Posted on 06/21/2011 11:31:07 AM PDT by markomalley
Two top senators on Tuesday introduced a resolution giving President Obama explicit authorization to continue aiding the NATO mission in Libya, seeking to strengthen the White House’s hand at a key moment in the brewing constitutional tug of war with Congress.
Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, who is Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, and Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, who is the ranking GOP member on the Senate Armed Services Committee — and, coincidentally, the last two losing presidential nominees — are co-sponsoring the resolution, which would grant Mr. Obama “limited” authorization to continue using force.
“This is not a blank check for the president. This resolution authorizes the limited use of American forces in a supporting role,” Mr. Kerry said in a floor speech to the Senate. “It says specifically that the Senate does not support the use of ground troops in Libya. And it authorizes this limited use of American forces for a limited duration — it would expire in a year.”
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Vote against it, Repubs!!
Outrageous! Days not weeks become months not years becomes a year, not years.
It’s amazing to realize that it’s actually possible for me to feel more disgust for John McCain that I already did.
Thank God a solid Reagan Conservative like McLame beat that RINO leftist JD Hayworth. Who know what dangerous, poorly thought out policies JD would be pushing now if he won?
McLoser shows his true colors. Picture Romney doing the same thing.
If only being part of the Keating Five had taken down McLame - we would have been rid of this loser more than 20 years ago.
Mccain joins forces with a guy who would be screaming to high Heaven if a republican was president. He is such an old fool.
Yeah, and I shudder when I remember sending him a campaign donation and giving him my vote. What an utterly worthless turd!
That’s the one thing that makes me question Sarah Palin. She could have wished him luck. She didn’t have to campaign for him.
“It’s amazing to realize that it’s actually possible for me to feel more disgust for John McCain that I already did.”
Ditto. I WANT MY VOTE BACK!!!!
McKennedy is slime.
He is smegma.
He is scum.
Gads, if he keeps going down like this, pretty soon he’ll reach Kerry levels of stench.
Methinks he’d do best for the country if he volunteered to sit inside a tank being used for A-10 target practice.
Resolution? Senate can replace the US Congress and declare war by resolution? What next, the Senate does the budget to pay for it?
BTW, here is video from 2009 of McCain and his valet, Grahamnesty, bowing their heads to Qadaffi, as taught to Juan by his NVA friends
and dingbat Susan Collins, in power pink, first ignored by Qadaffi as if she was some ugly translator.... then angling in later to get her chance to drop that Libyan drag queen a curtsey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNfztA1i0ts
This was one week before the Lockerbie bomber was released to return to adulation in Tripoli. Real sharp negotiators those three amigos, eh?
Thes epeople are shameless.
You have just insulted slime everywhere.
And O didn’t even have to ask for it. Ain’t that nice!
Are they saying that Obama does not currently have authority and is in violation of the law?
Or are they trying to say he doesn’t need permission but they are willing to give it anyhow.
“What an utterly worthless turd!”
And we all know,,,,,, (see my tagline)
Excellent observation and great questions.
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