I don't think Tornado McNasty has the clout that you are affording him Brine! Him and Chinless are pretty much there to dine at the Senate Cafeteria, and 17:oo Happy Hour!
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > I see a huge build-up in war because of McCain ... he's one person who > should retire!!! I do not think the younger less hawkish folk will have a > voice, I hope I am wrong, but doubt it!!! > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think that this upcoming Congress could make it difficult for President >> Obama to close Guantanamo....I also think that we will see insistence (and >> money!) to draw a line in the sand with IS(IS).... >> >> Don't kid yourself! This new Senate, (re: Mitch McConnell and a host of >> others!) as well as the House have most definitely been influenced by the >> Tea Party! >> >> As I have stated, buffoons Lindsey "Chinless" Graham and John "Tornado >> McNasty" McCain will hold very little sway with their new and much younger >> Republican compatriots! None of which as a taste for getting the U.S. in >> any formidable, entangling "Police Action/War!" >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 4:39 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> *Hawks Triumph in Senate; Will Push More Aggressive US Policy * >>> *Ernst, Cotton Lead Incoming Class of Hawks *by Jason Ditz, November >>> 05, 2014 >>> >>> The Republicans took control of the Senate >>> <http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/index.html> >>> in Tuesday’s elections, but much more important than which party took >>> control is the nature of the incoming Senators from the new ruling party. >>> >>> It’s not an influx of Tea Party members, reluctant to waste US funds on >>> overseas adventures and suspicious of federal power, but rather a series >>> of hawks <http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=68811> in the >>> model of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) that seized the reins of power last >>> night. >>> >>> The new senators are typified by Jodi Ernst (R – IA) and Tom Cotton (R – >>> AR), who campaigned >>> <http://theweek.com/article/index/271203/the-rise-of-joni-ernst-mdash-and-the-return-of-the-bush-era-gop> >>> heavy on escalating the ISIS war in Iraq and Syria, as well as being more >>> hawkish at essentially every opportunity. >>> >>> Turkey in particular is expressing hope that this new Senate will push >>> the administration toward dramatic escalations >>> <http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/11/05/democrat-losses-in-senate-might-be-good-news-for-turkey>of >>> the war, particularly in Syria, where Turkey has been hoping that an >>> outright US invasion will happen and gift them with all the foreign policy >>> goals they had in mind when they started backing Islamist rebels against >>> the Assad government. >>> >>> The new senators are seen as even more hostile toward Iran as well, and >>> while some are presenting this as a victory for Israeli Premier Benjamin >>> Netanyahu, others in the Israeli press wonder >>> <http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-1.624896> how >>> well Netanyahu will be able to balance the increasing US-Israel split in >>> the new political environment. >>> >>> Still Iran negotiations are the one thing the Senate can most easily >>> sabotage, as it would likely just take a new round of sanctions >>> <http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=68811> aimed >>> specifically at killing the talks to get the job done. >>> >>> That’s the silver lining elsewhere, as presidents have become so >>> dictatorial in foreign policy in recent years that Congress has little >>> direct say in wars and such, and can’t directly force escalations of >>> conflicts. >>> >>> But President Obama’s commitment to any particular level of escalation >>> in his assorted wars is paper thin, and in the face of a more >>> confrontational Senate he’s liable to agree to trade war escalations for >>> other issues without much thought. >>> >>> The victory of Senate hawks has also put NSA reforms and the CIA torture >>> report in serious doubt, with Senate Intelligence Committee member Mark >>> Udall (D – CO) losing his seat. Udall was one of the most public critics of >>> government surveillance and intelligence community abuses, and the >>> committee’s pending reshuffle with more pro-surveillance, pro-torture >>> figures could spell the end to a push for reform. >>> >>> >>> >>> http://news.antiwar.com/2014/11/05/hawks-triumph-in-senate-will-push-more-aggressive-us-policy/ >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. 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