Senate Democrats, GOP agree on Libya resolution

AP ^ | 5-23-11 | DONNA CASSATA

[tcrlaf]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed Monday on a resolution backing limited U.S. involvement in the NATO-led military campaign against Libya, days after the expiration of the legal deadline for President Barack Obama to seek full-blown congressional authorization.

Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, introduced the non-binding resolution along with five other Republicans and Democrats.

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Also backing the resolution were Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.; Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.; Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

[Sequoyah101]

It is beginning to matter less and less which party it is, they both look about the same.

Libya is going to be a really bad deal.

[hinckley buzzard]

McCain, Chambliss and Graham. The three blind mice of the Senate. Some one please chop off their tails with a carving knife.

[ilovesarah2012]

“The danger is that Obumo just keeps blowing past congress with no accountability and no one to call him on it.”

That describes Obama since he’s been in office. No reason for him to change now.

[Lurker]

This is meaningless without the House.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well that settles that. Now on to Syria.

[Iron Munro]

Giving Obama cover for violating the law.

[karnage]

Tar... feathers... rail...

[Dogbert41]

But Congress has the purse strings.

[JSDude1]

Traitors.

[Sal]

There isn’t one person on that list who would be missed if they were all flushed down the pipes. In fact, the overall Senate IQ and integrity level would shoot up.

[Vigilanteman]

Correct. The Senate can pass all the asinine resolutions which they want. The House can refuse to fund implementation of any of them. If they only would.