He's calling Congress's bluff - 'You want in on this? Fine.' And I can tell you the House vote on this is going to be tricky. There's going to be splits in both parties.
~ Chuck Todd on MSNBC
Doesn't this project weakness?
~ Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC
It puts him in a very tough spot. And they aren't going to take it up right away. Congress is coming back September 9, that's when they take it up. It's unclear what happens if he doesn't get the vote. Presumably he might still go ahead with the strike.
~ David Gregory on MSNBC
. . . the president has really rolled the dice right now. So there's not going to be any imminent U.S. strike until Congress comes back. It doesn't look like they're coming back before September 9th, so military action not going to take place this weekend or next week unless Congress comes back early. No indication, as I said, they will. But this is a major decision by the president. He is rolling the dice that the house and the Senate will support him. If the Senate does and the house doesn't, he didn't say what he would do.
~ Wolf Blitzer, CNN
. . . we are waiting for Congress to come back on September 9th. And I kept wondering during the coverage as I thought, you know, we would not have this extended coverage quite frankly this evening. After I heard the president, I said well there goes the news. It's two weeks, at least, before anything would happen until Congress meets.
. . . There was -- some people are concern because right after this, the president and John Kerry went to play golf right after his announcement. That's not great optics, is it?
. . . listen, I'm not saying that the president doesn't deserve to but the optics are very important. George Bush was criticized a lot for optics.
~ Don Lemon, CNN
Quite extraordinary: after 30 years of presidents strengthening powers of exec branch, POTUS is giving some of that power back to Congress.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) August 31, 2013
May be first time in years that just about every single member of Congress, regardless of party will issue a press release praising POTUS
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) August 31, 2013
Wow. Just woke up from a nap and saw the news. Well done, @BarackObama.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 31, 2013
Obama takes big risk in going to congress: he may not win. What does he do then?
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 31, 2013
Obama himself changed mind late yesterday afternoon no congressional leaders asked for a vote but nbc poll said 79% wanted congress vote
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 31, 2013
POTUS and VPOTUS now golfing after announcing decision to delay action Optics?
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 31, 2013
pic.twitter.com/WOEbVOcNbm
— Annie (@txstarkeeper) September 1, 2013
@txstarkeeper Not The Press, Andrea Mitchell @mitchellreports complained about Obama golfing. She has little to do with real journalism.
— Annyah L Hasler (@anyalhas) September 1, 2013
@anyalhas @mitchellreports golfing is not the problem ... congress refusing to return is the problem ... done nothing for ever so continues
— Annie (@txstarkeeper) September 1, 2013
@mitchellreports Why aren't you asking where Boehner is? Is he on the golf course? In a bar?
— LiberalPhenom (@LiberalPhenom) August 31, 2013
@sherylkaye @QueenMerytAmon @mitchellreports They dont get why The People love Obama, and not them...
— Ina (@InaMaziarcz) September 1, 2013
Listening to the media and pundits chase their tails on Syria coverage is laughable.
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) September 1, 2013
The media's been bashing Obama for considering striking Syria without congress for days, so of course, now they attack him for waiting.
— Bruce P. Knight (@brucepknight) August 31, 2013
Media: Pres. Obama is a tyrant if he doesn't ask Congress for a vote on Syria!!! Pres. Obama: Okay, I will. Media: Uh...umm...OH CRAP!
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) August 31, 2013
Listening to all the analyst's, pundits and media you get the feeling they all got their degrees from Trump University. #media #Syria
— raemd95 (@raemd95) August 31, 2013
Photo of the President meeting with his national security team in the Situation Room this morning: http://t.co/ob4IgxLZ19
— petesouza (@petesouza) August 31, 2013
He's obviously not Secretary of Fashion. RT // @ethanklapper: Chuck Hagel's shirt. pic.twitter.com/gfiGjIeURl
— Marshall Chess (@marshallchess) September 1, 2013
We are talking #Syria and the media is talking about what Hagel is wearing. #smh
— RhysTay (@iRhysTay) September 1, 2013
Congress ought to be able to come up with an agreement on Syria military strike by April.
— Joel Achenbach (@JoelAchenbach) August 31, 2013
@Catlady628 @AnnCali @Alasscan_ @mitchellreports @msnbc It was brilliant how POTUS make all these GOP shills & experts look dumb as stumps
— AnnaB (@azannaphx) August 31, 2013
@chucktodd @mitchellreports pissed bc they trusted word of some anonymous sr admin official than Pres Obama that he hadn't made a decision.
— S. Maxx Mahaffey (@smaxxmahaffey) September 1, 2013
Media Industrial Complex Has Meltdown Over Constitutional Government (Andrea Mitchell Haz a Sad) | The People's View: http://t.co/JxDJYmi9VR
— Dorothy Rissman (@stiNgo100) September 1, 2013
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