Staten Island's Grimm: President should order air strike on Syria now-my congressman

[hrmjustin]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Do it now.

So said Rep. Michael Grimm Saturday, in calling on President Obama to order a "limited, targeted strike" now on Syria.

Grimm said he believes there is credible evidence that the Assad regime used chemical weapons on its civilian population.

"I am supporting the president on this," Grimm (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) told the Advance Saturday. "He is going to have to strike. He should use our superior air power, our naval power. These should be targeted strikes to disable their air force and where they hold their chemical weapons. The strikes should be at hard targets, like their airfields."

Grimm, a U.S. Marine and decorated combat veteran of the first Gulf War, said he understands calls from House leadership on both sides of the aisle to "confirm this with Congress," adding, "I want to be in the loop."

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/staten_islands_grimm_president.html

My congressman. I am on the brooklyn side of the district.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Is Grimm, or his kin, in the line of fire?

[hrmjustin]

2. I don't know about his kin but he is not. He did serve in Iraq but he is still a jerk.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Another chickenhawk.

[hrmjustin]

4. It is a swing district so we will try next year to get rid of him.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. SI/Brooklyn can certainly do better...

[hrmjustin]

6. This is the dem running for the district.

http://www.recchiaforcongress.com/

[Billy Love]

7. Grimm needs to be tossed out next year

Any chance of that moron getting kicked out?

P.S., I'm in Brooklyn (at this time, but returning back home Tuesday) but not in Grimm's district - too far north.

I'm in the Borough Park area.

[hrmjustin]

8. Grimm has a challenger.

http://www.recchiaforcongress.com/

Should be an interesting race. I have family in Borough Park and I am not sure if that is Nadler's or Clark's district.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Same guy would be pushing to be in front of the line

of republican congressional representatives to impeach Obama for unilaterally ordering air strikes on Syria.

Hey Obama! Pull my finger!

[hrmjustin]

10. I don't think he would vote to impeach because this is a swing district and Obama actually won

SI and my part of Brooklyn.