political danger posed to vulnerable Democrats is slight because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), the head of messaging and floor strategy, are unlikely to schedule a tough political vote in September.”
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