At the corner diner Marty gets a shock when he meets…CONGRESS
Posted on 06/04/2014 8:51:23 PM PDT by kristinn
"I think that they expected everybody just to fall in line," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and one of those who received a personal apology from a senior White House aide.
The White House struggled Wednesday to quell a political storm in Congress over the trade of five Taliban leaders for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and to repair relations with Democratic and Republican lawmakers outraged over the lack of consultation..
The two-front battle on Capitol Hill deepened as a 17-minute video, shot and released by the Taliban, showed Bergdahl looking thin, pale and dazed before he was hustled onto a Black Hawk helicopter by U.S. special forces and flown to safety.
The video did not answer questions about why Bergdahl left his outpost in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009, or whether any Americans died searching for him, as some former members of his unit have claimed.
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Stung by mounting criticism that they had failed to notify Congress before moving the five Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, administration and military officials provided a classified briefing to the full Senate, a rare occurrence. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel agreed to testify in the House next week, with more hearings to follow.
Senators were shown a video shot by the Taliban late last year; it has not been publicly released.
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The fury in Congress was bipartisan, with some senior Democrats firing broadsides as the White House sent emissaries to apologize to key lawmakers and to promise better engagement in the future.
"I think that they expected everybody just to fall in line," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and one of those who received a personal apology from a senior White House aide.
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The new video of his release proves he is not in as bad of health as this administration is claiming
What’s amazing is the drones are all over the online news articles calling the other vets liars, backing Obastard 100%. I think this could backfire horribly on the Dems. The average American knows that 5 terrorists for 1 deserter is as bad a deal as you could get.
Even the most doctrinaire Democrats now realize that the Mad Hatter is leading into the abyss.
Everybody is falling in line, sweetie. Because either you are talking about impeachment, or you are falling in line. And guess what. None of your fellow senators are talking about impeachment.
the point needs to be made that the actions of OBAMA and bergdahl have been while the United States of America has forces engaged in combat.
BOTH need to stand trial and face the full penalty for TREASON AND DESERTION and possible COLLABORATION with the enemy in time of war.
we need to use the most potent political weapon we have, our MOUTH, to call every one of the cowards in DC and DEMAND that this be done IMMEDIATELY or they will be held accountable in the most serious terms.
SADDLE UP AMERICA !
At the corner diner Marty gets a shock when he meets…CONGRESS
Sorry, DiFi, your master has spoken. Now shut up and kiss the ring.
Those who released those five cold blooded killers who are now free to kill more Americans and allies... Those responsible are enemies to all Americans. Enemies.
The last election was “the Republican war on women”. I officially Christen this election, “the Democrat war on veterans and the military”.
More like “ demo-crats war on America”
Like anything will come of this. Sigh. I mourn for our once great nation.
C’mon guys... No fury, we are just a bunch of racists...
Congress won’t get rid of the monster that they created.
Well the blind sheik for Benghazi ambassador swap epic failure...how about 5 count um 5 bad a$$ terrorists for 1 medicore deserter. Words fail me. PHD...piled higher and deeper.
“looking thin, pale and dazed”
That’s your typical liberal week-smoking douchebag look every day of the week.
Did he just commit treason so that the Dems can hold onto more seats in the election this fall?
I fail to see how anger/disillusionment with an incumbent Democrat president could possibly translate into more votes for Democrat congressional candidates.
Seems like every time something like this happens he has some political angle with it.
Sure, the candidates can do that. But they still need votes, and the constant pummeling the pres and party take will suppress Dem voter turnout. Voter enthusiasm is a real thing, something the pollsters are always trying to quantify. And a barrage of scandals and outrageous policy decisions can only lead to an enthusiasm gap that favors the opposition party.
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