The President to Iraq naysayers in Congress: “I am the decision-maker”
Uh oh! I’m waiting for the “dictator” accusations to start flying anytime now from the usual suspects. MSNBC is reporting this on their front page but there’s no link to the story just yet.
Good news in the WOT: Admin has authorized “kill or capture” program towards Iranian operatives in Iraq, elsewhere
… authorized last fall, to be specific. Via the WaPo:
Will they be bringing white flags along for the visit?
The SF Chronicle is reporting this morning that Pelosi, Murtha, and a few other Dems have visited Baghdad this week for a quick ‘fact finding’ mission and to meet with Prime Minister al-Maliki.
Senator Chuck Schumer on the “Today” show – priceless
Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters has a partial transcript of yesterday’s “Today” show where David Gregory interviewed Senator Chuck Schumer. It’s very revealing, as you’ll soon see (emphasis added):
Congress and the Iraq war: Do they have the authority to stop it?
The Wall Street Journal editorial page has a piece up today arguing that Congress has no Constitutional power to micromanage any war: