Opposition to Syria strike brings together liberal Democrats, libertarian Republicans The laughter stopped. "I wish I could tell you it wasn't true," Yoho recounted saying. But it is true. There were gasps, he said. Yoho and Grayson are among a group of unlikely allies in Congress: liberal Democrats and libertarian Republicans, united by their opposition to a military strike against Syria. The Democrats in the group have lost faith in war. The Republicans have lost faith (or never had it) in President Obama. In this case, - as Obama seeks approval for a limited kind of warmaking - their doubts aligned. The result was an ad hoc coalition of Congress's unwilling. This group has become the core of a surprising backlash in the House. At least for now, it appears that more than half of representatives are ready to defy both a Republican speaker and a Democratic president, and vote against a military strike. What you're hitting on is this general consensus - across the political spectrum - that we just need to mind our own business. And that's not a liberal or conservative concept. It's just a universal law of life," Grayson said. He has taken it upon himself to organize the effort to oppose the strike. "We're gonna win," Grayson predicted this week. Pretty sure. Converting support Congress is not likely to hold votes on a Syria strike until next week, at the earliest. That leaves plenty of time for the tide to turn. President Obama has planned a national address from the Oval Office on Tuesday to make the case for military intervention. But, for now, the nays appear to have it: Just 25 House members have signaled they will vote yes. That makes this a remarkable moment on Capitol Hill. Obama, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have joined to support action against Syria. And, in the House, the coalition that's with them is smaller than the Congressional Cement Caucus. The Senate is more evenly split: Roughly one-quarter of its members are for military intervention, another quarter appear against it and the other half are undecided. On the other side of the issue, more than 200 House members are in the "no" or "leaning no" category. That total includes people from many of Congress's political tribes, including the centrists and party loyalists least likely to cross the leaders. "I'm disappointed," Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-N.J.), who hails from a Democratic-leaning district and has supported most compromises this year, told reporters after a classified briefing Thursday. LoBiondo said he has "great problems" with the strike and is for now planning to vote against the resolution. "We don't want to make the same mistake we made before," Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a regular supporter of Obama's agenda, told reporters after the same briefing.