McCain Calls Fellow Senators “Wacko Birds”

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 8 Mar 2013 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) assailed fellow Senators Rand Paul (R-Ken) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex) as “wacko birds” for participating in a 13-hour long filibuster against the confirmation of CIA Director nominee John Brennan. The filibusterers vowed to continue until the Obama Administration answered a question they had about possible drone strikes on American citizens on American soil.

McCain maintained that “the question is an impertinent violation of the separation of powers. The decision to use deadly force against this country's enemies is the sole prerogative of the Commander-in-Chief. Senator Paul has no business meddling.”

The Arizona Senator argued that his stance was confirmed by the fact that it was he and eleven other “important Senators who were invited to dine with President Obama while Paul and his accomplice were blathering in the Senate. I think we have to question the sanity of someone who would prefer to rant in the Senate chamber over an evening of fine dining with the President.”

Senator Lindsey Graham echoed McCain's sentiments insisting that “the crucial interactions of our government are settled quietly among men of stature. It should be readily apparent that our 'sit-down' with the President carried more weight for the fate of the nation than a couple of neophyte senators droning on in an empty room.”

Senator Paul lamented “the troubling implications of colleagues who prefer schmoozing with the President to taking a stand against undermining citizens' Constitutional rights to due process. The parallel with how Roman senators acquiesced in the demise of their republic is disturbing.”

Whether the filibuster was effective or not remains to be seen. Senator Paul did achieve his immediate aim of getting the Administration on record as eschewing any authority to use drones to execute Americans on American soil. The value of this statement, however, is undetermined. Obama has a well-documented history of incongruity between his words and deeds.

In related news, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said “the President should stop wasting his time trying to be nice to the Republicans. He doesn't need them. He's the Commander-in-Chief. That's all the authority he really needs to rule this country. He needs to use it more forcefully.”

if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/130021-2013-03-08-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-march-10-2013.htm

[ErnBatavia]

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Remember when he canceled his campaign?"

Remember when we really had any choice on our nom?

[Slambat]

Hay man. I thought this was supposed to be satire? All you
did was sum it up in practical terms. Good goin Semmens.

[TomasUSMC]

Waco Birds maybe. 20 years ago there were 9 Bradleys, 7 Tanks and lots of helos and snipers surrounding Americans in their Religious Farm.

and we think the Feds won’t use one single drone on one American? McCain, I love you bro but time for you to CHILLA BIT.

[Seaplaner]

“The Republicans' argument that the private sector is earning its wealth overlooks the fact that the government is letting them do this,” Pelosi maintained. “The amount of the nation's wealth that is allowed to flow to the private sector is a discretionary decision. The GOP's attempt to assert that a person who produces it has some sort of claim on the output elevates greed over need as a matter of policy.”

When Ms. Pelosi reads this, she too will think it's a quote.

John Semmens, you deserve a Pulitzer. If not for the above, then at least for spelling "prerogative" correctly, as so few can do.

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[SortaBichy]

HA!! Good one
:)