Charlie Foxtrot McCain

[Geee]

American Spectator:

Liberals, by their nature, can't be overtly hostile to anyone, nor can they admit their inner feelings of anger, hatred or warlike intent. They sublimate their hostility in legislation and court decrees which, too, are defined to exclude hostile intent. Which explains why President Obama has chosen to engage in a Clintonian parsing of terms. This time, it's not a question of what the meaning of "is" is: it's a question of how you can bomb and strafe people without engaging in "hostilities."

When President Obama began "Operation Odyssey Dawn" in March, Republican reactions ranged from Newt Gingrich's confusion to John McCain's fevered desire to remove Gaddafi from power. Only a few muted voices opposed it on the grounds that we had no national interest at stake.

Since then, the swabbies have fired about 150 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libyan targets and various American fly-guys have flown hundreds of combat missions. The announced mission was to bomb and strafe Gaddafi's forces to protect the Libyan rebels and civilians. The unofficial mission, stated by Obama, was to topple Gaddafi's regime. Many missions have apparently been flown with the objective of killing the Libyan dictator.

Last week came word that our constitutional law professor turned president overruled two White House lawyers to reach his legal opinion that we are not engaged in "hostilities," so the 1973 War Powers Resolution is inapplicable and Congress is entitled to no voice in the matter of U.S. intervention in Libya.

Under the War Powers Resolution, any president who commits U.S. forces to combat must obtain congressional permission to continue the action after sixty days have passed. The Resolution says it applies to "the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicate by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations."

[NCTexan]

McCain is truly a loose cannon on the deck of our rolling Ship of State.

 

Rush commented that he both looked and acted like Yosemite Sam on the stage during an Obama debate. At least he's consistent.

 

[Chickadee]

Yep, "He [McCain] is wrong both politically and substantively."

[Pepper]

NCTexan Chickadee Geee

McCain is ready for the age old old age home. He's done enough damage. He is a prime candidate for "snatching victory from the jaws of defeat" Foot in Mouth what the He!! was He thinking Country Club Republican Award.