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GOPers try to back off from "the 47 fiasco"
If the 47 Senate Republicans who tried to sabotage the international
talks with Iran had a plan, it’s safe to say that strategy has been thrown out the window. As the fiasco unfolded yesterday, the GOP found itself increasingly divided over the legally dubious scheme to derail American foreign policy, with even Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who refused to sign the letter, criticizing the right-wing initiative. Soon after, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) did the same. It left some Republicans scrambling to defend the entire fiasco. The Daily Beast had this unexpected report late yesterday: Republican aides were taken aback by what they thought was a lighthearted attempt to signal to Iran and the public that Congress should have a role in the ongoing nuclear discussions. Two GOP aides separately described their letter as a “cheeky” reminder of the congressional branch’s prerogatives. “The administration has no sense of humor when it comes to how weakly they have been handling these negotiations,” said a top GOP Senate aide. Without more information about the unnamed sources, it’s hard to say just how many Republicans on Capitol Hill actually believe this, but it’s a tough sell. A group of far-right senators interfered with sensitive international diplomacy; they tried to undermine the American government; they encouraged foreign officials not to trust U.S. officials engaged in high-level talks; they brazenly ignored American laws to engage in their own freelance foreign policy; and the defense is Republicans simply wanted to be “cheeky”? GOP officials on Capitol Hill want the White House to have a “sense of humor” about sabotage? Fred Kaplan yesterday explained, “It is a useful thing when a political party reveals itself as utterly unsuited for national leadership,” adding that the Republican letter was “plainly stupid.” For mo http://tinyurl.com/nwouqkr -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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GOPers try to back off from "the 47 fiasco"
On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:57:10 -0400, Keyser Sze wrote:
More moronic left wing opinion, eh? -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner *behavior* causes problems. |
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GOPers try to back off from "the 47 fiasco"
On 3/11/15 10:29 AM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:57:10 -0400, Keyser Sze wrote: More moronic left wing opinion, eh? Factual, Colonel Klink. The GOPers are beginning to realize the mistake they made with that letter. -- Proud to be a Liberal. |
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GOPers try to back off from "the 47 fiasco"
On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:51:39 -0400, Keyser Sze wrote:
On 3/ You have to wonder which elected GOPer will be the first to claim that women, on account of their gender, are not qualified to be POTUS. The odds might favor one of the Texas morons, or perhaps Steve King. More moronic left-wing tripe, Krause? -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner *behavior* causes problems. |
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Obama has made it clear that if and when things do not go his way he will use his phone and pen if necessary.
If that is OK with him and the dems then it is OK with the republicans when they use their pens or phones. Tit for tat.
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