Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is just beside herself that any of her colleagues would dare to challenge Secretary of State John Kerry's execution of President Obama's ISIS strategy. She nearly got the vapors yesterday as she admitted she was "actually shaking and trembling" after Republicans performed their Constitutional duty in keeping the Executive branch in check.
As the Free Beacon points out, Sen. Bob Corker's questioning seemed to have made Boxer all verklempt:
“I think it’s shocking and a sad state of affairs that we heard just now–such angry comments aimed at you, Mr. Secretary and through you at our president instead of at ISIS.”
Boxer’s comments came after Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) said, “We have three senators, president, vice president, secretary of state, that are exercising terrible judgment right now,” in regard to the proposed strategy to fight ISIL.
She noted President Obama and the State Department’s “tireless” commitment to developing a strategy to fight the “savage group.”
“I’m actually shaking and trembling,” Boxer said. “This is not the time to show anger at the people who are working night and day whether you agree with them or not to protect our people.”
Boxer's new-found hysteria over the very idea of challenging a Secretary of State is rather ironic considering her treatment of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. In 2005 her approach to President George Bush's Secretary of State and his policies in Iraq were so abrasive and offensive that Washington Post liberal columnist Colbert King called her remarks crass, demeaning and degrading, and compared her questioning of Rice to racist political cartoons that depicted Rice as a "big-lipped, bucktooth Rice perched like a parrot on President Bush's arm."
Boxer said to Rice: "I personally believe -- this is my personal view -- that your loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell the war, overwhelmed your respect for the truth." Loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell the war. Ponder the weight of that statement. It comes close, at least in spirit, to the picture of Rice sketched by political cartoonist Pat Oliphant a few weeks ago. In case you missed it, Oliphant drew a big-lipped, bucktooth Rice perched like a parrot on President Bush's arm. Bush was speaking to Rice in baby talk, with Rice replying: "Awwrk!! OK Chief. Anything you say, Chief. You Bet, Chief. You're my HERO, Chief."
It's hard to imagine a more demeaning and offensive caricature of a prospective secretary of state, let alone the most senior official on the national security staff. It's equally difficult to understand what prompted Boxer to imply that Rice is little more than a diligent echo of Bush's thoughts. There's nothing in Rice's background or in her performance to suggest that she is a mindless follower of presidential orders. In fact, Rice comes across as just the opposite.
I can think of a couple of other words to describe Boxer.
Schmuck and putz come to mind. In some circles she may even be considered a racist.
As the Free Beacon points out, Sen. Bob Corker's questioning seemed to have made Boxer all verklempt:
“I think it’s shocking and a sad state of affairs that we heard just now–such angry comments aimed at you, Mr. Secretary and through you at our president instead of at ISIS.”
Boxer’s comments came after Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) said, “We have three senators, president, vice president, secretary of state, that are exercising terrible judgment right now,” in regard to the proposed strategy to fight ISIL.
She noted President Obama and the State Department’s “tireless” commitment to developing a strategy to fight the “savage group.”
“I’m actually shaking and trembling,” Boxer said. “This is not the time to show anger at the people who are working night and day whether you agree with them or not to protect our people.”
Boxer's new-found hysteria over the very idea of challenging a Secretary of State is rather ironic considering her treatment of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. In 2005 her approach to President George Bush's Secretary of State and his policies in Iraq were so abrasive and offensive that Washington Post liberal columnist Colbert King called her remarks crass, demeaning and degrading, and compared her questioning of Rice to racist political cartoons that depicted Rice as a "big-lipped, bucktooth Rice perched like a parrot on President Bush's arm."
Boxer said to Rice: "I personally believe -- this is my personal view -- that your loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell the war, overwhelmed your respect for the truth." Loyalty to the mission you were given, to sell the war. Ponder the weight of that statement. It comes close, at least in spirit, to the picture of Rice sketched by political cartoonist Pat Oliphant a few weeks ago. In case you missed it, Oliphant drew a big-lipped, bucktooth Rice perched like a parrot on President Bush's arm. Bush was speaking to Rice in baby talk, with Rice replying: "Awwrk!! OK Chief. Anything you say, Chief. You Bet, Chief. You're my HERO, Chief."
It's hard to imagine a more demeaning and offensive caricature of a prospective secretary of state, let alone the most senior official on the national security staff. It's equally difficult to understand what prompted Boxer to imply that Rice is little more than a diligent echo of Bush's thoughts. There's nothing in Rice's background or in her performance to suggest that she is a mindless follower of presidential orders. In fact, Rice comes across as just the opposite.
I can think of a couple of other words to describe Boxer.
Schmuck and putz come to mind. In some circles she may even be considered a racist.
