The tea party Republicans overwhelmingly oppose President Barack Obama's decision to participate in the NATO-led operation in Libya without consulting Congress. But 27 of the caucus' 59 members voted against a GOP-led bill to strip federal dollars from the American effort there.
The group's chairwoman, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, was among those who voted no. Her role in the failure of the GOP bill was sorely noted by tea partiers outside the Beltway.
"We have no congressional authorization for military action in Libya, but our brilliant GOP leadership did not cut off funding," wrote Judson Phillips on a blog for one group, Tea Party Nation. "Could they possibly be any more gutless?"
Bachmann, a GOP presidential hopeful, did not immediately respond to several requests for comment.Live Leak
Watson, the jeopardy machine, is looking like a better choice for president.
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