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Originally Posted by janmcn
Just moments ago Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor announced they would support the President's request for military force in Syria. Boehner had been adamant that the president request a vote by congress.
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I can't imagine Boehner and Cantor being so in agreement with Obama on such an unpopular mission, so I'm thinking that as usual, "they know" a heck of a lot more intelligence info than the media can know, about the depth of evil and horror about to spread.
The media always portrays these scenarios as if they conclusively know everything that's top secret, but talking heads on CNN, MSNBC, FNC etc. do not know what presidents know. I always wonder what the conversation goes like when the incoming and outgoing presidents meet in private, and ride in the limo to the inauguration. It was telling that Obama, within weeks, took the same position as Bush on some of the critical terrorism matters like Afghanistan, Gitmo, etc. They know a lot more than we or the media ever could.
I liked it when, at GWB's presidential library dedication this year, Clinton told how often he and GWB would talk and debate like crazy by phone regularly, and there was obvious respect for each other. I hope they're all consulting with Obama on this terrible mess.