The Obama administration has sent a report to Congress detailing why it doesn’t need the legislature’s approval for continued American military action in the Libya theater. To no one’s surprise, the Teabaggers don’t like the administration’s justification. But here’s the problem with that: the Teabaggers were silent when it came to Bush & Afghanistan and Bush & Iraq. No declaration of war was made by the Congress in 2001 or 2003. And before this argument gets construed to be partisan, I will gladly point out that far too few so-called Democrats challenged the Bush administration regarding their abuse of executive powers.
So more to the point, Congress (members from both parties) is complaining that they aren’t satisfied with the administration’s approach to the Libya crisis. While I agree with the basis of their argument, it’s hypocritical for the Teabaggers especially but for most Democrats as well to decide now is the time to complain. Now that Congress hasn’t been handed a $1.5 Trillion budget surplus; now that Congress abdicated its responsibilities with regard to Afghanistan (where we’ve been invaders/occupiers for over 10 years now); now that Congress abdicated its responsibilities with regard to Iraq (where a clearly illegal invasion and occupation has lasted over 8 years); now that Congress extended unpaid for tax cuts to the wealthiest 1% of Americans & American mega-corporations; now, Congress is saying there is no imminent national security threat and that the costs are worrisome (even though the costs of Afghanistan’s occupation are estimated to be $455 Billion and the costs of Iraq’s occupation are estimated to be $800 Billion and both represent failed states and our own country has less national security now than it did in Oct 2001).
Go cry somewhere else, Congress. This American citizen was calling for security and financial accountability since the 9/11 attacks and was roundly ignored by both parties. Now the Teabaggers want to end Medicare and Social Security because they couldn’t find the courage to stand up to their fellow party members during the Bush Regime? Now the Democrats want to continue the Bush Regime’s disastrous economic policies? Only today’s corrupted corporate media would be able to presen such nonsense as “news”, while failing to hold themselves accountable for their lack of action.
Take note, Teabaggers & CorporateDems alike: it’s far too late to pretend to be angry that you decided you wanted to be irrelevant as a part of the government. By giving away your powers when “your guy” was in the White House, you lost any valid argument trying to claim them when “the other guy” is in the White House.
Take note, Obama administration: your actions are likely as illegal as the Bush Regime’s were. Nothing is different just because you have a different letter after your name or just because there’s a black man in charge now. The Constitutional Scholar is proving himself to be anything but. I have lost nearly all of the respect I had for Obama. This isn’t the change we voted for. This isn’t leadership. This is continued capitalistic cronyism and it’s as disgusting now as it was 3 years ago.
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