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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (95379)	6/24/2011 4:08:28 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Congress Is Very Serious About Libya Posted on 06/24/2011 at 3:10 pm by JM Ashby The House of Representatives voted on two bills today. One, to defund our logistical involvement in Libya. The other, to profess congressional support for our logistical involvement in Libya. Both bills were defeated. In a confused message to President Obama, the House on Friday voted down both a bill to defund U.S. involvement in the Libya mission and a measure that would have granted the mission Congressional approval for one year. All week, support had been building in the House for repudiating Obama’s handling of the war with most concerns focused on his failure to consult Congress and gain its approval before authorizing airstrikes. But that movement fell short of sending the harshest rebuke at Congress’ disposal — cutting off funds — although members registered their disapproval of the war and Obama’s handling of it by failing to give it the Congressional seal of approval. The final vote on the defunding bill was 180 in favor and 238 opposed. In the first vote, the House overwhelmingly voted down a bill that would have authorized U.S. military action in Libya for one year, 295 to 123. ????????? Do something! No don’t do something! You can’t attack the president for failing to procure congressional approval when congress is as fundamentally incoherent as this 112th congress is. Congress has had four fucking months to clearly approve or disapprove of U.S. involvement in Libya, and they just voted both ways on the same day! bobcesca.com