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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

 

Castle pulls a "Kerry"

He voted FOR Bush taking over the Delaware National Guard befor he was AGAINST it.

Castle voted for the House bill that gives the president the power to federalize the Delaware National Guard, but now we find out that he is having second thoughts.

According to Joe Ragolsky: (Castle)hopes the language will be dropped in House-Senate negotiations.

That is what Castle has come to...he HOPES. Let that sink in... Castle hopes for the best.

Pitiful. That is some energetic "moderate" leadership we have in Congress I must say.

Meanwhile the Democratic position is clear:

“Giving the president the authority to mobilize the Guard without the consent of the governors makes no sense." - Joe Biden


Here is my new question for Mrs Wenk, Castle press secretary:

When is Castle going to start doing something? I mean I guess it is nice that he "HOPES" the President does not get to take over the National Guard, but shouldn't he be doing more than simply HOPING. Shouldn't he use DELAWARE'S ONE VOTE IN CONGRESS to help stop the President from taking over the National Guard?

Comments:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110008763
 
Weren't you dems railing about the President not "doing something" during Katrina?

Well, the force that would "do something" would be the National Guard, so if you want him to be able to "do something" he'd have to have power over the National Guard.

Consistency, kids.
 
if you want him to be able to "do something" he'd have to have power over the National Guard.

Bulls**t, all he has to do is get on the phone with the governors.
 
taylor,

Weren't you Rs railing about a the dangers of a powerful central government?

Consistency, kids.
 
Two words: National Guard.

I can't understand why the Guard isn't federalized to begin with, since they're part of the Reserves. Do state governors actually need private militias a la Mookie Al Sadr? The Guard reacts to natural disasters and so forth because they're available to do so, not because it's their primary function.

If you want to beat up on Castle, get an economist to figure out for you the net economic impact of the US State quarters. If, say, every household saves one of each quarter, that's a net of $12.50 per household that is being withheld from active circulation, a de facto hoarding. Mike Castle has single-handedly suppressed the economy by restricting the money supply! (M1 to be specific) Have fun.
 
anon 12:09

Cute.

What is your point?
 
I wasn't saying I was in support of centralizing the Guard; I'm, in fact, opposed.

And I'm not an R.
 
Basically - I totally agree with everything you said, I'm just wondering about the consistency.
 
Great scott, I find myself agreeing with Biden! The whole point of the national guard it to prevent the federal government from exercising too much power domestically. Posse Comatatus prevents the US armed forces from being deployed interenally unless there is a civil war. The national guard is that conterweight. How do you keep the peace in times of crisis w/o resorting to the federally controlled military? Local guys with military training; i.e. National Guardsmen.

We need more federalism, not less.
 
duffy I knew you were a true (althought misguided at times) patriot.
 
just thought it was interesting.
 
I feel your pain Hube.

The Republicans have gone off the deep end and you can't (yet) admit that Democrats are right.

Here is the good news. You are still welcome in the party of common sense. We don't have elaborate memebership requirements.
 
jason said: "We don't have elaborate memebership requirements."

Just don't disagree with them on national security, or they'll sic legions of bloggers on you with pictures of you in blackface.
 
Ha ha...

Legions of blogger...spooky!


Legion of people who put the constitution above the absent minded worship of George Bush.
 
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