Barbara Boxer earned her pay

[fadedrose]

in her unrelenting questioning of Kerry, and to give him credit, he did not lash with "What does it matter?". and did his best to answer her very good questions.

[KaryninMiami]

1. Agreed. She never disappoints.

That's why I will be especially interested ti see which way she votes. I admire her and have much faith in her decisions and in the thoughtful processes she uses to come to them.

[SaltyBro]

3. See how she votes?

She said she was going to vote in favor of military action.

[Le Taz Hot]

9. Son of a . . . !

Well, that's the last vote she gets from me. Just like the IWR where she voted "no" and DiFi voted "yes," DiFi has never gotten another vote from me. This is another deal breaker.

Shit!!!

[cali]

2. It was tag team material

her support couldn't be clearer and it was from the minute she opened her mouth.

She earned her pay as a partisan.

[fadedrose]

4. You're over my head

Her support for who? Not a wrestling fan either, used to be, but got tired of everybody putting on.

The Dems are supposed to support the President. She didn't sound like a supporter in this case. She looked kind of PO's at the end of her tiime...and clearly wasn't satisfied with his answer about Russia's opinion.

Do you think it was put on for dummies like me who oppose military involvement in Syria?

Gees, I hope not.

Can't wait to see the House Session. Even tho they're all younger and feistier they have the courager of 75-year olds like me who say any stupid thing (or good thing) that comes into their heads, tag teams included.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. I'm mystified by what you're representing as "very good questions"

Boxer began with a lengthy statement all but declaring her support for the AUMF. That's before a single question was asked.

Then, she had two questions (paraphrasing):

1) Were there any dissenting views in the intelligence agencies on who deployed these chemical weapons?
2) These crazy Russians parliamentarians say they're going to come here to lobby the Congress! What information could these wackadoos possibly have to make their case?

Both questions were obviously designed to discredit anyone who would question the evidence that the Assad government deployed the weapons. Both questions were obviously designed to let Kerry insist on the soundness of the case again. There was nothing probing about them in the least bit. Now, I think that Kerry's case is very good, and that it's perfectly clear that the Assad government used these weapons, but I'm just saying: Boxer's questions were little more than softballs for Kerry to smash the opposition with.

[fadedrose]

6. I heard her ask

what was the rationale for Russia's saying Assad was not guilty...

and after Kerry answered, more or less putting down the Russians, he had a quick change of heart (wonder why) and went on and on about what good friends we are and we get along just fine.

John was trying to stay out of hot water.

I gotta go to the kitchen, watch that TV, and cook supper. No time for DU..

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Kerry certainly tried to be diplomatic at the end

He does have to work with the Russians on numerous issues, and Boxer's set-up here perhaps had him go at the Russians too aggressively on Syria, so he backtracked to not sound too harsh on the other issues.

But Boxer herself was strongly pro-military action, and her questions were softballs

[Dems to Win]

8. I just heard Thom Hartmann say Barbara Boxer is a 'yes'.

Breaks my heart.