Posted on 08/28/2013 4:08:13 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
I can’t even read it. For those of you who did, was it strongly worded? Did the original have tear and/or bourbon stains on it?
Bourbon stains? LOL.
What about fake orange tanning spray.
Was it stained with teardrops?
Now ashes in the circular file, no doubt.
The question is not, “does the President need Congressional authorization?”
The REAL question is, “If the President needs it (technically), is Congress able to refuse?”
In our system as designed, the Congress exercises its delegated powers ACTING AS US. The idea that the People are sovereign is meaningless if our Congress has surrendered all of their delegated powers to the Executive and to the Judiciary.
I am beginning to believe that that is the case.
The WPA was passed by a bunch of lady-men who are afraid to take a stand.
And it is ignored by other girlie men who are afraid to ask the other pansies to do their god damned jobs.
A pox on all of their houses.
I concur.
Folks, I am in no way a big fan of the speaker. But politically, that letter puts his own ass on the line. If the occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue ignores it, and congress does nothing, there could be a revolt in the streets (tear-jerker already knows his butts in hot water for many reasons). Already Britain, Jordan, and the Arab League are getting cold feet. I see the media stenographers are even trying to provide cover to backpedal on this whole thing.
We’ve been openly warned by Russia and China, and frankly, I don’t think we have the military assets and morale for any kind of long sustained fight.
Permission to speculate? (thank you):
I suspect there is push back coming from both sides of the isle on this, but of course we’re never going to hear that among the scribes. This give the Speaker the onions to write such a letter. With the national debt literally off the charts, even a 30-month campaign (that would include rising prices on raw crude, and going against holders of our debt) a default in short order. They’d have a real problem blaming this on republicans.
In short, I vote let’s give the cry-baby-sellout a pass on this one, and see where it goes.
just my $0.02
By the time a letter gets delivered by the USPS the situation will be a week or more old.
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