[rokkitapps]

how about some HEARINGS on libya?

[BenLurkin]

What are our national interests in Libya?

Before the revolt, Hadn't Bush cowed Qaddafi into behaving himself?

[SkyDancer]

So what would happen if they used the same reasoning in the USA? Protecting national interest say in downtown Boston or NYC?

[Red Badger]

Where are all the Dems that grandstandingly whined about Bush?............................

[circlecity]

And of course “national interests” are whatever the President says they are. Pretty short step to rationalizing martial law on the same basis.

[ClearCase_guy]

I’m guessing that if we dig deep enough, they will claim that its the Commerce Clause that lets the president do this. They seem to think the Commerce Clause lets them do anything and everything.

[ilovesarah2012]

Would that include against Americans also?

[Da Coyote]

Oh yeah...Panetta is such a legal genius.

/sarc

[Beckwith]

Read this then:

http://trevorloudon.com/2011/06/will-the-senate-pick-anti-defense-cia-chief-with-red-ties-as-secdef-more-damaging-disclosures-about-leon-panetta/

[CodeToad]

So, Bush in Iraq and A’stan is an “illegal war” but Obama’s attack on Linya and other nations is “Unilaterally Use Military to Protect ‘National Interests’”?

Communists are liars.

[tlb]

So Obama and Panetta vindicate Nixon, Reagan, and both Bushes. All said the WPA was unconstitutional and void. Nice of them to finally admit it.

[nhwingut]

Maybe it’s in our “national interest” to prop up the president and create the impression of an adored leader - while struggling with this global economy and three wars.

Maybe we can silence these annoying conservatives all in the name of our “national interests.”

These people need to be impeached.

[Joe Brower]

Let's face it -- these power-hungry and egotistical creatures mean to be kings, and I mean kings. Every usurpation of power and every encroachment on our Liberty moves them closer to this goal, where they will walk upon marble floors and we peons are simply grease for the machine.

[FrankR]

[Terry Mross]

The proper response that has anything to do with democrats is:

They can do anything they want.

The proper response that has anything to do with Obama is:

He can do anything he wants.

[Reagan Man]

Leon Panetta the political hack shows us how the old double standard works.

Iraq, bad. Libya, good.
Cheney, bad. Biden, good.
Bush, bad. Obama, good.

Twilight zone politics.

[Truth29]

Panetta will be the SecDef when Obama decides to impose a blockade/no fly zone on Israel to protect the innocent Palestinians...

[SMARTY]

THAT'S OK with me. When we finally get a Conservative in the WH, who actually knows what the f*&^ end is up, we will CERTAINLY remind these Liberals of the statement Panetta makes... the rest of the f&^%(*g world can be on notice TOO!!!

How's that?

[sniper63]

Ummmm no, what national interests do we have in Libya? If the president can do that, how did Castro take Cuba when sugar plantations where owned by american corporations. This guy is rube.

[MichaelP]

Name me the item of "National Interest" that we're fighting for in Libya? The oil was already flowing freely; it isn't now, thanks to Obama and Nato...

Mike