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Chambliss: Don’t put ‘any limits’ on U.S. involvement in Syria

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Sunday declared that President Barack Obama should not put “any limits” on U.S. military involvement in the civil war that’s being waged in Syria. “I don’t think you can place any limits on it right now,” Chambliss told NBC’s David Gregory. “I do think it’s…

Sens. Feinstein and Chambliss defend NSA spying on telephone metadata

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Thursday held a joint press conference to defend the mass collection of telephone metadata. Feinstein said the collection of telephone records from millions of Verizon Communications customers was legal. The U.S. National Security Agency able to obtain a secret court order…

Chambliss blames military rapes on ‘the hormone level created by nature’

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Tuesday suggested that the “hormone level created by nature” was to blame for rapes in the military and that all pregnant servicewomen should be investigated to make sure their condition was the result of consensual sex. At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on sexual…

Sen. Saxby Chambliss: Obama’s speech means terrorists win

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Thursday condemned President Barack Obama for calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison facility. “The President’s speech today will be viewed by terrorists as a victory,” he said in a statement. “Rather than continuing successful counterterrorism activities, we are changing course with no…

Obama tees off with Republican senators in bid to end political standoff

US President Barack Obama teed off a new bid to court his political foes, hooking up with two Republican senators for a rare Monday round of golf, as Congress headed back to town after a recess. Obama was lined up to play the course at Andrews Air Force base with…

Colbert on marriage equality: ‘What’s the hurry, gays?’

The sight of people demonstrating in favor of marriage equality as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue unnerved Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, citing a statement from Justice Samuel Alito earlier in the day. Same-sex marriage, Alito said while hearing arguments on the issue, “is newer than cell…

GOP Sen. Chambliss exclaims: ‘I’m not gay. So I’m not going to marry one’

When Politico asked on Wednesday if Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a staunch anti-LGBT Republican, had changed his views on same sex marriage in light of increasing support nationwide, he responded, “I’m not gay. So I’m not going to marry one.” The quote was featured along with several other Republican senators’…

Georgia Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss to announce retirement

Georgia’s Gov. Nathan Deal (R) has announced that he was received notice that Sen. Saxby Chambliss will be retiring at the end of his second term. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s Political Insider blog, Deal asked Chambliss to finish his current term before retiring. “I told him to make…

Humble Mumble

For those of you who didn’t watch Glenn Beck today, he informed his mouth-breathing audience that Van Jones’ use of the word “uppity” signaled his willingness to launch a Communist revolution against America, because of the angry blackness. But don’t worry, because Saxby Chambliss is going after Jones’ former boss,…