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Obama’s Proxy War for the Saudis

Andrea Shea King’s Radio Interview tonight at 9:00 pm ET (archived show at this link can be accessed at any time following):

From the perspective of Capitol Hill, the Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth explains what’s likely going on behind closed doors – the horse trading to get votes in support of Obama’s determination to fight a proxy war for the Saudis.

Letchworth is always informative.

Here’s her website for grading members of The Club in Washington.

And her wiki page. As you can see, she an expert on arcane Senate procedures.

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This is unbelievable. The last time I checked, more than seventy per cent of Americans do not want any war on Syria. But if the lawless Dems have their way, Obama will get that red line he is now disavowing:

Fom the Daily Beast [my emphasis -D]:

Senate Democratic leadership tossed aside the rules for moving legislation with regard to the resolution authorizing the use of military force against Syria, angering some Republicans and creating confusion on Capitol Hill in the runup to the war vote.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee narrowly approved a modified war resolution Wednesday afternoon by vote of 10-7 with one member, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), voting present. The committee’s action allows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to bring the measure to the floor as early as Monday, following a break for the Jewish holidays. That would allow a vote by the full Senate as soon as Wednesday, giving the Senate a chance to pass a war resolution before the House has a chance to craft and pass a resolution of its own.

But some GOP Senate offices are upset with what they see as a rush by Democratic leadership to pass the war authorization outside the rules that govern how legislation goes through the committee process.

“This is a rush to war behind closed doors,” one senior GOP Senate aide said. “We were told there was a need to have a thoughtful and public debate about how this nation goes to war, but this seems to be about simply getting a resolution done to cover the president.”

According to Senate rules, hearings should be notified seven days in advance, business meetings should be notified at least three days in advance, and members should have 24 hours to consider legislative text before having to vote on it. A spokesman for Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) pointed out that the chairman and ranking member of the committee have the discretion to call a business meeting earlier if they both agree.

We will post updates. But for the time being it appears the Dems in the Senate will attempt a flank move around the House.

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