… The president claims that he has the authority to carry out the strikes without congressional authorization. If he does that after Congress has voted “no,” House Republicans will likely move to impeach him. It’s exactly the pretext they’ve been looking for. A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows 59 percent of Americans opposed to the missile strikes. Ironically, Syria is a rare issue on which you find bipartisan agreement: 54 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of Republicans oppose an attack. Opposition is even stronger among women (65 percent), racial minorities (63 percent), low-income people (63 percent), liberals (62 percent) and Americans with advanced degrees (60 percent). Those people are the Democratic Party’s base. [cont.]
Bill Schneider (George Mason U.), Reuters
Recent polls: Syria