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GOP Wary of Giving Obama War Powers

February 11, 2015 Buck Banks

You go to war with the president you’ve got, which would give us all pause.

— Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), quoted by the New York Times, on President Obama seeking war powers to fight the Islamic State.

Obama Offends ‘Christians’ by Comparing Crusades to Islamist Atrocities

February 6, 2015 Buck Banks

Lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.

— President Barack Obama, at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, which was attended by the Dalai Lama. Christianists were quick to retaliate: “Rush Limbaugh devoted a segment of his show to what he said were the president’s insults to the “whole gamut of Christians” and Twitter’s right wing piled on. Guests on Megyn Kelly’s Fox News show spent 15 minutes airing objections to the president’s comments,” the New York Times reports.

Obama Offers Spurs Advice on Winning Back to Backs

January 13, 2015 Buck Banks

I’ll tell you what, if you guys need any tips on winning back-to-back, you know where to find me.

— President Obama, quoted by the Texas Tribune, meeting with the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.

The Great Negotiator

December 18, 2014December 18, 2014 Buck Banks

The new Cuba deal gives Marco Rubio fits.
He says Obama negotiates like a half-wit.
But truth be told,
Obama didn’t fold.
It was Pope Francis who made him do it.

Missives, Not Missles

November 7, 2014 Buck Banks

A sitting president may do as he shall,
Without having to explain his rationale.
While we thought Khamenei
Was his sworn enemy,
In fact, he’s President Obama’s pen pal.

Graham: Rubio Not Ready for Presidency

October 3, 2014 Buck Banks

He’s a good guy, but after doing immigration with him — we don’t need another young guy not quite ready. He’s no Obama by any means, but he’s so afraid of the right, and I’ve let that go.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on Sen. Marcio Rubio’s (R-FL) possible presidential aspirations.

Newt Tweets Twaddle

September 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Newt Gingrich was up in arms over “courtesy.”
He says bombing ISIS with courtesy’s heresy.
But CNN got it wrong,
And Newt’s tweet was a bomb.
So sheepishly, he tweeted a retraction, for accuracy.

Colbert: Obama Stole Immigration Idea from GOP

September 9, 2014 Buck Banks

He stole that idea from the Republicans. They’ve had the idea of putting off doing something about immigration reform for over a decade.

— Stephen Colbert, expressing mock anger over President Obama’s delay on immigration reform.

Obama Still Dancing Around Immigration Decision

September 8, 2014 Buck Banks

I’m being honest now about the politics of it.

— President Obama, in an interview on Meet the Press, about his decision to delay action in immigration reform.

Obama Responds to Murder of Steven Sotloff

September 3, 2014 Buck Banks

Whatever these murders think they’ll achieve by killing innocent Americans like Steven, they have already failed. They failed because, like people around the world, Americans are repulsed by their barbarism. We will not be intimidated. Their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve to fight against these terrorists and those who make the mistake of harming Americans will learn that we will not forget and that our reach is long and that justice will be served.

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GOP Wary of Giving Obama War Powers

You go to war with the president you’ve got, which would give us all pause.

— Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), quoted by the New York Times, on President Obama seeking war powers to fight the Islamic State.

Obama Offends ‘Christians’ by Comparing Crusades to Islamist Atrocities

Lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.

Obama Offers Spurs Advice on Winning Back to Backs

I’ll tell you what, if you guys need any tips on winning back-to-back, you know where to find me.

— President Obama, quoted by the Texas Tribune, meeting with the 2014 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs.

The Great Negotiator

Missives, Not Missles

Graham: Rubio Not Ready for Presidency

He’s a good guy, but after doing immigration with him — we don’t need another young guy not quite ready. He’s no Obama by any means, but he’s so afraid of the right, and I’ve let that go.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on Sen. Marcio Rubio’s (R-FL) possible presidential aspirations.

Newt Tweets Twaddle

Colbert: Obama Stole Immigration Idea from GOP

He stole that idea from the Republicans. They’ve had the idea of putting off doing something about immigration reform for over a decade.

— Stephen Colbert, expressing mock anger over President Obama’s delay on immigration reform.

Obama Still Dancing Around Immigration Decision

I’m being honest now about the politics of it.

— President Obama, in an interview on Meet the Press, about his decision to delay action in immigration reform.

Obama Responds to Murder of Steven Sotloff

— President Obama, quoted by McClatchy News Service, on the beheading of journalist Steven Sotloff. Tweet

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”