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How appropriate is it for Republican officials to be criticizing the Commander in Chief at this time?
Like it or not, Barack Obama is the Commander in Chief. And normally in time of conflict with another country, the US rallies around its Commander in Chief. This was not always the case during Bush's presidency, and many conservatives were highly critical of those who dared question President Bush's decisions during the course of his two wars.
So are these remarks by Republicans (Congressmen and others) appropriate at this time?
Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Pete Hoekstra: "The president talked about 'there will be costs,' He didn't say what those would be. What does this mean? Where does it go?...There's not a whole lot the United States can do."
John McCain: "When Putin sees the President of the United States say that we will act if you cross a red line and we don’t … I think Vladimir Putin, the former KGB operative that he is, does not have a belief that the penalty for this behavior will be very severe."
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton: "Putin at this point holds all the high cards — and all we have from the president is rhetoric."
Bolton again: "(Obama said that) 'Any violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing, which is not in the interest of Ukraine, Russia, or Europe.' He didn't mention the United States. It suggests that the United States has no interests in the Ukraine — and that's all Putin wanted to hear."
And one more from Bolton: "Candidate Obama indulged in a similar flight of fancy in August 2008, when Russia invaded Georgia, another former Soviet Republic. Obama then also urged both sides to exercise restraint — a weak, feckless response doubtless carefully noted in the Kremlin."
House Speaker John Boehner: "(the Obama administration's) acquiescence and, in some cases, silence in the face of Russia’s systemic and persistent meddling in the affairs of its neighbors … would embolden Russia to take additional and escalatory aggressive action. Those fears have been confirmed today."
Whether or not you agree with all or some of the above statements, do you think they should be made by public officials at this time?
@Liberal's Sequester: this is not a question of freedom of speech. Of course they are free to say what they want. It's a question of whether or not the disunity in a time of conflict is best for our country. Yes, you can say what you want, but are you helping or hurting?
Also, for the record, I'm not a liberal, nor am I a fan of Obama. I never voted for him, nor do I support him on most issues. (You can read my other answers and questions on this site for proof of that.) Just asking a question about what is best for the country doesn't make me a liberal. Look it up.
@Nolan: I happen to agree with you, but refraining from saying divisive things during a time of conflict is not the same as "going along with this idiot." For example, they could focus their vitriol on the actual enemy (i.e., Putin) instead of going after Obama just this once. Doesn't it just embolden Putin to put forth a divided and bickering front?
@Frost: I don't know why I'm even
@Frost: I don't know why I'm even responding to your feeble excuse for an answer, but here goes. If you can read, then read your history. In the early 40s, there was an undeclared truce between liberals and conservatives, who recognized that they had a greater enemy than each other. The conservatives knew that the US needed to win the war first, then go about the business of dismantling the New Deal disaster after the war won. They were moderately successful with that strategy, but the important thing is that the US did win the war. I am asking whether today's conservatives should follow the same path. If that makes me a "f***ing libtard" in your little brain, then there's no point in discussing this with you anyway. Go back to your sofa, your TV and your can of Bud.
@amerilanti: Why do you have a problem with criticizing the president on his domestic policy? There is much to be criticized for. Besides, being critical of the president on domestic affairs, mismanagement of the economy, runaway spending and misguided tax policies is the American way. What I'm questioning is whether it's right to criticize the C in C during wartime or during a time of conflict. On domestic issues, the president should be under a microscope, no matter what party he's from.
7 Answers
- Bob GLv 57 years agoFavorite Answer
As appropriate as it was for Democrats to criticize the Presidents George Bush for their actions as C in C.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Fairly inappropriate, they have criticized president Obama to the most extreme extent that any president has ever been criticized, it is unprecedented and they have taken it too unseen levels. All they've ever done is to criticize him, and just for the reason that they have gone so overboard in criticizing him, is it inappropriate. Every word I hear about Obama on KSFG radio is talk show hosts insulting president Obama for helping the poor.
- xpatinasiaLv 77 years ago
How appropriate for conservatives to provide unfettered support for communism, and Putin's aggression?
- 7 years ago
We live in a free country, you as well as most liberals need to read the freedom of speech amendment.
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- ?Lv 57 years ago
By not recognizing or respecting the presidency Repugnants prove that they are traitors to the Constitution.
- 7 years ago
It is very appropriate, because of a thing called Freedom of Speech, you f***ing libtard.
