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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (541277)	9/6/2013 1:17:10 AM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 794298

...there’s trouble for Obama in the House. bloomberg.com One of the clearest signs is reluctant members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who have typically opposed war yet don’t want to rebuke the nation’s first black president. “This is very awkward,” said Missouri Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a co-chairman of Obama’s re-election campaign last year. Cleaver said he’ll probably oppose the resolution. "The people in my district are war-worn,” Cleaver said in an interview. “The response from my constituents is overwhelmingly no.” ... ...MoveOn.org, a Democratic-leaning group that claims more than 8 million members, announced yesterday that it was mobilizing a “major effort” to defeat the resolution. The group spent more than $1 million last year helping elect Obama... my comment: When a leader has lost his base, he has a hard time convincing others.

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (541277)	9/6/2013 10:26:55 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794298

House vote count for Syria attack: Sept 4, 5, and today: CNN: No: 91, 109, 119 (22 Democrat, 97 Republican) yes: 27, 23, 24 (16 Democrat, 8 Republican) the rest undecided or unknown cnn.com The Hill no/leaning: 71, 110, 135 (31 Democrats, 104 Republican) yes/leaning: 22, 31, 31 (21 Democrat, 10 Republican) thehill.com Washington Post no/leaning: 167, 204, 224 yes: 17, 24, 25 washingtonpost.com Since yesterday, the no vote is up, while the yes vote is unchanged. Democrats are split, while Republicans are 10-to-1 against. An unlikely coalition of anti-war Democrats and anti-Obama Republicans is defying the leadership of both parties in both houses.