Carper undecided on “humanitarian” war – sounds surprisingly like an actual human

Carper undecided on “humanitarian” war – sounds surprisingly like an actual human

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WDDE Reports that Tom Carper, unlike Chris Coons, is still undecided on bombing Syrian weddings and funerals. The surprising thing in the story is that Carper calls out Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld directly and sounds kinda like a human being doing so.
We got hoodwinked once about ten years ago by an earlier administration on bad intelligence that alleged that the Iraqis — Saddam Hussein — had used chemical weapons. It turned out not to be true,” said Carper. “In this case, we want to make sure that the assertions, the allegations are indeed true.”
Then he tips his hand and allows that he is probably going to vote "yes" anyway.
Tom Kovach launches a new social entrepreneurship project: Assist & Inspire Delaware

Tom Kovach launches a new social entrepreneurship project: Assist & Inspire Delaware

If you have a heart, it must be murder being a Republican politician. The casual meanness required to be a modern Republican has got to wear you down over time. You need to be a callous money grubbing stooge like "Doctor" John E. Stapleford, a cavalier jackass like Charles Lammot du Pont Copeland, or a hardened misanthrope like John Sigler to really make a go of it. Tom Kovach never struck me as the kind of soulless bastard that you would need to be in order to be a successful Republican. That's why I was gratified to see Kovach's new venture on Facebook, Assist & Inspire Delaware (AIDE). It appears to be a very worthy venture dedicated to... well I'll let them speak for themselves.
Friday Open Thread 9.6.13

Friday Open Thread 9.6.13

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The Obama Administration has finally gone on record to say while the President believes he has the authority to attack Syria with or without Congressional approval, he does not intend to launch such an attack without the backing of lawmakers:
President Barack Obama isn't likely to launch a military strike on Syria if Congress votes against doing so, a top national security official said Friday. During an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition," Tony Blinken, Obama's deputy national security adviser, said "the president of course has the authority" to take limited military action in Syria with or without the approval of lawmakers, but "it's neither his desire nor intention to use that authority absent Congress backing him."
I would prefer a Shermanesque "He won't," but this is better than nothing. So Congress, vote this thing down and let's all get on with our lives. And if the vote were held today in the House, it would fail.