Sunday, June 26, 2011
Democrats Are Now Refusing To "Carry The Water" For President Obama's National Security Policy
The Obama administration tried to find solace in Friday's landmark votes on the Libya operation, holding up the fact that the House did not actually de-fund the mission as some semblance of an endorsement.
But the two votes Friday on Libya, coupled with the fierce backlash the president faced from his own party after announcing his Afghanistan withdrawal plan Wednesday, underscore the political trouble President Obama is in when it comes to national security. Though anti-war Democrats and anti-interventionist Republicans have long locked arms against U.S. military campaigns abroad, that bipartisan coalition is swelling -- in size and intensity.
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My Comment: He has lost them, and while many liberal Democrats will still vote for him, President Obama has clearly lost the passion that these supporters once had for him.
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