Can the present GOP actually be this smart?

[PredFan]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

If the GOP leadership believes that should the Assad regime fall and Al-Queda takes over as a consequence of any American action – no they’re not very smart at all.

In fact, it would be very stupid of them to buy into the lies contrived by the partisan right that the Administration advocates ‘regime change,’ or that indeed the limited military strikes will have any adverse effect on the outcome of the Syrian civil war with regard to American interests.

If the Assad regime falls it will be as a result of a successful insurgent campaign against a hated, brutal dictator, having nothing to do with the United States.

It’s ignorant idiocy on the part of conservatives to believe that if the United States takes no action the current regime will prevail.

Consequently conservative opposition to limited military strikes against Syria has nothing to do with the merits of such an action, and everything to do with opposing Obama. The lies, misrepresentations, and demagoguery by the right – such as the specter of Al-Queda ‘taking over’ – is proof of that.

 

[The2ndAmendment]

That's not smart, that's downright evil.

 

[R.C. Christian]

oops.

 

[R.C. Christian]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

If the GOP leadership believes that should the Assad regime fall and Al-Queda takes over as a consequence of any American action – no they’re not very smart at all.

In fact, it would be very stupid of them to buy into the lies contrived by the partisan right that the Administration advocates ‘regime change,’ or that indeed the limited military strikes will have any adverse effect on the outcome of the Syrian civil war with regard to American interests.

If the Assad regime falls it will be as a result of a successful insurgent campaign against a hated, brutal dictator, having nothing to do with the United States.

It’s ignorant idiocy on the part of conservatives to believe that if the United States takes no action the current regime will prevail.

Consequently conservative opposition to limited military strikes against Syria has nothing to do with the merits of such an action, and everything to do with opposing Obama. The lies, misrepresentations, and demagoguery by the right – such as the specter of Al-Queda ‘taking over’ – is proof of that.

Blah, blah, blah, blah.

 

[PredFan]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

If the GOP leadership believes that should the Assad regime fall and Al-Queda takes over as a consequence of any American action – no they’re not very smart at all.

In fact, it would be very stupid of them to buy into the lies contrived by the partisan right that the Administration advocates ‘regime change,’ or that indeed the limited military strikes will have any adverse effect on the outcome of the Syrian civil war with regard to American interests.

If the Assad regime falls it will be as a result of a successful insurgent campaign against a hated, brutal dictator, having nothing to do with the United States.

It’s ignorant idiocy on the part of conservatives to believe that if the United States takes no action the current regime will prevail.

Consequently conservative opposition to limited military strikes against Syria has nothing to do with the merits of such an action, and everything to do with opposing Obama. The lies, misrepresentations, and demagoguery by the right – such as the specter of Al-Queda ‘taking over’ – is proof of that.

Congratulations. That's quite a lot of bull shit to cram into a few paragraphs, but hey, you have a lot of experience with that.

 

[PredFan]

That's not smart, that's downright evil.

Yeah, it is. As evil as going along with Bush on Iraq and then using that war to win elections. Politicians are evil. that's why the Founding Fathers wanted to restrict their power so.

 

[Black_Label]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

WTF? The US had no involvement in egypt and Obama won Libya without a single boot on the ground.

Obama has played the GOP for fools by giving them exactly what they were crying about, a vote. The GOP loves war more than anything, so they will approve it without question, and boner has already stated he fully supports it.

If the GOP approve it, it will all now be on the GOP's shoulders to take the blame.

If they refuse it, Obama can blame the GOP for not wanting to help out innocent people.

Either way it's a win/win situation for Obama

 

[PredFan]

Hey, i'm just asking. It might explain why the GOP would actually go along with this supremely stupid idea of Obama's.

 

[Sherry]

They should all just take a page out of Obama's book and vote present.

 

[PredFan]

They should all just take a page out of Obama's book and vote present.

Good idea.

 

[TemplarKormac]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Qaeda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

I actually thought about this as well. But Republicans would only be going down with Obama if they enabled him to enable more bloodshed. It would be more detrimental to Obama if both houses reject a strike. It will make him a lame duck for the rest of his term. It would might even have the effect of crippling the Democratic Party in the Mid-Terms and 2016.

 

[Vox]

The leaders of the GOP want to OK action on Syria.

What if they know what happens when the Assad regime falls and Al-Queda takes over in Syria. All of the death and destruction there added to the blood that Obama has on his hands in Egypt and Libya. Will any Democrat have a snowball's chance then of gaining the White House in 2016?

Hmmm....

No, they can't.

and they can't see further ahead than b2 to b4

 

[hjmick]

More like they want to go along to get along.


What I mean is, they're hedging their bets. If it works out well, they can say, "See, we were with it from the beginning, we believed."


If it's an unmitigated failure they can say, "Well, we were all wrong, even the Democrats and the President. Whatchya gonna do?"


No matter what, everyone is on a level playing field in the elections where Syria is concerned.

 

[Vox]

They should all just take a page out of Obama's book and vote present.

would be great

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Boehner doesn't strike me as that devious a player. I believe your premise to be false. Some oppose it because they feel it's wrong and some hate obama. Some support it because they believe we are the sole judge of right & wrong and some support it because that's who we've been for generations.

 

[Moonglow]

Pretty arrogant to think that Oblama alone cause uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Iran, Iraq. Why not add Algeria's civil war?