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September 04, 2013

Kerry's At House Foreign Affairs Committee
— DrewM

Live now on CSPAN (live stream here).

Should be fun to watch him explain how it's their fault Obama is in this mess and how it's their credibility on the line.

Yes Mr. President, I'll let them know how disappointed in them you are

Thanks to John E. for the photo.

Meanwhile, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is supposed to be marking up the resolution. It doesn't seem like it's going well. John "Jack High" McCain wants it to be tougher.

One other note...heck of a job by Boehner and Cantor yesterday. Instead of waiting for Obama to make his case they came right out and supported him. In thanks, Obama blamed Congress for putting the country in this position. They are so afraid of being called bad names they simply cave for no reason and get smacked around anyway for their efforts

Posted by: DrewM at 08:29 AM | Comments (265)
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1 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (/PCJa)

2 From previous dead thread:

Hollowpoint-
I understand your point, and think you are being reasonable and thoughtful. However, I also understand the concepts of sunk costs, good money after bad, cutting your losses, know when to fold 'em, etc., and so conclude that you are wrong on this one.

Posted by: pep at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (GMG6W)

3 Stuck in the middle with you.

Posted by: dantesed at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (9nLXu)

4 Operation Just The Tip may have to be indefinitely postponed.

Posted by: Jon Stewart at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (qf2kI)

5 Burn it down. Scatter the stones. Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (/PCJa)

6 The center cannot hold.

Posted by: pep at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (GMG6W)

7 Drew! I didn't know you were a centrist!

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (/PCJa)

8 and still John Boehner has his AF1 knee pads on....

not one more dime,

not one more vote

Posted by: sven10077 at September 04, 2013 08:31 AM (9jfyN)

9 I do not understand why Tereza is allowed to sit behind Kerry nodding her head. Fuckin' joke....

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at September 04, 2013 08:32 AM (bCEmE)

10 Let the record reflect that I've always been against rushing into a military engagement in Syria.

Posted by: John Kerry at September 04, 2013 08:32 AM (qf2kI)

11 7 Allen G,

If Ogabe is a Reagan Democrat this in fact is a centrist blog...

Posted by: sven10077 at September 04, 2013 08:32 AM (9jfyN)

12 I am so sad the American people can no longer hold my trust and respect.

Posted by: Prime Minister of Sweden Obama at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (qf2kI)

13 we're centrists! Yaaay!

Posted by: Mallfly at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (bJm7W)

14 Journey to the Center of the Blog

Posted by: Mainah at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (659DL)

15 Barrel!

Posted by: EC at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (GQ8sn)

16 Do you know what they'd be calling me in Europe? Yeah, this.

Posted by: Barack Obama at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (WmLrU)

17 Wait! No war today?

Posted by: John McVain at September 04, 2013 08:33 AM (qf2kI)

18 Well, at least there's plenty of humor in watching GOP numpties make fools of themselves by supporting this clusterfuck of a plan.

Can't wait to not listen to Hewitt ignore Oblamo's 'I didn't say red line' gaffe.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 04, 2013 08:34 AM (WLpmE)

19 "so let me get this straight Secretary Lurch it is the House of Representatives that forced Ogabe off prompter?"

Posted by: Rand Paul having a great old time at September 04, 2013 08:34 AM (9jfyN)

20 McShitty and Nancy Boy are always more than willing for someone else to fight their wars. They need to man up and take their weapons over there on their own.

Posted by: Vic at September 04, 2013 08:34 AM (zZbNF)

21 Boots on the ground bitches! or you're all pussy isolationists.

Posted by: Vote Lord Humungus 2016 at September 04, 2013 08:34 AM (HEa5q)

22 in that much parodied video in which Hitler is screaming at his generals, didn't he blame the german people for everything going wrong?

Posted by: Mallfly at September 04, 2013 08:35 AM (bJm7W)

23 10 I was all "WTF?" about that yesterday.I guess he needed moral support.

Posted by: steevy at September 04, 2013 08:35 AM (9XBK2)

24 Remember when we were growing and mastering new frontiers?

Yeah neither do the rest of the cocksuckers in power....

Posted by: The Gilded Age at September 04, 2013 08:35 AM (9jfyN)

25 .

Posted by: CAC at September 04, 2013 08:35 AM (vve5O)

26 Wow, someone said earlier "no way Kerry will go to congress and say 'this is your credibility at stake'" and yet here he is, doing that.

Posted by: tsrblke at September 04, 2013 08:35 AM (GaqMa)

27 you think the guy in the uniform sitting behind Mrs Ketchup Kerry is playing games on his phone? It's what I'd do if I were stuck there.

Posted by: Mallfly at September 04, 2013 08:36 AM (bJm7W)

28 They are so afraid of being called bad names they simply cave for no reason and get smacked around anyway for their efforts We all know this is going to happen. Why the fuck don't they?

Posted by: DangerGirl at September 04, 2013 08:37 AM (jNNPU)

29 Can we just skip this kabuki? We all know that Boehner and Cantor are going to twist enough arms that whatever the Senate committee proposes will pass.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:37 AM (/PCJa)

Oh man, ace bringing it early today on twitter. Money tweet so far:

I didn't demand that you make me a sammich. The world did. Do you want to hurt the credibility of the entire world? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at September 04, 2013 08:37 AM (UR1wn)

31 27 Wow, someone said earlier "no way Kerry will go to congress and say 'this is your credibility at stake'" and yet here he is, doing that. Posted by: tsrblke at September 04, 2013 12:35 PM (GaqMa) Of course he would, they have to blame somebody when this all goes to hell... Obama is neeeeeeeever responsible...

Posted by: hello, it's me also a creep-assed cracka.. at September 04, 2013 08:38 AM (9+ccr)

32 This isn't how it's done Barry

Posted by: George W. Bush at September 04, 2013 08:38 AM (qf2kI)

33 29 Danger Girl,

That bitch Lucy swore she'd hold the fucking football....

Posted by: John "Charlie Brown" McCain at September 04, 2013 08:38 AM (9jfyN)

34 Love the people sitting behind Kerry with the blood on their hands. I guess they are allowed to stay because they aren't being disruptive.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 08:38 AM (WmLrU)

35 I believe in that photo, Kerry has just been asked to show what Obama looks like when Michelle catches him taking the last Twinkie.

Posted by: Mallfly at September 04, 2013 08:38 AM (bJm7W)

If we are gonna bomb Syria anyway, why doesn't Assad just un-f'n-load all his chem weapons now?

Better to be hung for a ram than a sheep.

Posted by: Invictus at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (OQpzc)

Let's not forget the old "politics stops at the waters edge".

For Obama - not so much.

Posted by: WisRich at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (hdpay)

You know, my biggest problem with the code pinkers is, it's pretty clear at this point they're getting special treatment, just so they can get thrown out. This wastes a space for someone who might actually want to see the proceedings.

Posted by: tsrblke at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (GaqMa)

39 Thank you for posting the pics, Drew M (and John E). They are priceless.

Posted by: Baldy at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (tyDFN)

40 We all know this is going to happen. Why the fuck don't they? Seriously, it's two things. One is a form of battered wife syndrome (yes, I believe this). They really think it's *their fault* that Obama pisses on them. Second is, as I've been saying for a while, every time they back down it becomes harder for them to stand their ground the next time. Acquiescence becomes a habit that is very, very hard to break. Obama (or his handlers) knew this from the beginning- the rush to pass Porkulus was simply the first step in crafting a Congress which would bend to his every whim.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (/PCJa)

41 I may have snuck a joke about Obama nutting into ace's feed. And by I, I mean the world.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at September 04, 2013 08:39 AM (UR1wn)

42 31 Conservative Crank,

I'll allow myself the indulgence to think, perhaps, Ace may have got part of that from my "John Kerry- We must go to war for this ham sandiwch" riff....

My Sandwich right or wrong...may she always be right but always she will be MY SANDWICH!

//Shit John Kerry Thinks sounds eloquent

Posted by: sven10077 at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (9jfyN)

43 you think the guy in the uniform sitting behind Mrs Ketchup Kerry is playing games on his phone? It's what I'd do if I were stuck there. The lady leaning towards Kerry is saying, "I TOLD you to not go all in!"

Posted by: rickb223 at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (NKBxV)

44 We all know this is going to happen. Why the fuck don't they?

Posted by: DangerGirl at September 04, 2013 12:37 PM (jNNPU)

They do. They just made a separate peace that does not include us.

Posted by: Invictus at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (OQpzc)

45 I kind of hate all of them for making it necessary to watch CSPAN two days in a row.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (WmLrU)

46 This is just now the theater of the absurd. Seeing Kerry here arguing for military intervention is so insulting.

Posted by: gracepmc at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (rznx3)

47 Is Hagel just cropped out of that photo, or is he an empty chair?

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at September 04, 2013 08:40 AM (/kI1Q)

48 I can't take any more of this. Allen G., can I be on your team?

Posted by: RS at September 04, 2013 08:41 AM (YAGV/)

49 in that much parodied video in which Hitler is screaming at his generals, didn't he blame the german people for everything going wrong?

No, he blamed his generals thinking they were still alive and holding the line. No one bothered to tell him the bad news. He had no idea they were already dead or had surrendered.

Posted by: EC at September 04, 2013 08:41 AM (GQ8sn)

50 I picked a helluva week to give up Nicorette

Posted by: Prime Minister of Sweden Obama at September 04, 2013 08:41 AM (qf2kI)

51 The more earnest Kerry becomes, the more he feels this thing slipping through his fingers.

Posted by: WisRich at September 04, 2013 08:41 AM (hdpay)

52 I can't take any more of this. Allen G., can I be on your team? Sure, but you'll have to provide your own bag of salt.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:42 AM (/PCJa)

53 The more earnest Kerry becomes, the more he feels this thing slipping through his fingers. He could have been a contender!

Posted by: rickb223 at September 04, 2013 08:42 AM (NKBxV)

54 Boehner and Cantor give Mewling Pussies a bad name.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (jucos)

55 Kerry blowhard.

Posted by: gracepmc at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (rznx3)

Oh look.

Sec. Hagel decided this was worth his time.

:sigh:

Posted by: tsrblke at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (GaqMa)

57 There is one solution to this whole Middle East problem. We can make it disappear! Like it was never there.

Posted by: Dr. Strangelove at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (qf2kI)

58 Kerry needs to quit with the lizard tongue and find a word other than impunity.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (WmLrU)

59 Good to go. I've got some extra from the water softener.

Posted by: RS at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (YAGV/)

60 We're circling the drain. I want to see one -- just one -- set of balls from the Republicans in Congress. I want one guy to stand up, declare this the bullshit it is, vote "No", and get in front of the cameras and explain why King Shanksalot and his merry band of Ivy Leaguers have no clothes. My kid could do it, and she's in the first week of Government class.

Posted by: Exceptionally Mediocre at September 04, 2013 08:43 AM (ZKGJl)

61 55 Truck Monkey,

Boehner, Graham, McCain, Cantor, the media, Obama graduating from imaginary women to imaginary coalitions...

"the coalition of the swilling"...

fuck 'em

Posted by: sven10077 at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (9jfyN)

62 Oh, look! Medea Benjamin!

Posted by: Mainah at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (659DL)

Kerry: Yea, I agree with Code Pink in back of me but screw 'em, Bombs away.

Posted by: WisRich at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (hdpay)

64 Boehner and Cantor are quite a pair of poker players. They sure know how to negotiate.

Posted by: ejo at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (GXvSO)

65 When do we begin, geniuses? Boots on the ground by Sep 10th? Awesome! Just in time for the Syrian gov't and Syrians rebels to call for an alliance.

Posted by: t-bird at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (FcR7P)

66 There isn't enough cheese on my spaghetti. I'm blaming Congress. And the World.

Posted by: DangerGirl at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (jNNPU)

67 John McCain is an inside straight.

Posted by: eleven at September 04, 2013 08:44 AM (KXm42)

68
Whenever I have gas, I blame the WH kitchen for cooking food.

Posted by: B. Hussein Obama at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (lnFK0)

69 Please, no loud voices or fire around the monster.

Posted by: Dr. Frankenstein at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (vx61Q)

70 John Kerry?

Hawt.

Posted by: SJP at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (bufJH)

71 68 eleven,

that needs ROYALLY flushed

Posted by: sven10077 at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (9jfyN)

72 I've wondered if Kerry was thinking he could run for Pres again. That dream might be what he sees fading away.

Posted by: Mallfly at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (bJm7W)

73 Kerry is apparently asking congress to repeal the law of unintended consequences, otherwise there's no way he can assure that we won't end up having to invade a radicalized Syria.

Posted by: tsrblke at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (GaqMa)

74 Kerry needs to quit with the lizard tongue and find a word other than impunity.

Credenza.

Posted by: eleven at September 04, 2013 08:45 AM (KXm42)

75 Water stops at the politics edge.

Posted by: King Barack at September 04, 2013 08:46 AM (PYgvR)

76 Kerry needs to quit with the lizard tongue and find a word other than impunity.

Credenza.

Posted by: eleven at September 04, 2013 12:45 PM (KXm42)

Cellar door.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 04, 2013 08:46 AM (DrWcr)

77 Holy shit, did Lurch's face melt some more since yesterday? I would not be at all surprised if his nose fell off during this hearing. I don't think he'd even notice.

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at September 04, 2013 08:46 AM (+lsX1)

78 They are so afraid of being called bad names they simply cave for no reason and get smacked around [like the wimpy girls they are] anyway for their efforts

FIFY

Posted by: pookysgirl at September 04, 2013 08:46 AM (kMnHs)

79 You know, I had a dream last night that I was trapped in a house set to explode the moment any one of a gazillion tripwires were triggered. When I woke up in America this morning, I didn't feel all that different. See, that would have been more comforting than America this morning: at least in your dream you could just pick the time, take a step, and then blissful oblivion.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (/PCJa)

80 McCain is a Straight Flush.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (WmLrU)

81 #61, Rand Paul pretty much delivered your script line for line. Granted, he's a senator but that counts, too.

Posted by: spongeworthy at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (r5w1L)

82 I agree with President Obama in that if Nancy Pelosi was the SOH then we would not be in this situation. Once again the Republican controlled House has screwed-up royally and blamed it on our President of Color because they don't like Black Man succeeding in this country. Maybe attacking Syria with ALCMs with small Atomic Warheads would end this Bush created conflict in less the 2 hours.

Posted by: LaQuisha Jeantell Largess' at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (HlUFk)

83 Clown Posse. The Three Stooges at least were funny. And not malicious....

Posted by: backhoe at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (ULH4o)

84 Kerry appears to be suffering from a botox seepage into his brain. Or did Obama just say something really stupid- I mean, stupid even for Obama?

Posted by: t-bird at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (FcR7P)

85 Uh-oh, should have warned Johnny about the Botox brain freeze so he could have some Advil handy. So Sorry. Since you're one of my best patients (as in, one of the ones I make the most money off of), I'll give you a 10% discount on your next injection!

Posted by: Dr. Feelbad, John Kerry's plastic surgeon at September 04, 2013 08:47 AM (/sohm)

86 Obama is the worlds biggest collectivist, until it comes time to steal a little credit.

Posted by: Dave S. at September 04, 2013 08:48 AM (cWpCn)

87 Man, it sure looks bad for Congress.

Posted by: David Axeldouche at September 04, 2013 08:50 AM (qf2kI)

88 10-- I do not understand why Tereza is allowed to sit behind Kerry nodding her head. Fuckin' joke.... Posted by: Tami at September 04, 2013 12:32 PM (bCEmE) ------------------------------ It is most peculiar, the way she has been following him around throughout all of this. Like she's a helicopter parent. Like he's a mama's boy. Weird.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 04, 2013 08:51 AM (C8mVl)

As I've said for years -- the GOP has zero self respect. Obama, like all ruthless and self-aggrandizing operators, completely understands this. It may be the key to his "success." There is NOTHING Obama could say or do that would stir the indignation or amour propre of the average beltway Republican, who lives above all in a state of massive, constant fear of what the media will report about him.

Posted by: rrpjr at September 04, 2013 08:51 AM (2AQUI)

90 Benghazi and an American ambassador dead--due to an attack on an American consulate--how was America's credibility not on the line then? And it is possible that--by not responding to the attack on an American consulate-- the Obama's Administration--emboldened Assad.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 08:51 AM (r2PLg)

91 Obama: I'll open with 5 cents.

Boehner: FOLD.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 04, 2013 08:51 AM (wtvvX)

92 Did the phone just ring? Good gawd, its three am! Who the fuck could be calling at this hour?

Posted by: Queen Hillary at September 04, 2013 08:51 AM (qf2kI)

93 The world let Obama down. It is not worthy of Princess Barry.

Posted by: Marmo at September 04, 2013 08:52 AM (QW+AD)

94 I'm hungry. Back in a minute.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 08:52 AM (/PCJa)

95 When did Fucking Thurston Howell become our secretary of state ?

Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 08:52 AM (nTgAI)

96 If Obama is moving to Sweden, does that mean there is a job opening?

Posted by: Vlad is Baaaad at September 04, 2013 08:52 AM (qf2kI)

They are so afraid of being called bad names they simply cave for no reason and get smacked around anyway for their efforts

I can't wait for the first poor GOP schmuck to call and ask me for money. I'll be laughing like a hyena.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 08:53 AM (zF6Iw)

98 Drudge has a link from Bloomberg about the Russians sending another two destroyers and a missile cruiser today to support their ships already in the Med.

No worries though. Zero's got his stern face on today so we're good to go.

Posted by: B at September 04, 2013 08:53 AM (XyoGP)

99 Hillary's resignation starting to make sense. Even wasn't willing to stooge this far.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 04, 2013 08:53 AM (WLpmE)

100 When did Kerry morph into Peter Graves?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at September 04, 2013 08:53 AM (V1ZIU)

101 When did Fucking Thurston Howellbecome our secretary of state ?

Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 12:52 PM (nTgAI)

Gilligan , my boy will you fetch me a watercress sandwich, and wipe the drool from Teresa's face, will you

Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 08:54 AM (nTgAI)

102 The President never said "My red line". He was always clear he was referring to the American people or the world. their red lines. We checked the transcript.

Posted by: Candy Crowley at September 04, 2013 08:54 AM (qf2kI)

103 The purpose of this farce is to so wreck the credibility of this country that someone tries to justify doing it back to us.

Posted by: SFGoth at September 04, 2013 08:54 AM (U/jxx)

104 48 Is Hagel just cropped out of that photo, or is he an empty chair? --- I think the empty chair is less damaging to Obama's case than Hagel.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at September 04, 2013 08:54 AM (/Crba)

105 Eh. Code Pink is in Obama's pocket. If he didn't want them there as part of the drama, they wouldn't be there. Smoke and mirrors. I think they are there to discredit the anti-war sentiment.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 04, 2013 08:54 AM (C8mVl)

106 31 Oh man, ace bringing it early today on twitter.

Is that fucker sleep-tweeting again?

Posted by: [/i][/s][/b]akula51 at September 04, 2013 08:55 AM (YAlCO)

107 97 The Jackhole,

I can most assuredly state unequivocably that that sack of shit is in no way a Howell and married far above his fucking station.....

Lovie get another trillion this Cocksucker is trying to burn more money than me again....

Posted by: Thurston Howell III who lives UP the Hill from those Heinz cocksuckers at September 04, 2013 08:55 AM (9jfyN)

108 I don't think you ready...uh...for this...uh jelly. Cause my body too...uh...bootylicious for you babe.

Posted by: Barack Obama at September 04, 2013 08:55 AM (WmLrU)

109 Hagel named allies: France, Saudi, Turkey, UAE.

Posted by: Beagle at September 04, 2013 08:55 AM (sOtz/)

110

Oh man, ace bringing it early today on twitter. Money tweet so far:

I didn't demand that you make me a sammich. The world did. Do you want to hurt the credibility of the entire world? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

Posted by: Conservative Crank at September 04, 2013 12:37 PM (UR1wn)

I like it. Too bad he couldn't have changed "sammich" to "blow me."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 08:55 AM (zF6Iw)

111 I've wondered if Kerry was thinking he could run for Pres again. That dream might be what he sees fading away. Honestly, I've suspected the following: 1.) BO shoots off his mouth two years ago. 2.) Cankles talks him down from acting initially. 3.) Exit Cankles, enter Frankenkerry. 4.) Frankenkerry senses opportunity, goads BO into doing something he can later say he worked against behind the scenes, but instead acted to maintain the credibility yadda yadda. 5.) Frankenkerry blames Cankles for helping create the mess. 6.) 2016! When the Emperor is weak, those around him jockey for power.

Posted by: Brother Cavil misses Crow and Servo at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (naUcP)

112 If you won't let us invade Syria, who will you let us invade? That question deserves an answer!

Posted by: John McVain at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (qf2kI)

113

Watching GOP Establishment leadership cave to Obama again, this seems appropriate right now:

http://tinyurl.com/3byhrbg

Posted by: troyriser at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (gNlvW)

114 I saw a special on Mt. Rushmore last night. They showed how the sculptor and the workers chiseled and polished the granite faces. I couldn't get Sen Kerry out of my mind.

Posted by: Redenzo at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (vx61Q)

115 I think Barky and the Horse-Faced-Jack-AssÂ© need a couple of weeks of EST seminars to straighten their loose shit out.

I don't think they are actualizing very well.

Posted by: dananjcon at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (jvd3N)

116 No president has ever had to make such an agonizing decision.

Posted by: M F'ing M at September 04, 2013 08:56 AM (QW+AD)

117

We all know this is going to happen. Why the fuck don't they?

Because the GOP plays to get along, the Dems play to win.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 04, 2013 08:57 AM (1/RiT)

118 My newest speciality is absolute silence. Not a fucking word will you hear from me.

Posted by: Joe Biden at September 04, 2013 08:57 AM (qf2kI)

119 There is this: Putin has climbed back a little bit--also the Russian public is very against his involvement. Russia remains firmly opposed, with President Vladimir Putin warning on Wednesday that any strike without UN approval would be "an aggression". But Mr Putin said Russia did not rule out supporting a UN Security Council resolution authorising force, if it was proved "beyond doubt" that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons. He said it was "too early" to talk about what Russia would do if America took action without a UN resolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23962304 But again the diplomacy on this by the Obama Administration has been abysmal. The Obama Administration cancelled an emergency meeting with the Russians at the last minute--inspiring the now infamous remark by the Russian deputy minister.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 08:57 AM (r2PLg)

120 When did Fucking Thurston Howellbecome our secretary of state ? Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 12:52 PM (nTgAI) So who's worse, Cankles, or Lurch?

Posted by: OregonMuse at September 04, 2013 08:58 AM (fd0Pp)

121 115 John McVain,

How's about the Huachucha Old Folks and Stupid Fucks Sanitarium champ?

Posted by: Thurston Howell III who lives UP the Hill from those Heinz cocksuckers at September 04, 2013 08:58 AM (9jfyN)

122 My guess is that Boehner caved so quickly because he was so pleased that Obama recognized that he is a player.

Posted by: WalrusRex at September 04, 2013 08:58 AM (Lwhsl)

123 sweet fancy Moses wtf is up with Kerry's face

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 04, 2013 08:58 AM (8sCoq)

124 Biden's campaign advisors for 2016 have him hog tied and gagged in a closet somewhere.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 08:59 AM (WmLrU)

125 113 I like it. Too bad he couldn't have changed "sammich" to "blow me." Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 12:55 PM (zF6Iw) ============================= it means the same thing in my house.

Posted by: MTF at September 04, 2013 08:59 AM (qf2kI)

126

*Peeking at pocket Aces*.....

Fold

Posted by: John John Boner at September 04, 2013 08:59 AM (jucos)

127 I would advise all Republicans to vote Present. That, and only that, will provide any clarity to our Foreign Policy.

Posted by: Too Fucking Gay at September 04, 2013 08:59 AM (oDCMR)

128 "Let's not forget the old "politics stops at the waters edge". " He's across the Ocean of Tomorrow - it doesn't count

Posted by: McCool at September 04, 2013 08:59 AM (nCSwS)

129 91 -- the GOP has zero self respect. Obama...completely understands this. It may be the key to his "success." Posted by: rrpjr at September 04, 2013 12:51 PM (2AQUI) ---------------------------- Obama pretty much says the same thing in Dreams when he talks about how easy it is to manipulate whites of the 'educated' class. Well, he doesn't explicitly attribute it to lack of self-respect, but he understands the mechanism.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 04, 2013 09:00 AM (C8mVl)

130 sweet fancy Moses wtf is up with Kerry's face plastic surgery gone awry, methinks...

Posted by: OregonMuse at September 04, 2013 09:00 AM (fd0Pp)

131 Â“I didnt set a red line the world set a red line My credibilityÂ’s not on the line. The international communityÂ’s credibility is on the line. And America and CongressÂ’s credibilityÂ’s on the line."

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WTF???? Is this fucker not accountable for ANYTHING he says????

**tap tap tap**

Rage-ometer still broken....

**spit**

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:00 AM (nELVU)

132 Yeah..... What is up with John Kerry's face?

Posted by: Michael Jackson at September 04, 2013 09:00 AM (jucos)

133

Kerry needs to quit with the lizard tongue and find a word other than impunity.Credenza.
Posted by: eleven at September 04, 2013 12:45 PM (KXm42)

PALAMINO!!!

Posted by: General Pelosi at September 04, 2013 09:02 AM (PLOz8)

134

I'm giving Bohener and Cantor the benefit of the doubt and assume they really do support a strike against Syria along the same wrong headed reasons as John McCain and that they are not just caving to Obama.

Unfortunately I think that is slightly worse.

Posted by: polynikes at September 04, 2013 09:02 AM (m2CN7)

135 What's wrong with your faaaaace?

Posted by: Plinkett at September 04, 2013 09:02 AM (uYaYO)

136 But again the diplomacy on this by the Obama Administration has been abysmal.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 12:57 PM (r2PLg)

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Well.... he could try the "bow to foreign leaders" thingy again. Or curtsey.

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:02 AM (nELVU)

137 Nothings wrong with his face. What is WRONG with you guys?

Posted by: Rocky Dennis at September 04, 2013 09:02 AM (jucos)

138

Any of the GOP members playing Computer Yahtzee while Kerry is speaking?

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at September 04, 2013 09:03 AM (kdS6q)

139 Boehner wore the pink tie yesterday. That was give away that he was ready to copulate...I mean capitulate.

Posted by: dananjcon at September 04, 2013 09:03 AM (jvd3N)

140

Hillary's resignation starting to make sense. Even wasn't willing to stooge this far.

I think Benghazi had something to do with it too. Things were starting to heat up when she "hit her head" and then resigned shortly thereafter.

As far as who's worse, Hillary or Lurch, that's a hard one. I'd have to say Lurch, though, for his absolute treason during the Vietnam War. But yeah, it's close.

Posted by: General Pelosi at September 04, 2013 09:04 AM (PLOz8)

141 'boots on the ground' needs to be retired

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 04, 2013 09:04 AM (8sCoq)

142 142 dananjcon,

You know on our trip to Fiji we were told by a lovely tour guide that the pink tie is a sign the Backwalking Baboon is in Estrus...

I hear the McCains are great fans.

Posted by: Thurston Howell III who lives UP the Hill from those Heinz cocksuckers at September 04, 2013 09:04 AM (9jfyN)

143 I told you dumbasses that this would take IRS, Benghazi, jobs, Obamacare and the NSA scandals off the front page.

Posted by: Barack Obama at September 04, 2013 09:04 AM (vx61Q)

144 I think Boehner and Cantor were afraid of the following scenario: Obama loses the vote. Launches missiles anyway. Aspirin factories destroyed. Declares victory and mission accomplished. MFM says, "See? Was that so bad?" Obama's popularity ticks up because it's all over and he solved the problem. The problem is that these guys do NOT know how to play politics. Simple basic politics. It's unpopular, the president is incompetent, his Keystone Kabinet can't defend it. The president is a hypocrite. There is no good outcome from this. It's not like he's going to save kids' lives or anything. Can we please just play a little politics and defeat him?

Posted by: AmishDude at September 04, 2013 09:05 AM (T0NGe)

145 dem engel, obama is keeping all military options on the table . that after dempsey said limited strategic strikes, after kerry said..

which is it?

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:05 AM (nqBYe)

146 The only two people who are bigger idiots than Obama are Boehner and Cantor.

That's just sad.

Posted by: Marcus at September 04, 2013 09:05 AM (GGCsk)

147 Kerry just said "serious you guys".

Posted by: Redenzo at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (vx61Q)

148 Bloody hands. Nice and subtle.

Posted by: RWC at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (fWAjv)

149 Something something something jenjis khan...

Posted by: John Kerry at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (iEoiA)

150 137 I'm giving Bohener and Cantor the benefit of the doubt and assume they really do support a strike against Syria along the same wrong headed reasons as John McCain and that they are not just caving to Obama. Unfortunately I think that is slightly worse. Posted by: polynikes at September 04, 2013 01:02 PM (m2CN7) *********** 139 But again the diplomacy on this by the Obama Administration has been abysmal. Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 12:57 PM (r2PLg) ----- Well.... he could try the "bow to foreign leaders" thingy again. Or curtsey. Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 01:02 PM (nELVU) ******** Meanwhile they flipped the finger at Putin--and I still do not get how America's credibility was not harmed by the Obama Administration's lack of response to an attack on an American consulate. *************** Well yes--because the goal should be --if we go to war to garner as much public support for that effort as possible--and one way to do that would be to force the Obama Administration to make the case for action to the best of their abilities.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (r2PLg)

151 Darn sock! Oh, and back to Hill and Lurch. They are both incompetent asshats who think they are much smarter than they really are. They are lying douchebags who will do whatever it takes to advance politically. They are both failures in every sense of the word, but because the left promotes failure, they have risen high in the Democrat party. John Kerry has ridden on the coattails of 2 rich wives, and Hill has ridden on the coattails of her politically connected husband. I loathe them both equally.

Posted by: runningrn at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (PLOz8)

152 Watching Kerry is like watching the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Nazi gets his face melted off because the Ark was opened, just in slow motion.

Posted by: Mainah at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (659DL)

153 McCain is right up there with Boehner and Cantor. He's a dullard.

Posted by: mare at September 04, 2013 09:06 AM (A98Xu)

154 There is no doubt in my mind that obama/Hillary have pictures of a threesome of Boner, McCain and a goat. With proof that Graham took the pic.

Posted by: Bufalobob at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (1szMf)

155 I would love for one of these Reps to ask Horse-face: "Mr. Secretary. If this war, too, goes sideways, will you again decide that you were before it before you were against it?"

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (/PCJa)

156 seriously- Kerry's face looks like a puppet, where only the lower jaw moves up and down to indicate speech

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (8sCoq)

157 vad fan Ã¤r det som hÃ¤nder ? My first words for my new subjects. I'm so proud.

Posted by: Prime Minister of Sweden Obama at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (qf2kI)

158 I think that look on Sec State's face is the agony in knowing that Gays and Lesbians may be injured or killed if we launch a strategic attack on that Syria place.

Posted by: LaQuisha Jeantell Largess' at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (HlUFk)

159 Shoot I meant this response to be to polynikes. Well yes--because the goal should be --if we go to war --or make a military response--to garner as much public support for that effort as possible--and one way to do that would be to force the Obama Administration to make the case for action to the best of their abilities.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (r2PLg)

160 Good thing they got Hillary out as SecState just in time to avoid this trainwreck hurting her chances in 2016, huh? Bit more difficult to handwave than Benghazi, though I'm sure the press would've been up to the task.

Posted by: brak at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (iEoiA)

161 John Boehner wants to spend our tax dollars and the blood of our soldiers to help Al Qaeda.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (+NYjg)

162 This Engel guy forgot to take off his Groucho glasses.

Posted by: Waterhouse at September 04, 2013 09:07 AM (uYaYO)

163 When the Emperor is weak, those around him jockey for power.

Posted by: Brother Cavil misses Crow and Servo at September 04, 2013 12:56 PM (naUcP)

Every man who cheers you carries in his belt the knife of an assassin.

Posted by: Kerbouchard at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (L8r/r)

164 Drudge has a link from Bloomberg about the Russians sending another two destroyers and a missile cruiser today to support their ships already in the Med.

Posted by: B

As unlikely as it is, WTF would we do if Russia sank a ship?

Or, rather, what if a ship of ours sinks mysteriously but signs point to the Russians?

I don't trust the TGF to execute a punitive raid and I sure as shit don't trust him to respond to an attack by a nation with a large mil force.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (WLpmE)

165 By the way. Like I care if Congress shirks its responsibilities. I'll be playing golf in another hour either way.

Posted by: Prime Minister of Sweden Obama at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (qf2kI)

166 XYZZY

XYZZY

XYZZY

...?....

DAMMIT!

Posted by: Jon Cary Stuck in Twisted Caverns All Alike at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (krHnX)

167 Could there ever be a coup in the United States? The army marching on D.C? We are effectively leaderless right now.

Posted by: jmel at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (1ds65)

168 I hope Hillary! gave Lurch the reset button for when this all goes to shit.

Posted by: Countrysquire at September 04, 2013 09:08 AM (LSJmV)

169 What's wrong with your faaaaace? Posted by: Plinkett at September 04, 2013 01:02 PM (uYaYO) Did you mean for that to be read in the reporter-shouted tone to Romney? That's how I read it: "But what about your faaaaaace!?"

Posted by: Mainah at September 04, 2013 09:09 AM (659DL)

170 actually good question by engel (d) to hagel but it might be a set up
re assad ability to fight the terrorists there after our strike.

hagel answer is nonsensical.

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:09 AM (nqBYe)

171 19 weft cut-loop "Oblamo": I like it. Maybe "O'Blammo" to clarify where to accent it.

Posted by: m at September 04, 2013 09:09 AM (YRZhn)

172 Â“I didnt set a red line the world set a red line My
credibilityÂ’s not on the line. The international communityÂ’s credibility
is on the line. And America and CongressÂ’s credibilityÂ’s on the line."

Limbaugh just played that back-to-back with his original statement, which was quite clear that it was his personal He-Man Red Line.

Incidentally, he sounded *really* peevish and sarcastic talking today about how everything is the world's fault. We might be getting closer to the long-awaited screaming meltdown on camera.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 04, 2013 09:09 AM (B/VB5)

173

sweet fancy Moses wtf is up with Kerry's face

plastic surgery gone awry, methinks...

Yes, you know John Kerry had access to the best plastic surgeon money can buy. There are just some things that cannot be fixed. He definitely had some work done since he ran for president. It looks like he had his jaw done. He's also mainlining the Botox, so there is that too. I think he is truly one vain man.

Posted by: runningrn at September 04, 2013 09:09 AM (PLOz8)

174

Seems to me that if the administration is using a treaty banning the use of WMD, they should also abide by the treaty's provisions when it comes to what measures can be taken in response to WMD use. Although it's been years since I took Public International Law, I'm nearly 100% sure the treaty precludes what Obama proposes.

Posted by: Pigilito at September 04, 2013 09:10 AM (yw6Yn)

175 I don't trust the TGF to execute a punitive raid and I sure as shit don't trust him to respond to an attack by a nation with a large mil force.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 04, 2013 01:08 PM (WLpmE)

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Hell.... we couldn't even get him to respond to an attack on a consulate resulting in a dead ambassador and three other dead Americans.

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:10 AM (nELVU)

176 142 dananjcon,

You know on our trip to Fiji we were told by a lovely tour guide that the pink tie is a sign the Backwalking Baboon is in Estrus...

I hear the McCains are great fans.

Posted by: Thurston Howell III who lives UP the Hill from those Heinz cocksuckers at September 04, 2013 01:04 PM (9jfyN)

Republicans are ALWAYS ready for a good Schtupping.

Posted by: dananjcon at September 04, 2013 09:11 AM (jvd3N)

177 As unlikely as it is, WTF would we do if Russia sank a ship?

Or, rather, what if a ship of ours sinks mysteriously but signs point to the Russians?

My off-the-cuff answer is "he'd surrender immediately", but since gheys are illegal in Russia he can't do that now. Putin is a genius!

Posted by: Ian S. at September 04, 2013 09:11 AM (B/VB5)

178 Hagel just said 'there's no military solution in Syria'

wtf?

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 04, 2013 09:11 AM (8sCoq)

179 I find it funny gigolo John is now selling a war to help people who "lopped off heads" and "blew up bodies" in a style like that of "jenn jis kahn."

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at September 04, 2013 09:11 AM (+NYjg)

180 Have any of the Pubbies asked any questions regarding Benghazi now that they have the President's people talking to them?

Posted by: Too Fucking Gay at September 04, 2013 09:12 AM (oDCMR)

181 lehtinen (r)what are our objectives . already yes vote. credibility

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:12 AM (nqBYe)

182 We might be getting closer to the long-awaited screaming meltdown on camera.
Posted by: Ian S.

Please make it soon. I've been waiting for years.

Posted by: Dang at September 04, 2013 09:12 AM (Hx2XA)

183 As unlikely as it is, WTF would we do if Russia sank a ship? Or, rather, what if a ship of ours sinks mysteriously but signs point to the Russians? I don't trust the TGF to execute a punitive raid and I sure as shit don't trust him to respond to an attack by a nation with a large mil force. Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 04, 2013 01:08 PM (WLpmE) ****************** I saw the polling someplace the Russian public is very against Putin doing anything--although hell that was last week I think. Also up thread according to the Brits Putin has made this comment which is a bit of a climb down after the Russians were very much insulted by Obama Administration. But Mr Putin said Russia did not rule out supporting a UN Security Council resolution authorising force, if it was proved "beyond doubt" that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons. He said it was "too early" to talk about what Russia would do if America took action without a UN resolution.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 09:12 AM (r2PLg)

184 AT THIS POINT, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

Posted by: Hillary Carpetmunchausenbagging Clinton at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (73P68)

185 arab countries offering funds. (probably 10.58 cents)

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (nqBYe)

186 "We all know this is going to happen. Why the fuck don't they?"

Reality apparently looks a LOT different through the enormous bubble encasing Washington DC.

We as taxpayers should consider ponying up to retrofit it with some high quality German optical glass. I think it' d pay off in the long run.

Posted by: Jaws at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (4I3Uo)

187 184 Have any of the Pubbies asked any questions regarding Benghazi now that they have the President's people talking to them? Posted by: Too Fucking Gay at September 04, 2013 01:12 PM (oDCMR) ********** Nope. And the video from the TOC at the consulate is still deep sixed.

Posted by: tasker at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (r2PLg)

188 Bambi's admin need the complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick treatment.

Posted by: dananjcon at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (jvd3N)

189 Operation Royal Flush-twice-it's-a-long-way-to-Damascus

Posted by: jakeman at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (GXKTh)

190 As unlikely as it is, WTF would we do if Russia sank a ship?

Or, rather, what if a ship of ours sinks mysteriously but signs point to the Russians?

Weapons malfunction under investigation for years. "We are saddened."

Posted by: Dang at September 04, 2013 09:13 AM (Hx2XA)

191 Who was talking about going it alone? The military?

Posted by: RWC at September 04, 2013 09:14 AM (fWAjv)

192 Imagine there's no Congress
It isn't hard to do
No one to fix my blame on
And no Israel too
Imagine all the pe-eee-ople
Living life in re-education camps . . .

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm the Almighty One
I swear someday you'll join me
In the World Under the One

Posted by: The Almighty Bronco Bama at September 04, 2013 09:14 AM (1I4sj)

193 Operation But FIRST, You Will Blow Me...

Posted by: Parker at September 04, 2013 09:14 AM (YkW3i)

194 New Mark Steyn column up at the National Post: "The timid warmonger." http://tinyurl.com/la7vxsn

Posted by: m at September 04, 2013 09:14 AM (YRZhn)

195 My new slogan is, "Lead From The Back Nine."

Catchy, no?

Posted by: President McSwaggerpants at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (UzPAd)

196 The superstitious villagers are in the background with their bloody hands.

Posted by: Dr. Frankenstein at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (vx61Q)

197 Posted by: The Almighty Bronco Bama at September 04, 2013 01:14 PM (1I4sj)

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OK.... that made me smile.

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (nELVU)

198 Bambi's admin need the complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick treatment. Brings new meaning to "Where's Joe?!?"

Posted by: jakeman at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (GXKTh)

199 82 McCain is a Straight Flush.

Posted by: no good deed at September 04, 2013 12:47 PM (WmLrU)

IMHO, he is the dreaded Upper Decker, no matter how many times you flush, it just will not go away.

Posted by: Red Shirt at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (FIDMq)

200 no one said a thing when obama used the red line

sherman (d) California.

so a go

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (nqBYe)

201

Don't mind me, just taking my sock off.

Shut the door if you can't handle it.

Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at September 04, 2013 09:15 AM (SCcgT)

202

"Germane?"

The gol-danged Germans got nothing to do with it!

Posted by: Sheriff Buford T Justice at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (BAS5M)

203 god how I hate politicians

Posted by: Jones in CO at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (8sCoq)

204 Having coffee and perusing the news. Looks like Dear Leader and his evil (and I do mean evil) minions are getting what they've been wanting all along: Chaos. It's the only way I can describe the situation now.

Posted by: Soona at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (F0okA)

205 No, sorry, it's not a new column, it's a retread. Misled by the "Special to the National Post" at the top of the page.

Posted by: m at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (YRZhn)

206 I saw the polling someplace the Russian public is very against Putin doing anything--although hell that was last week I think. From the tone of his rhetoric (obviously only in print, and that translated, so I could be missing something) I don't think Putin wants to do anything. I think he really wants this whole thing to blow over- which it would do if we would let it. That said, Syria is an ally of Russia, as is Iran (even if only on the DL). Someone pointed out that there are a lot of Russian citizens who live in Syria as well- which sounds f*cked up to me, but whatever. If TFG launches missiles on Syria, Russia may feel it has no option but to respond. One completely feasible option I've considered is US ships launching cruise missiles, and Russian ships (which are moving into the area) trying to shoot those missiles down, thus beginning the escalation into WW3.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (/PCJa)

207 Or, rather, what if a ship of ours sinks mysteriously but signs point to the Russians?

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Well.... Im sure there's an offending You-tube video...... somewhere.

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:16 AM (nELVU)

208 I think if Kerry could get Miley Cyrus to do a performance for the Senate things would start looking up for Sparky. I think the Teddy Bears symbolize the angst and horror of chemical weapons with the big foam finger being Obama firing his cruise missile to the crotch of the problem. See?

Posted by: Paul Krugman at September 04, 2013 09:17 AM (oDCMR)

209 My Sandwich right or wrong...may she always be right but always she will be MY SANDWICH! //Shit John Kerry Thinks sounds eloquent Is that a Sandwich in the classic sense? Or a new Sandwich?

Posted by: Jay in Ames at September 04, 2013 09:17 AM (i2Lsf)

210 Obama doesn't need to send in airstrikes.

He can use his godlike powers to cause a solar eclipse. THAT'LL scare 'em!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 04, 2013 09:18 AM (wtvvX)

211 Posted by: Soona at September 04, 2013 01:16 PM (F0okA) Don't insult my minions, dammit. And by the way, which AoSHQ subscription level qualifies you for such a hash? Must be mighty esspensive.

Posted by: Gru at September 04, 2013 09:18 AM (GXKTh)

212 That red line was in cursive, so I couldn't read it.

Posted by: Rachel Jeantel at September 04, 2013 09:18 AM (y5bPZ)

213 60 days limit authorization. but they can come back to congress if cw are used again.

Posted by: willow at September 04, 2013 09:18 AM (nqBYe)

214 Yes, you know John Kerry had access to the best plastic surgeon money can buy. There are just some things that cannot be fixed. aka, Michael Jackson.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 04, 2013 09:19 AM (lwkv9)

215

It is amazing how it is always someone else's fault.

My grandmother, that veritable font of wisdom, once told me that if I had a problem with somebody, she could believe it was the other person's fault. If I had a couple of people that I had a problem with, it was doubtful that I was entirely blameless, and if I had a problem with everybody, it was certainly my fault.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 04, 2013 09:19 AM (SM0lc)

216 He can use his godlike powers to cause a solar eclipse. THAT'LL scare 'em!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at September 04, 2013 01:18 PM (wtvvX)

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I was thinking that he could force Obamacare on Syria. That'll teach 'em.

Posted by: fixerupper at September 04, 2013 09:19 AM (nELVU)

217 It's Not My Fault the Redline smells like pee. 'specially the Sunset/Vermont station. It's the bushes' fault.

Posted by: Barky McGutsyCall at September 04, 2013 09:20 AM (5aT64)

218 Your so vain, you probably think this war is about you, don't you, don't you ?

Posted by: Horsemouth at September 04, 2013 09:20 AM (nTgAI)

219 Lord, this is so depressing.

Posted by: Y-not on the phone at September 04, 2013 09:20 AM (5H6zj)

220 These hearings are utter crap.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at September 04, 2013 09:21 AM (V1ZIU)

221 Everyone needs to read Podanski's (sp) analysis that Rush posted on his site yesterday. All of this smells really bad.

Posted by: Soona at September 04, 2013 09:21 AM (F0okA)

222 It's important that you don't ask the monster too many questions, for you may irritate it.

Posted by: Dr. Frankenstein at September 04, 2013 09:21 AM (vx61Q)

223 That red line was in cursive, so I couldn't read it.

Posted by: Rachel Jeantel at September 04, 2013 01:18 PM (y5bPZ)

That;s real retarded sir

Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 09:21 AM (nTgAI)

224 I was thinking that he could force Obamacare on Syria. That'll teach 'em. Well, if he'd just let the ocean levels rise a bit, that would take care of the Port of Haifa, no?

Posted by: jakeman at September 04, 2013 09:21 AM (GXKTh)

225 That picture of Kerry - is he taking a crap? Or is Tereza stabbing in the back with a fork?

Posted by: Cheri at September 04, 2013 09:22 AM (G+Wff)

226 That picture of Kerry - is he taking a crap?Or is Tereza stabbing in the back with a fork?

Posted by: Cheri at September 04, 2013 01:22 PM (G+Wff)

She just asked for sex

Posted by: The Jackhole at September 04, 2013 09:22 AM (nTgAI)

227 and if I had a problem with everybody, it was certainly my fault.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 04, 2013 01:19 PM (SM0lc)

Everybody in the parade is out of step but me.

Posted by: SCOAMT at September 04, 2013 09:22 AM (G+w7R)

228 Good lord, Teresa doesn't look too hot. Did she just wake up?

Posted by: EC at September 04, 2013 09:24 AM (GQ8sn)

229

Bambi's admin need the complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick treatment.

Brings new meaning to "Where's Joe?!?"

Operation Don't Make A Fuckin' Maniac Out Of Me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 09:24 AM (zF6Iw)

230 ROYAL FLUSH!

Posted by: McShitty at September 04, 2013 09:24 AM (fWAjv)

231 And by the way, which AoSHQ subscription level qualifies you for such a hash? Must be mighty esspensive.

Posted by: Gru at September 04, 2013 01:18 PM (GXKTh)

---------------------------------------------

I captured it last night posting on Ace's late-night post. Looks like the netting held.

Posted by: Soona at September 04, 2013 09:25 AM (F0okA)

232

and if I had a problem with everybody, it was certainly my fault.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 04, 2013 01:19 PM (SM0lc)

Everybody in the parade is out of step but me.

Posted by: SCOAMT at September 04, 2013 01:22 PM (G+w7R)

I ain't flat, the band's sharp!

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 09:26 AM (zF6Iw)

233 That picture of Kerry - is he taking a crap?Or is Tereza stabbing in the back with a fork? Posted by: Cheri at September 04, 2013 01:22 PM (G+Wff) **** She just crapped her Depends and is asking Daddy to change her diaper....

Posted by: Beto at September 04, 2013 09:26 AM (MhA4j)

234 Everybody in the parade is out of step but me. (sort of) funny story. In marching band in HS, I played the Tuba (we used actual marching tubas, not sousaphones). At one point in one of our marching routines, the Tubas were supposed to cross through the line of the color guard- At 2-steps-per-yard-line. Backwards. (Yes, it was fun). So this one girl in the color guard (not coincidentally the daughter of our band director) kept getting in our way. And she'd yell and say we were in the wrong spot, yadda yadda. Finally, our section leader told her, "Look, we're moving backwards at 2 steps to 5 yards. We're not looking for you. You can move out of the way, or we can run you over." We only had to run her over once for her to get the point.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 04, 2013 09:26 AM (/PCJa)

235 Obama: I'm breaking up with you because you have no self-esteem. Boehner: Well FINE! [sniff] ...Does that mean you're not going to pee on me anymore?

Posted by: jwpaine @PirateBallerina at September 04, 2013 09:28 AM (03LTX)

236

You want appropriate to the moment, try this: http://tinyurl.com/k9gfjds, where it shows actor Sam Elliot playing General Buford at Gettysburg. Skip to 3:32, the part where Buford starts talking about taking part in a failed attack, knowing it will fail.

Intervention in the Syrian civil war will be a disaster. Most of us can see it coming. With Boehner and Cantor supporting the President, I think it's likely Republicans in the House will fall dutifully in line. After that, things play out the way they play out--which is to say, badly.

Posted by: troyriser at September 04, 2013 09:28 AM (gNlvW)

237 But again the diplomacy on this by the Obama Administration has been abysmal. *** I'm seeing Barky on skis with a voice over of thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.

Posted by: WalrusRex at September 04, 2013 09:28 AM (Lwhsl)

238 great story. zzzzz

Posted by: OscarDeLaLease at September 04, 2013 09:29 AM (qQk+U)

239 President Obama needs to ask the CIA regarding information on the Gay and Lesbian population in Syria, centers of gravity and their plan to evacuate them safely. This should be accomplished first and all targets strikes planned accordingly to protect them even if it means putting US forces in harms way. This would be the smart and right thing to do in the eyes of God.

Posted by: LaQuisha Jeantell Largess' at September 04, 2013 09:30 AM (90aTA)

240 Before he was Speaker, people told me Bohner was a useless shitsack. Now I give their opinions much more weight.

Posted by: Beto at September 04, 2013 09:30 AM (MhA4j)

241 I captured it last night posting on Ace's late-night post. Looks like the netting held. Posted by: Soona at September 04, 2013 01:25 PM (F0okA) Nice. Very nice.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 04, 2013 09:31 AM (lwkv9)

242 Every man who cheers you carries in his belt the knife of an assassin. Posted by: Kerbouchard at September 04, 2013 01:08 PM (L8r/r) ------------------- LOVE The Walking Drum.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 04, 2013 09:32 AM (pfJyM)

243

Maybe I missed it but we havent really seen any convincing evidence that Assad really used the chemical weapons. The time, place, how many were fired,where they were fired from and by exactly who? Assad had nothing to gain from the cw attack and the rebels do. So Assad did it because they say so? Something is not right.

Posted by: Big Swinger tired of this shit at September 04, 2013 09:32 AM (iWo0u)

244 Is there a sudden onset of menarche from the back of the room? Hands waving for help?

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 04, 2013 09:33 AM (BAS5M)

245 Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 04, 2013 01:32 PM (pfJyM)

One of my all-time favorites. I really feel like TFG is the reincarnation of Andronicus Comnenus sometimes.

Posted by: Country Singer at September 04, 2013 09:34 AM (L8r/r)

246 246 Maybe I missed it butwe havent really seen any convincing evidence that Assad really used the chemical weapons.The time, place, how many were fired,where they were fired fromand by exactly who? Assad had nothing to gain from the cwattack and the rebels do. So Assad did it because they say so? Something is not right. --- Kerry claims to have intel on the Who What When Why and How. That being said, #1 - This is coming from the people who said intelligence didn't know jack-shit back in 2003 and #2 - They know all this and yet they didn't know jack-shit about our own consulate getting attacked in Benghazi.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at September 04, 2013 09:37 AM (/Crba)

247 It's time for a giant National Tea Party from coast to coast. Truck drivers suddenly halt their trucks. The trains stop. General Strike on September 11.

The citizens can end this now, but they're too fucking lazy. Take away their Sunday Ticket on DirecTV and then you'll have an uprising.

We're letting this happen. It's our fault.

Posted by: AgentLobos at September 04, 2013 09:37 AM (GqOKA)

248
"The purpose of this farce is to so wreck the credibility of this country that someone tries to justify doing it back to us."

Credibility? Sorry, that died in November 2012, when we re-elected an ignorant, arrogant fool as president.

By the way, I wish Rand has simply stuck with his first point: unless Obama agrees to abide by Congress's decision if they turn him down, this "debate" should be dismissed as the farce it is.

Posted by: Brown Line at September 04, 2013 09:39 AM (VrNoa)

249 Maybe I missed it butwe havent really seen any convincing evidence that Assad really used the chemical weapons.
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It is all written on the map they found.

Posted by: RioBravo at September 04, 2013 09:39 AM (eEfYn)

250

King Arthur: What now, SOS Kerry-Bedevere?

Kerry - Bedevere: Well, now, uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I, wait until nightfall, and then leap out of the rabbit, taking the ~~French~~ Syrians by surprise - not only by surprise, but totally unarmed!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 04, 2013 09:42 AM (BAS5M)

251 Why is Theresa licking John's back?

Posted by: wth at September 04, 2013 09:44 AM (wAQA5)

252

It's time for a giant National Tea Party from coast to coast. Truck drivers suddenly halt their trucks. The trains stop. General Strike on September 11.

The citizens can end this now, but they're too fucking lazy. Take away their Sunday Ticket on DirecTV and then you'll have an uprising.

Somebody has to spearhead the call. Either I tell two friends, they tell two friends and so on, blaze it through the internetz, like the Chik-Fil-A demonstrations, or have a team of people (Palin, Rush, Levin) call for it. Better yet, have Paul and Cruz call for a general strike, in the face of this administration's known deception and arrogance.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 04, 2013 09:46 AM (zF6Iw)

253

I'll tell Mavis at the Old Home and Filler Upper Cafe... She'll get the word out..

Posted by: Big Swinger tired of this shit at September 04, 2013 10:00 AM (iWo0u)

254 The House should pass a resolution authorizing the use of force to stop any future use of the weapons, you know - like Obama should have done last week.

Posted by: Jean at September 04, 2013 10:03 AM (CMlD4)

255 Any time now, I expect to see articles in medical journals stating how artificial tanning can shrink one's testicles.

Posted by: MoeRon at September 04, 2013 10:18 AM (CIEGs)

256 To paraphrase a known moral giant: "How do you ask a man to be first man to die for a mistake?"

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 04, 2013 10:57 AM (qwK3S)

257 FIFM: "How do you ask a man to be THE first man to die for a mistake."

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 04, 2013 10:59 AM (qwK3S)

258

Man, these intertubes sure speed research. Apparently Rand Paul posed this question on Meet the Press on Sunday. But who watches that shit anymore. The MFM, it should be noted, didn't repeat this jab at the glass chin.

Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at September 04, 2013 11:05 AM (qwK3S)

259

Golly, I think John Kerry is suddenly realizing that Barack Obama considers every person around him expendable.

Every.

Person.

Sorry, I'm too busy giggling uncontroalably to say anything else.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Fall Obstreperousness has arrived! Get Yours Today! at September 04, 2013 11:33 AM (hLRSq)

260 "You wanted this, Barack, and now you've got it. Stop whining and get on with the fucking war, like you asked us to let you do."

Posted by: perturbed at September 04, 2013 11:34 AM (u6Ueb)

261 Obama and Kerry have turned the United States military into mercenaries for hire:
http://tinyurl.com/mnzhcry

Under Obama, Arabs pay with cash, Americans pay with blood.

Posted by: AAA at September 04, 2013 11:44 AM (JFsQc)

262 It appears that Kerry is wincing from the piercing shriek coming from his wife behind him.

Posted by: Max Entropy at September 04, 2013 11:57 AM (i53gL)

263 simply cave for no reason and get smacked around anyway

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it's how they're killing the R party...just like Oblather wants...he had a huge agenda in 2009...could not have succeeded this far without help from the Rs

Posted by: girl at September 04, 2013 12:18 PM (2ZF1e)

264 By contrast, if Mike Castle were still in Congress, we'd all be able to sleep better knowing the GOP would do the right thing.

Posted by: Born Free at September 04, 2013 12:20 PM (gLZXf)

265 So Ron Radosh over at PJ thinks we should try to save our "presidential face" and go ahead and give O what he wants. http://bit.ly/19jryE3 Predictably, the reactions range from "Respectfully...um, HELL NO." to "Va te faire foutre, morpion". But now that I think about it, here's a possible solution that anyone claiming "humanitarian" reasons can agree on: (not that they will, since their true objective is weakening US influence, but anyway) Instead of any kind of military action, we wave the noncombatant flag, evacuate women/children/eldery/noncombatants out of the country, then seal the borders and let both sides go at it. Either they'll slaughter each other or run out of ammo. (No, Russia and China, you will not be running guns there. Go fight each other over North Korea) THEN we bomb to clear out the ones still standing, and send in a cleanup crew after that. Problem solved!

Posted by: Saber Alter at September 04, 2013 12:56 PM (ohtdI)

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