On the Senate side, nothing has changed. His Ladyship McConnell is a wimp. He is clearly in love with Reid (remember, he adamantly refused to campaign or even speak out against him — and please, to his apologist here at FR, don’t give us that “he sent his aides up to campaign” crapola again: those of us who work in Washington know it is a cop-out).
What will happen on the House side remains to be seen — though I personally have substantial faith in Boehner and his staff.
I don’t think this is a House issue. Treaties are the stuff of the Senate.
I just don’t understand why the Republicans just don’t hunker down and state that this can wait until the new congress goes in session.
Anything pushed through in this manner is suspect, period.
Those voting for this, if for no other reason that the damn thing can wait...dag it was negotiated in april for God’s sake, Lord there’s your talking points....should be UNELECTED in 2012.
They’re banking that the electorate will forget all about some meaningless treaty in 2012, these pubs voting for this thing. And they could be right. Damn the American public and what’s right for the country. And they’re getting something for it too, don’t know what...but they’re not doing this out of the goodness of their heart.
The creation of a Political Elite Ruling Class is what’s going on here and nothing less.