While Congress wastes time and screws the economy, Obama goes ahead and gets the job done

[riqster]

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/while-congress-wastes-time-and-screws-the-economy-obama-goes-ahead-and-gets-the-job-done/

He ordered the arrest of an al-Qaeda leader who we’ve been looking for since 1998, and we got him. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57606209/embassy-bombings-figure-nabbed-by-delta-force-in-libya/ He also ordered an attack on another such terrorist leader: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/world/africa/Al-Qaeda-Suspect-Wanted-in-US-Said-to-Be-Taken-in-Libya.html?_r=0 No word yet on success or failure in that case.

Meanwhile, Congress busies itself in silly and counter-productive political theatre that serves no purpose except to pad their own bank accounts at the expense of yours and mine. You may not like Obama, but at least he’s doing his job.

And that, Gentle Reader, tells you all you need to know about the current political crisis in Dizzy City. One man works at his elected job. Hundreds of others do not. Who are you going to trust?

[liberal N proud]

1. SOP: Issa will demand an investigation into those two raids

[JustAnotherGen]

2. No doubt about that

Wish there was some way we could get rid of not only him- but all of these traitors. And at this point - any Congressional Rep who is for obstinace, ignorance, and destroying the American economy is a traitor.

[riqster]

3. Mr. Car Theft just got smacked by the courts

He wanted a waiver to allow his BS suits to go forward during the shutdown, and the court replied "look, asshole, it's your shutdown. Pound sand". Or words to that effect.