Lindsey tells Mike Lee & Rand Paul that criticizing Trump is "empowering the enemy"

[Miles Archer]

Manu Raju
@mkraju

Just asked Graham about the criticism from Paul and Lee over Iran briefing. “I think they’re overreacting. I’m going to let people know ..to play this game with the war powers act, which I think is unconstitutional, is that whether you mean to or not, you’re empowering the enemy”

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[onecaliberal]

1. Please please please let the republican circular firing squad begin.

[Guilded Lilly]

2. The Bullshit Boy keeps on blabbing

[DeminPennswoods]

3. Nicolle Wallace showed Lee's public

comments. Lee wasn't happy about being told not to discuss/debate war powers. He did not hold back any punches.

[Hekate]

25. He was absolutely furious, which is a good sign

[DeminPennswoods]

36. On The Last Word yesterday

Joy Reid pointed out that Lee and Paul are both "tea party" conservative libertarians. She said they (tea party/freedom caucus) go along with the GOP crowd for the most part, but become quite unruly and not controllable when an issue - like war - that they really care about crops up.

[Leghorn21]

4. COOL!!

Lee was particularly incensed about being told by believers not to disagree or argue with what he was being told, so maybe he’ll argue with Linds because OH WHY NOT

[calguy]

5. Does that mean that these two GOP senators....

Hate America???

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. There have been a number of posts today relating to the use of profanity.

I tend to think moderation in the use of bad language is preferable. That said, fuck Lindsey Graham very much.

[Leghorn21]

7. Oh look, Paul has responded:

Paul fires back, says on @CNNSitRoom that Graham’s comments are a “low gutter type of response” and says that Graham “insults the Constitution and founding fathers.” He adds: “He hasn’t even read the history of the Constitution.”

GOOD TIMES

[elleng]

15. GOOD ONE!

[smirkymonkey]

8. I would really, really like to know what they've got on Lindsey.

It must be a doozy!

[LakeArenal]

9. Lindsey, YOU are the enemy.

[yonder]

10. They're starting to not play nice with their own. I hope it's a trend

[blogslut]

11. Lindsey Graham is a human remora

[Dennis Donovan]

12. Charlie Pierce FTW:

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[UniteFightBack]

23. I heard Joe Scarborough say the other day 'what does dump have on this guy' and I though of y'all.

[bluestarone]

13. How can he stand there and say

THEY are EMPOWERING the ENEMY? He's the asshole EMPOWERING the ENEMY!!

[bdamomma]

24. What

enemy we have so many??? Russia, Turkey, Syria, NK, Lindsey?

[gratuitous]

14. So am I understanding you, Sen. Graham?

That even if the president makes the most shit-stupid decision in the history of bone-stupid decisions, anyone pointing out the stupidity of his decision, as plain as it is to everyone in the world, it's empowering the enemy? Is that what you're saying? What does the original shit-stupid decision do to the enemies empowerment? Do you think countries and factions hostile to the United States can't see for themselves how shit-stupid Trump's decision was? Or they wouldn't have figured it out until someone else pointed it out?

Because if that's what you're saying, your giving Trump's shit-stupid decision a real run for its money.

[Thomas Hurt]

16. To the fascist disagreement is treason.

[dalton99a]

31. +1

[Fullduplexxx]

17. Ssdd

[oasis]

18. Leningrad Lindsay can follow his boss into retirement.

[Midnight Writer]

19. "playing this game with the War Powers Act"? The Constitution gives War Powers to Congress.

Lindsey and his pals did not mind empowering the enemy when Obama was President. In fact, Republican Senators sent a letter to Iran urging them to drop out of peace negotiations with the Obama Administration.

[Generic Brad]

20. Apparently Lindsey is having what Stephen Miller is having

Should we all bow to our overlord and supreme leader like good little Nazis?

[Takket]

21. yeah sure, lindsay

Please explain how the ever living fuck Iran is "empowered" by a senator from Utah being pissed off about an intelligence briefing.

The enemy has very much been empowered (here's a hint for you dumbass. The enemy is drumpf, and the empowering comes from you).

[UniteFightBack]

22. That's about as American as you can get. That is what makes this a great country. nt

[Va Lefty]

26. If Sen. Graham ever had a soul, it long gone.

v

[C_U_L8R]

27. The irony is lost on Graham

He's gotta pull his head out of that stinky trump.

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Lindsay will go down as a mass murderer like his leader...

[liberal N proud]

29. Leningrad Lindsey is the enemy

[dem4decades]

30. Lindsay calling congressional oversight on war unconstitutional?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Poor Lindsey

Ever since McCain died Trump's taken over as his alpha male.

[Initech]

33. Hey Lindsay you're the enemy!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

34. Now where have we hear this before ?

Oh yeah, "You're either with us or against us." Shock and awe. Gulf II. "W" said it.

Go to hell, Lindsey. Take your pearls with you.

[not_the_one]

35. Was he wearing those pearls when he ducked under Trump's desk?

Just askin'.

[ProfessorGAC]

37. This Was The Plan

Start a hot zone, make a "passionate" speech, and the surrogates do the "time of war" routine.
Won't change many minds.
The drones were already all in, and other 65% ain't buying it.