Bush To Democrats – Go Ahead Make My Day

J.J. Jackson* | January 16, 2007

President Bush is taking a stand and telling the liberals in Congress (both Republican and Democrat) that he’s not going to let them usurp his Constitutional power as Commander In Chief. And this is not going to sit well with liberals who base their entire political lives on doing unconstitutional things.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Congress cannot reverse last week’s decision to send 21,000 more troops to Iraq, President Bush said in an interview intended to rally popular support for his plan.

“Frankly, that’s not their responsibility,” Bush said in an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes,” which aired Sunday.

“It’s my responsibility to put forward the plan that I think will succeed. I believe if they start trying to cut off funds, they better explain to the American people and the soldiers why their plan will succeed,” the president said.

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Asked if he believes that he, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has the authority to order troops to Iraq in the face of congressional opposition, Bush said, “In this situation, I do, yeah.”

Essentially, he has gone Dirty Harry on them. “Go ahead … make my day!”

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