What spine? Coelenterates do not have spines! Neither species of coelenterate inhabiting Congress possess a nerve cord, much less a vertebrate structure.

The original abdication of authority to declare war came at the behest of a president from Pelosi's own party - Harry Truman.

Since then, occupants of the White House - regardless of party - have felt free to take us into wars without seeking anything more from Congress than a blank check. And the Congress has, in turn, almost never failed to roll over and play dead for whatever splendid little war the WH has seen fit to get us in to.


Life should be led like a cavalry charge - Theodore Roosevelt