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Obama on Verge of Historic Rebuke Over Syria
Newsmax ^ | Thursday, 05 Sep 2013 04:51 PM | David A. Patten

Posted on 09/05/2013 4:52:29 PM PDT by sargon

President Barack Obama appears to be dangerously close to what would be an historic rebuke at the hands of Congress, if the current whip-count projections on the authorization to attack Syria continue to hold.

Pundits on both sides of the aisle say losing the high-stakes bid for congressional authorization would make Obama an instant lame-duck, and might well endanger his entire second-term agenda.

The resolution authorizing an attack on Syrian strongman Bashar Assad, as punishment for his use of chemical weapons against his own people, is still expected to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate.

But the real question mark all along has been whether the administration could muster enough support to get the attack resolution through the House. And there, the situation for the administration appears to be growing dimmer by the hour.

Various news organizations are contacting members of Congress to see where they stand on the attack authorization. While each outlet has different numbers, the ominous sign for the administration is that all of them show the "no" votes outpacing the "yes" votes by a more than a 3-1 margin.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; obama; syria; war
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To: sargon

I pray that it is true! Righteously so!!!!


21 posted on 09/05/2013 5:07:00 PM PDT by foundedonpurpose (It's time for a fundamental restoration, of our country's principles!)
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To: sargon

FUBO
FUSenate
FUHouse?

Wake up.

—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


22 posted on 09/05/2013 5:08:18 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Travis McGee

we need to spread this picture everywhere. Need to go viral. So much truth in this!!


23 posted on 09/05/2013 5:08:50 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: sargon
Just saw this on Drudge:

Video: Syrian Rebel Admits Using Chemical Weapons

The Kenyan is caught with...


24 posted on 09/05/2013 5:09:55 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (What do we want? Time travel. When do we want it? It's irrelevant.)
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To: sargon

please make this AntiAmerican Marxist punk an early lame-duck.
Anyone have confidence congress will do it?
Nahhhh, I didn’t think so. Gutless turds


25 posted on 09/05/2013 5:11:51 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
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To: sargon

there will be another chemical attack very soon...it wont matter who does it...it will give Obama his congressional resolution...


26 posted on 09/05/2013 5:12:36 PM PDT by stylin19a (Obama -> Fredo smart)
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To: sargon

It’s about d**n time that the Boy Emperor gets slapped down. The Congress has been his whipping boy from Day 1.


27 posted on 09/05/2013 5:13:21 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: entropy12

Even if Obama gets shut down on Syria, I’m sure he will continue his attack on America: smothering our economy under taxes and regulations, lowering our standards of living, spending us to insolvency, violating our privacy, restricting our freedoms, etc.


28 posted on 09/05/2013 5:13:52 PM PDT by oilwatcher
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To: sargon

KEEP IT UP GUYS, WE CAN’T COUNT OUR CHICKENS..(well you know the saying)..! It’s not “won” until it’s “WON”:

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29 posted on 09/05/2013 5:13:53 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: sargon

Not only is killing this thing the right thing to do, but it will also render the entire Obama agenda dead in the water. Boehner needs to be swept aside, along with the other Obama-abetters.


30 posted on 09/05/2013 5:16:15 PM PDT by antiterrorist77
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To: sargon
...would make Obama an instant lame-duck...

Yeah, right.

The "news" media will cover for their selected boy-king wannabe, no matter what.

Remember what Clintoon's people would do? Put out word just before a story broke about how bad it was, then when it wasn't as bad as projected, they'd (Clintoon's people and the media) would all go, "Oh, look! It isn't really that bad!" and the story would fade away.

Watch for King Zero's merry band of court jesters (this includes the "news" media) to do the same.

31 posted on 09/05/2013 5:17:03 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: sargon
Moron should have taken Sarah's advice.

33 posted on 09/05/2013 5:18:00 PM PDT by McGruff (Strange times are these in which we live..)
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To: rawhide
"Bonehead has already said he will not lobby for obamma on this."

Well, that's a relief. We all know that he never says one thing and then does another...

34 posted on 09/05/2013 5:22:27 PM PDT by DJ Frisat ((optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: Travis McGee

I’m stealing that, Trav.


35 posted on 09/05/2013 5:24:07 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: sargon

It doesn’t matter if Congress “rebukkes” him. He’s been planing this for 2 yeas and will order a strike with or without approval. Who’s gonna stop him?


36 posted on 09/05/2013 5:27:57 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: sargon

That can’t be Limbaugh keeps telling us this is a ‘win-win’ for Obama!


37 posted on 09/05/2013 5:28:29 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: sargon
If King Obama order an attack he must be impeached for treason.
38 posted on 09/05/2013 5:28:43 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: sargon
The Bible, translated: smite=waste; know=hit, tap bitch slap photo: Slap a Bitch slap.jpg rebuke=bitch slap ...But it'll never happen: too complicated. Two houses of bitches slapping another bitch? Them bitches don't slap themselves you know .... Glenn Ford. Now there was an old school Mackdaddy.
39 posted on 09/05/2013 5:30:04 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: SADMILLIE
The Gas was dropped by AL QAEDA TERRORISTS!!

Spread the word far and wide.

When the dust settles, we need to look into Boehner's support of this insanity.

40 posted on 09/05/2013 5:30:27 PM PDT by stormhill (Guns Save Lives!)
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