This is the WORST Congress I have ever seen they can't even call an emergency vote on Syria

[bigdarryl]

Even though I DISAGREE TOTALLY with this President on dropping bombs on another country this sorry ass Congress has been on vacation for a month now and they can't even call off there vacation to take up a emergency resolution vote on Syria.Orange man is talking about the 9th of September thats a week and a half away JESUS !!!!!

[andym]

1. Congress isn't going to approve this

so there's no need to hurry back. GOP would probably find more votes for impeachment than to support the President. Democrats would want international/UN sanction. The votes won't be there to approve the attack.

[bigdarryl]

3. OH yes they will unless we the voters call our Congress people and tell them HELL NO!!

[hopemountain]

12. impeachment? for what, exactly?

links, please, but not from wacko sites. thank you.

[madinmaryland]

16. Uhmm. If Obama said he liked ham sandwiches the repukes would vote to impeach him and the

ham sandwich.

[andym]

17. The only reason he isn't impeached yet is that the GOP can't find a good reason

that would stand up to scrutiny. Why impeachment? Because they hate him. But GOP Senators and House members have been braying about impeachment.

Read all about it.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/08/the-case-for-impeaching-obama/279075/

[hopemountain]

20. i agree with you, andym.

there is no valid reason for such talk. thank you for the link.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

2. We're following the correct sequence.

Let the UN present its findings and let the debate happen there first. Congress will have more info to work with by the 9th. Let em golf.

[handmade34]

4. "This...

is the WORST Congress...ever seen" ...in so many ways

refusing to come back in session for the President is merely one of many ways...

[neverforget]

5. They're too busy doing nothing to be bothered to do their job.

[tavernier]

6. Oh but haven't you been listening to Andrea Mitchell?

It is not the congress not doing their job; that Obama has the nerve to play golf!! She is just beside her skinny ass self tonight.

[former9thward]

7. President Obama has the authority to call Congress back anytime he wants.

The Constitution gives it to him. If both Reid and Boehner agreed they could call back Congress also. Maybe everyone should wait for the UN inspection report.

[davidpdx]

8. When does the report come out?

What effect will the UN inspectors leaving early have on the credibility of the report?

I think the Congressional debate will take weeks. They have another holiday coming up soon I believe.

[former9thward]

10. Congress always has another holiday coming soon.

Report will be out in a couple weeks I think. I guess the report will indicate why they left early.

[hopemountain]

13. the report will only indicate

whether or not they have sufficient evidence to indicate whether or not chemicals were used.
there will not be any indication of the source of the attack/chemicals used.

why are not statements and the footage by first responders and medical personnel sufficient indication that chemicals were used?

[former9thward]

19. Because everyone in that area has an agenda.

The medical personnel, first responders, the residents and those that control them. A wrong statement means a bullet in the head. But since you already know what is and what is not going to be in the report you must be one of the inspectors. So you would know all of this. Why did you ask the question?

[mucifer]

9. It's not a real emergency. It's not like deciding on a gastrostomy tube.

Don't forget about the emergency congressional session for Terri Schiavo.

[tokenlib]

11. Gives the Antiwar forces time to mobilize...next Saturday....

Although I agree this is the worst Congress....I thank them for the extra time....

[BlueDemKev]

14. They simply don't have time...

...they're too busy with more important issues, like how to defund Obamacare (you know, try to win a battle they've already lost).

[SmittynMo]

15. I totally agree with you

And I just read the tan man told them to just blow it off. The good news is that this will give them more time to wake up and realize this is not the right thing to do. However, I do agree with your statements. They are the worse we've ever seen. No doubt.

[MFrohike]

18. The best part

If he'd decided against this route, Boner and Mitch would be whining that he bypassed them. It's clear he had to go to Congress, but it's equally clear that Congress has to grow up and do their damn job.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

21. I can't help but wonder....

if this isn't political ju-jitsu on the part of the administration. Knowing the gridlocked nature of congress and the "If Obama's in favor of it, then we're against it" mentality, I wonder if Obama didn't say that he's get congressional approval knowing full well he wouldn't get it.

I'd like to think they're that smart, but sometimes I have my doubts.