And you know what, folks? He might really be that infantile.

[Robb]

As we discussed this weekend, Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado is providing little in the way of leadership on an issue he should be an expert on as a former Marine officer. Instead, Coffman has seemingly reversed full circle from his original statement last week:

Since the United States is not in danger of an "imminent attack" the President must follow the Constitution and the War Powers Act of 1973 and come to the Congress for support before going forward with a military strike of any kind.

[Pols emphasis]

To, as CBS4 reported yesterday:

Coffman says the delay in striking Assad has wasted precious time. [Pols emphasis]

“The Assad government has had all the time in the world to move their assets around so they don’t present themselves as easy targets,” he said.

If we're reading this right, Coffman has gone from demanding President Barack Obama obtain approval from Congress before attacking Syria to criticizing Obama for doing so, since "the delay in striking Assad has wasted precious time." We've been trying to figure out a way that President Obama could have made Coffman happy here, but between Obama being obliged to ask Congress, but having "wasted precious time" by asking Congress, we've basically got nothing. It would appear that Obama can do nothing right at all in Coffman's eyes....

Read More: http://coloradopols.com/diary/48695/leadership-unites-on-syria-while-coffman-flops-like-a-fish

[Peacetrain]

1. You can almost take that reaction to the bank..

this particular congress is populated by looney tunes. There are some awesome liberals and progressives.. but look what they have to deal with. The looney tunes will not even let discussions happen on the floors of congress. We do NOT have a third branch of government with this congress.. We have Looney Tunes hell bent of taking down the goverment.

[trotsky]

2. Because all they care about is attacking President Obama.

Consistency be damned - and besides, you think their loyal teabagger morons care about consistency?

[struggle4progress]

13. +

[denverbill]

3. Republicans need a decision from Obama one way or the other, so they can oppose him either way.n/t

[Paladin]

17. Bullseye, denverbill. (nt)

[GeorgeGist]

4. It's easy being stupid.

But Reagan made it rewarding.

[BlueToTheBone]

5. If he is so concerned, why isn't he back in DC?

I mean they decided to finish their vacations...no urgency there.

[judesedit]

6. The delay's so important to Coffman & friends, they can't come off vacation to even think about it

[JoePhilly]

7. The President has acted too soon AND too late ... doing too much AND too little.

[andym]

8. This captures the criticism perfectly. nt.

[cynzke]

10. Just like he did....

on Katrina! At least that's what they think in LA!

[JoePhilly]

11. lol ... I know ... that one is particularly hilarious.

Well, funny in how sad it is, really.

[Blue_Tires]

12. exactly...

[Democrats_win]

9. It sucks that he's my representative.

He's generally considered to be normal but this statement doesn't help make the case. He replaced Tom Tancredo and my neighborhood was recently redistricted into his district.

Before these magical statements, I saw him as an existential problem: He's with the tea party crazies because he's not against them.

[curlyred]

14. We got lucky in the redistricting too

What a typical talking out of both sides of his mouth republican we have as a representative.

[The Wizard]

15. Cognitive dissonance is a serious mental disorder

Unfortunately, many of those suffering from cognitive dissonance are Republican members of Congress and everyone on Pox News and hate radio.
This may explain our slide into third world status.

[SidDithers]

16. I wonder what Coffman's DU username is...nt

Sid

[SunSeeker]

18. LOL!

[rpannier]

19. He could always race back to Washington and vote

But that would pull him away from his constituents (Chamber of Commerce, Oil Lobbyists, Fracking Lobbyists, etc)

BTW: Why does having served in the military make him an expert on Syria?

(From the article: an issue he should be an expert on as a former Marine officer)

[Thinkingabout]

20. GOP are somewhat like dealing with two year olds, if you want them to do something, tell them the

opposite and they run to do what you are telling them not to do. This just might be considered the greatest move ever made by Obama, give Congress their job to do and watch them squirm.