On the Fact that In 1846, Congress, Knowing Fully Well that President Polk Had Baited the Mexicans Into Firing the First Shot (Placing Troops In the Disputed Territory North of the Rio Nueces) and Had Initially Lied About it, Still Gave the Fellow Authorization to Start a Full-Scale War

Of course what makes the whole thing even slimier is that after the war in 1848, then and only then did they censure Mr. Polk. Talk about having it both ways.....................................................................................................P.S. This of course isn't to say that every Congressman had cast contradictory votes, only that a certain number of them must have, that's all.