https://redstate.com/erick/2011/03/30/according-to-dick-durbin-presidents-should-not-come-to-congress-before-going-to-war/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 18:01:24 -0400<![CDATA[From the &#8220;say or do anything to defend your man&#8221; file, Dick Durbin just ingratiated himself to the American anti-war left with a doozie of a tale on the floor of the United States Senate.According to Dick Durbin, a man who once called American soldiers nazis, Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush broke precedent by going to Congress before initiating hostilities.Yes, I got it right.Rand Paul, on the floor of the Senate, said]]>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:12:45 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/03/30/according-to-dick-durbin-presidents-should-not-come-to-congress-before-going-to-war-n38494