As the U.S. military campaign in Libya approaches the 60-day mark this Friday, six Republican senators wrote President Obama asking if he will comply with the War Powers Act, which says Congress must authorize action that lasts more than 60 days. “Friday is the final day of the statutory sixty-day period for you to terminate […]
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By Roger Aronoff The botched and confused handling of the conflict in Libya has been a stunning example of President Obama’s leadership style, and of the media’s continued determination to ignore or gloss over anything that makes him look weak, incompetent or indecisive. What started out as a humanitarian mission to protect the civilian population […]
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Scott Graveshttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngScott Graves2011-05-20 17:51:252011-05-20 17:51:25Commentary: A Libyan Quagmire?
Reporting from Washington— Battle lines in federal debt talks sharpened markedly Thursday when the Senate’s top Democrat rejected a proposal for $2 trillion in budget cuts as demanded by House Speaker John A. Boehner, saying any cuts must be accompanied by action on closing tax loopholes. “You can’t do $2 trillion just in cuts,” […]
Will Obama Follow the Law? War Power Deadline Approaching
/1 Comment/in News /by Scott GravesAs the U.S. military campaign in Libya approaches the 60-day mark this Friday, six Republican senators wrote President Obama asking if he will comply with the War Powers Act, which says Congress must authorize action that lasts more than 60 days. “Friday is the final day of the statutory sixty-day period for you to terminate […]
Commentary: A Libyan Quagmire?
/0 Comments/in News /by Scott GravesBy Roger Aronoff The botched and confused handling of the conflict in Libya has been a stunning example of President Obama’s leadership style, and of the media’s continued determination to ignore or gloss over anything that makes him look weak, incompetent or indecisive. What started out as a humanitarian mission to protect the civilian population […]
Reid rejects badly needed $2 Trillion cuts
/1 Comment/in News /by Scott GravesReporting from Washington— Battle lines in federal debt talks sharpened markedly Thursday when the Senate’s top Democrat rejected a proposal for $2 trillion in budget cuts as demanded by House Speaker John A. Boehner, saying any cuts must be accompanied by action on closing tax loopholes. “You can’t do $2 trillion just in cuts,” […]