Hold On To The Night

Sen. Rand Paul continues to make an ass of himself and my state by threatening to hold up the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan until he gets classified info.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday threatened to hold John Brennan's nomination for CIA director unless he receives more answers on the administration’s drone program.

“I have asked Mr. Brennan if he believed that the President has the power to authorize lethal force, such as a drone strike, against a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil, and my question remains unanswered," Paul said in a statement. "I will not allow a vote on this nomination until Mr. Brennan openly responds to the questions and concerns my colleagues and I share.

"These issues must be discussed openly so that the American people can understand what constraints exist on the government’s power to use lethal force against its citizens," Paul continued. "Before confirming Mr. Brennan as the head of the CIA, it must be apparent that he understands and will honor the protections provided to every American by the Constitution."

To recap, Mr. "Obama is a dictator ruling by fiat" here has no problem imperiously using the power of bureaucracy to make petulant demands when it suits him.  And as with Huckleberry Graham's blocking of Chuck Hagel, it has nothing to do with the nominee's qualifications, and everything to do with the President they so despise.

Rand Paul will not allow a vote, you see.  He controls the country, apparently.

Arrogant little moron.  Remember this next time he accuses the President of being a fascist.