Riddle- How Do You Get A Republican To Vote "No" On Military Strikes?

[KittyWampus]

read that on another website and the complete absurdity of our political dymamic right now hit me.

[whttevrr]

1. By having President Obama propose them...

I hope this is his plan. I really hope that the president is reacting to this situation with forethought on how Republicans always try to obstruct.

[UTUSN]

15. Ding ding DING!1 Also, as others are saying below, wingnuts have an isolationist wing n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

2. A--By having a black Democratic President propose it?

[Hydra]

12. That's the most likely to kill it

I bet they vote with their pocketbooks though.

[oberliner]

21. They'd support a white Democrat?

Come on now.

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Are you familiar with the old Freudian concept of "overdetermination?"

[delrem]

3. I expect overwhelming bipartisan support for another war.

[Douglas Carpenter]

16. I doubt it will be overwhelming - but like with efforts to reform the NSA - I predict there will be

Congressional approval with a majority of Republicans voting for military strikes and the vote among Democrats will be closer, but with more Democrats than Republicans opposing military strikes.

[delrem]

17. Yes, probably you're right.

eta: I'm saddened that for so many these issues are purely partisan.

[kelliekat44]

24. Not if we hit those phones and e-mails to our representatives and senators. nt

[andym]

4. Answer: Say that it's President Obama who want the strikes

They would rather impeach him for who know what than vote to support him for anything.

[reformist2]

5. If it turns out Obama has done a reverse jiujitsu on the Repubs here, I will love it.

[johnd83]

6. The tea party is very isolationist

It is a very interesting development that will have people scratching their heads. The foreign policy positions do not break down red/blue on this one. I wonder what CNN/MSNBC/Fox News are going to do?

[CANDO]

7. The Tea Partiers....

are the same assholes who full throatedly supported Bush's follies a decade ago.

[johnd83]

10. I didn't say they were smart

just that now they have decided that only domestic taxation and abortion matter.

[zbdent]

8. When it's a Dem president.

end of discussion.

[bunnies]

9. Yeah. The knuckle-draggers are going all Peter King on the Prez.

And gnashing their teeth about him going golfing today. I guess they forgot about "now watch this drive".

[1-Old-Man]

11. The much more important question is how do you get Democrats to vote No.

[Jackpine Radical]

14. 50of them in the House already signed a letter

opposing our involvement in Syria.

[Turbineguy]

13. When Clinton wanted to go after Osama bin Laden

the GOP put up a terrible row. The 911 attack should have been an embarrassment to them, but of course they are never embarrassed by their incompetence.

[Skidmore]

18. Also how do you force a Congress to take responsibility when it

has worked so hard to avoid it? What I love about this is that it forces them to own their constitutionally assigned job. They would never voluntarily step up and assume it. It had to be thrust upon them.

[The Straight Story]

19. Tell them it is being done by raising taxes on the rich instead of the poor

[dkf]

20. As compared to "How do you get a Democrat to vote "yes" on military strikes?"...

[meow2u3]

22. Have David Koch go on record opposing the military action

Republicans will follow the Koch Bros. to a gas chamber if they got the order.

[KittyWampus]

23. or sign an oath to Grover Norquist… same vein as your comment.

[whttevrr]

25. Done...

http://news.yahoo.com/david-koch--attacking-syria-would-be--dead-wrong---165731555.html

[Nye Bevan]

26. Must vote for war........ must vote against Obama.........

this is like the "strap the buttered toast to the back of the falling cat" scenario......

[gopiscrap]

27. Since it is Obama they

very well might vote no