Syria reaction, right on cue

Well, of course.

But not all Republicans are Constitutionally feckless.

However,

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Democratic leadership, also urged future congressional involvement, but took a more measured tone.

“My preliminary briefing by the White House indicated that this was a measured response to the Syrian nerve gas atrocity,” he said. “Any further action will require close scrutiny by Congress, and any escalation beyond airstrikes or missile strikes will require engaging the American people in that decision.”

Most top Democrats took a similar approach, balancing support for Thursday’s airstrike with caution against leaving out congressional leaders in future military decisions.

Even Sen. Schumer was more measured than the screen grab above indicates.

“Making sure Assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said. “It is incumbent on the Trump administration to come up with a strategy and consult with Congress before implementing it.”

Which seems to me that Schumer is endorsing (or at least not protesting) last night's strike, but is insisting that further military action against Assad must be authorized by Congress. Well, with the strike a fait accompli that seems to me to be the best we can do.

Oh, an endnote: I do not understand how Assad could have carried out the chemical attack when In January, Susan Rice Assured NPR the Obama Admin Removed Chemical Weapons From Syria.

Update: Heh! "It would be foolish to predict what Trump will do—he may not even know himself."

And I pretty much never agree with Michael Savage, but I do think he's on to something here.