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The Gang of 48
The American Thinker ^ | 19 March, 2015 | Dennis Lund

Posted on 03/19/2015 6:40:13 AM PDT by Shery

After the GOP released the open letter to the leaders of Iran the Democrats and went into high dudgeon with a level of outrage rarely seen.

TRAITORS!! -- blasted the headline in the New York Daily News

The Washington Post’s Dana Millbank was less apoplectic: “It’s true that 47 Republican senators did their level best to bring us closer to war…

Democrat leaders chimed in unison with their umbrage:

Vice President Joe Biden: “This letter, in the guise of a constitutional lesson, ignores two centuries of precedent and threatens to undermine the ability of any future American President…

Hillary Clinton took time out from deleting embarrassing e-mails to declare: “Either these senators were trying to be helpful to the Iranians or harmful to the commander-in-chief…”

President Obama: “Their basic argument to (the Iranians) is, 'Don't deal with our president because you can't trust him to follow through on an agreement,' that's close to unprecedented"

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign committee launched a mocking broadside salvo against signatory Sen. John McCain: “(If) ‘Weather Vane’ McCain… is going to do something as dangerous and reckless as cozying up to Iran…”

There are at least two issues involved here: the first is an overlooked technicality, while the second is a very big problem for the Democrats, as well as those helping to draw up plans for the gallows.

First, the letter was in fact an open letter, meaning that is was never delivered nor specifically meant to be delivered to the Iranians. Instead it was posted on a website and published in various papers. The ‘technicality’ comes into play in that to be convicted or charged with “treason”...

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/03/the_gang_of_48.html

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: iran; obama
My apologies if this has been posted already.
1 posted on 03/19/2015 6:40:13 AM PDT by Shery
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To: Shery

The stench of mendacity and treason emanating from 1600 Pa. Ave. is unbearable. Unbearable!


2 posted on 03/19/2015 6:57:32 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Shery

Kerry and Dem. Senator Tom Harkin meet with Communist-Sandanista dictator Daniel Ortega in the 1980's against White House objections. Kerry was still in the military and was in direct violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.


3 posted on 03/19/2015 6:59:13 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: Don Corleone

I’m with the 48. Every democrat can F*** off and die.


4 posted on 03/19/2015 7:19:15 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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