September 19, 2015 – 7:23 am
It wouldn’t be a Friday in Iran if there wasn’t a rally where they’re chanting Death To America and Death To Israel. Well, that and hanging gays, stoning rape victims, and torturing others. But, hey, we aren’t supposed to take it personally! Iranian crowds chanting ‘death to America’ don’t mean it personally, says president Hassan […]
September 16, 2015 – 6:31 am
Instead of taking the easy route and launching the nuclear option, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will attempt something different after Democrats blocked taking a vote on the Iran deal a second time (The Hill) Â Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) plans to force Democrats to walk the line on the Iran nuclear agreement, teeing […]
September 15, 2015 – 7:56 am
Last week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempted to hold a vote on a measure of disapproval for the Iran deal, which failed, as all but 4 Democrats voted to refuse to allow that vote to proceed. McConnell promised that he would hold another vote, and it looks like that is happening today (AP)Â Senate Republicans will […]
September 14, 2015 – 9:05 am
Heck of a job there, Barry and John! (CNN) President Barack Obama’s big policy win this week — preventing Congress from blocking the nuclear agreement with Iran — may do little to improve his sagging approval ratings. Apparently, shutting down debate is a “big policy win”, as is making sure your party is on the […]
September 11, 2015 – 7:16 am
Thursday, idiot GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempted to hold a vote on the Iran deal, despite know that Democrats had the votes to stop the GOP from breaking the filibuster. And despite knowing that Congress has yet to receive all the relevant information per the Corker amendment from Obama, which was signed by Obama, […]
September 9, 2015 – 7:45 am
Virtually every single poll on the Iran deal here in the U.S. finds it underwater, other than a U of Maryland poll, which seems to be a complete outlier. Quite often, the polls show an erosion of support for the deal, as well (Pew Research Center) As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear […]
September 7, 2015 – 8:13 am
There’s something very interesting in the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review act, beyond the notion that it turned the typical, and Constitutional, method of the Senate approving all treaties and deals on its head, and that it could be null and void since the agreement is very different from what the INAR was all about. It […]
September 4, 2015 – 7:19 am
Brave, brave Sir Corey Booker came out this week as supporting the Iran Deal, calling it “deeply flawed“. If this was your company negotiating with another, and you were getting the short end of a “deeply flawed” deal, would you be interested in signing it? You can actually find quite a bit of negative talk […]
September 3, 2015 – 8:00 am
On one hand, you have the NY Times lauding Obama for his “coordinated strategy” in obtaining the 34th Democratic Senator’s support in order to make sure that any vote in favor of defeating the Iran deal can be squashed by veto. On the other you have the NY Post, in which their Editorial Board calls […]
August 31, 2015 – 7:04 am
Why would the NY Post Editorial Board recommend this? The obscene drive to avoid any Senate vote on the Iran deal Whether to approve the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran is the most important question to face Congress in years — yet the president wants to stop the Senate from even debating it. He’s pushing […]
