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Originally Posted by janmcn
Another reason is their August recess isn't over until September 9, and Speaker Boehner elected not to call them back for a special session. When the House of Representatives returns to work on Monday they will work a grand total of nine days in September, then go on another recess.
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The Presiden shocked even his own advisors when he abruptly changed his mind while on a walk Friday afternoon...that was LAST FRIDAY.
Committee meetings held this week in both chambers....Not sure how they could have been convened and finished quicker....they had to be done. If there was a quicker way.....please advise.
So, here we are less than a week since he made the decision, about 6 days since he publicly announced this decision. Committee meetings are over and the President was out of town all of that time (not blaming him..just pointing it out that HE is one who wants this and HE was not available to talk to anyone)..
Please advise on how this could have been done quicker !!!!!!
Congress is just a part of the problem....even with the leaders in 24 hours or so supporting him. Pretty quickly.
"DAVID AXELROD said on "Morning Joe" that Obama has to “make the case” to the American people on Syria and do it on “as big a stage as possible. ... The president needs to make the case and give them the arguments and the cover, frankly, for a yes vote, and that’s very, very important." --Tal Kopan"
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To those of you who are still thinking POLITICALLY.....President versus house...Democrat versus Republican, etc.....which would be the ONLY reason for the post I am replying to....THIS IS NOT POLITICAL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY. This is not about bashing the President as some of the political hacks think.
The congress has been pretty bi partisan in NOT being partisan on this. This has nothing to do with any timing...who is on vacation or who is not.....it is much to serious for the political rantings.
Please explain how what is done could have been done quicker under the circumstances. You do understand that the WORLD heard about what the President had decided LESS THAN A WEEK AGO. No hints at all until his walk.
IF this is HURRY UP AND GET IT DONE about bombing, we got ourselves a problem