Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe goes completely ape shit over Presidents trip to Afghanistan

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/01/inhofe-fires-off-on-obama-over-trip/

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Inhofe fires off on Obama over trip

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CNN's Ashley Killough

(CNN) - Longtime Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma criticized President Barack Obama over the president's surprise trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, describing the visit as "campaign related" and an "attempt to shore up his national security credentials."

"We've seen recently that President Obama has visited college campuses in an attempt to win back the support of that age group since he has lost it over the last three years," Inhofe said in a statement. "Similarly, this trip to Afghanistan is an attempt to shore up his national security credentials, because he has spent the past three years gutting our military."

A former member of the military and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Inhofe visited Afghanistan two weeks ago. In his statement Tuesday, he said the progress made in the country is "fragile" and accused the president of playing politics with the one-year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

"The security improvements and the killing of Osama bin Laden a year ago are great American victories that should not be politicized," he said.

[msongs]

1. umm Inhofe could visit college campuses too and push the repub agenda all he wants, right? nt

[DURHAM D]

2. He is just mad because his boss -

Aubrey McClendon had to step down as Chairman of Chesapeake Energy today. Well actually it is not so much that he is mad. He has just been given an assignment by Aubrey to get rid of Obama any way he can.

[Bolo Boffin]

3. And that signing of the 10-year Strategic Partnership Agreement was what, Inhofe? n/t

[Marr]

4. I remember when the same man thought it was treason to criticize a president while

they're abroad.

Morality sure does evolve quickly.

[LonePirate]

5. "gutting out military" huh? Inhofe just might be as dumb as he looks.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. tsk, tsk, tsk... what happened to not being critical of POTUS while in time of war?

Oh wait, that only applies if this is little boots?

[Thrill]

7. It's killing them that they can't use

The Democrats can't protect you meme anymore.

[russspeakeasy]

8. Jim Apeshit goes completely imhofe.

A fucking waste of skin.

[bigwillq]

9. GWB would have done the same thing

Any president would, really.

[DCKit]

12. 'cept Osama wasn't hiding under the desk in the oval office.

It was just too hard.

[Angry Dragon]

10. Do any of the republicans actually think before they open their mouths and let words spew out??

Bush makes an aircraft carrier return to port so he can land a on it and tell the country that the war is won and then 8 years later we are still fighting

they can not give a speech without invoking 9/11

I think republicans stick their heads up their ass, eat shit, then pull their head out, and then let the shit dribble out and think they are orators

[DCKit]

14. Your describing average Republicans. Inhofe is in a league of his own...

terminally stupid and reactionary - a Teabaggers dream, but both ahead of, and behind his time.

Ahead of his time because he got there before the Teahadii were "cool" and behind, because it's over. Even the Teabaggers are tired of the clown show. Their going to hold their noses and vote "Obama" in 2012. The alternative is too horrible to imagine, even for those with little imagination.

[EC]

11. Anyone here

know if he's been finally shown to the people who vote for him, to be crazy or senile or just out of it? Will he ever lose his seat?

[spanone]

13. what an ass

[dballance]

15. Where was his rage when W popped over to Iraq for thanksgiving?

[neverforget]

16. "Wrong Runway" Inhofe strikes again

[Johonny]

17. I'd criticize him if CNN wasn't doing the same thing

caught the CNN intro to Obama's speech and it was all about how it helped him politically, how it was about the election. Blah, blah,blah Not a single "journalist" on CNN thought that the president meeting with the leader of the country we've been "helping" the last 10+ years was anything but pure politics. I mean what possible actual policy could Obama be doing there accept you know the things he talked about. The media is so use the the GOPs never ending campaign they just think everyone thinks like they do. Holy crap not everything the president does is a political show to get a few votes from an electorate so disinterested they won't make up their minds for 4 more months.

Of course when Bush made pure political theater nearly daily we were suppose to see his visit to the empty prop box factory as pure policy and not a pointless campaign related bs. But you know the rules are different for Obama and all other presidents...

As to gutting the military, it was the GOP that created the stupid as super committee and the forced budget cuts. His GOP lead house does make the budget after all. If he wants to spend a brazillion dollars on the military Inhofe could tax the crap out of rich people and corporations to pay for it.

[emulatorloo]

18. Even Inhofe doesn't believe his bullshit, it is patently absurd

But he says it anyway.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

19. WHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!! WAAAAAA!!!!!

A lot of crying going on.

[TwilightGardener]

20. Obama doesn't really need to "shore up" his national security creds--

but that won't stop the GOP from attempting the old "Dems weak on defense" gambit one more time. Laughable.

[Rex]

21. Okay, does this really even need to be brought up?

Do we have to go there?

I smell desperation...

[jmowreader]

22. Uhh...yeah.

[Javaman]

23. meh, Inhofe should be in prison for illegal flying. nt

[Renew Deal]

24. Hasn't military spending gone up every year of Obama's presidency?

And he ended the war in Iraq freeing up thousands of soldiers and equipment? The republicans debt ceiling shenanigans have done far more to "gut" the military than anything Obama has done.

[Bandit]

25. To quote some Republican Senator "I am outraged at the outrage"

He happened to be outraged over the outrage about Americans torturing people.