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With all of the talk among some Republicans in Congress about impeachment and shutting down the government to stop Obamacare or force entitlement-spending cuts, you’d think that they were living in another reality back in the 1990s. Republicans were pursuing similar missions then, and things didn’t work out so well for the GOP. For those in need of a quick history lesson, all you need to know is that Republicans managed to lose House seats in the midterm elections of 1998. It was the only time since World War II that the party in the White House (Democrats) gained seats in a second-term, midterm election. Talk about seizing defeat from the jaws of victory!
— Charlie Cook
80%
Of Americans believe President Obama should receive congressional approval before using force in Syria, a new NBC News poll finds. Key findings: 50% believe the United States should not intervene in the wake of suspected chemical weapons attacks by Syrian President Bashar Assad. But 50% favor military action limited to launching cruise missiles from U.S. naval ships, while 44% oppose it.
No, that’s not my thing. I did that.
— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in an interview with National Journal, on whether she ever wants to be Speaker of the House again.
285 to 272
The tally from yesterday’s vote in the United Kingdom’s Parliament against military strikes in Syria.
