(via iOTW) Himes and Blumenthal held a Townhall meeting today at the Darien, Connecticut  Library to discuss with their constituents whether going to Syria is in  Connecticut citizens’ best interest or not.

The room was packed but there was no real discussion that led Blumenthal or  Himes to see things differently, it was more Kabuki theater, with neither ceding  an inch of their steadfast hawkish beliefs. Blumenthal and Himes then informed  the citizenry that the support and opposition for the war was a mixed bag of  opinion, creating the illusion that their opinions are not out of lockstep with  the voters.
Just as Blumenthal was giving the crowd notice that he was going to leave, a  mystery man in the back of the room yelled that they should poll the room to see  if it would comport with their contention that they were not going against the  grain in order to prop up an increasingly bizarre foreign policy being supplied  by Barack Obama.
A bit taken aback, Blumenthal and Himes hesitated before finally agreeing to  do the poll.  (to find out the result continue reading)