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No, not with His domestic enemies in the next Congress. He desperately wants a deal, any deal, with Iran.Obama intends to grant Royal amnesty for millions of illegals currently present in our nation, regardless of the adverse economic and social impacts and Republican warnings. I opined here on what He will likely do and on the unfortunately poor prospects for any Republican efforts to thwart it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-unITq3gQE] Video linkRemember "Leg Tingles?" The tingle has gone, at least temporarily [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0tOBijja0] Video linkSo much for deal making with the opposition. However, Obama is anxious to have a deal -- any deal -- with Iran very soon....

<p>President Obama reportedly penned a secret letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month discussing their shared interest in fighting the Islamic State -- a development one congressional source told Fox News "f***s up everything."</p> <p>The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that, according to people briefed on the letter, Obama wrote to Khamenei in the middle of last month and stressed that any cooperation on dealing with the Islamic State, or ISIS, was tied to Iran striking a deal over its nuclear program. The U.S., Iran and other negotiators are facing a Nov. 24 deadline for such a deal.</p>

President Obama’s reported outreach to Iran to beseech the Islamic Republic to think about shared interests in fighting ISIS is raising eyebrows in Congress, where criticism of the administration is mounting over Obama’s reluctance to bring a nuclear deal before lawmakers.The Wall Street Journal reported [1] that Obama secretly wrote to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last month, with the dual purpose of getting help on fighting ISIS and paving the way toward the Nov. 24 P5+1 nuclear-deal deadline.Khamenei has declared that Iran will never give up its nuclear program.The report emerged a few days before Secretary of State...

President Barak Obama wrote a secret letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two weeks ago expressing a mutual interest in battling ISIS, according to a recent report. The letter indicated that the US would be interested in cooperating with Iran against the Islamic State with the condition that Tehran works to reach a comprehensive agreement with the P5+1 by the Nov. 24 deadline.

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama secretly wrote Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the middle of last month and described a shared interest in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, according to people briefed on the correspondence. Mr. Obama stressed to Mr. Khamenei that any cooperation on Islamic State was largely contingent on Iran reaching a comprehensive agreement with global powers on the future of Tehran’s nuclear program by a Nov. 24 diplomatic deadline, the same people say. The October letter marked at least the fourth time Mr. Obama has written Iran’s most powerful political and religious leader since...

The day Ayatollah Khameni laughed The Washington Times reports that the Obama administration sent a letter to Ayatollah Khameni between May 4 and 10 in which the Obumbler begged Iran to 'engage' with him about its nuclear weapons program. Khameni ridiculed the overture in a sermon last week. Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself. Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a lengthy sermon last week, in which...

By/Major Garrett/CBS News/November 6, 2014, 9:23 PM Obama writes private letter to Iranian leader WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials confirm President Obama sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in mid-October, as first reported in the Wall Street Journal. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest would neither confirm nor deny the letter's existence. "I'm not in a position to discuss private correspondence between the president and any world leader," Earnest said Thursday. When asked about secret negotiations with Khamenei, Iran's top political and religious leader, Earnest said the White House "also" conducts private briefings with key members of Congress...

CNN) -- President Obama sent a direct message to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, weeks before this month's disputed election, Iranian sources said Wednesday. The letter requested dialogue and engagement between the two nations, the sources said. The sources said Khamenei has yet to reply to the letter but nonetheless it "had set the negotiating table in order for both sides to sit around it after the election." Khamenei made an indirect reference to the letter in his sermon Friday at Tehran University. "The U.S. president said that we were waiting for a day like this to see people...

Barack Obama sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, before this month's disputed election calling for an improvement in relations, it was reported today. According to the Washington Times, the US president sent the private letter in May setting out the prospect of "co-operation in regional and bilateral relations" and a resolution of the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. The message was passed to the Iranian foreign ministry by the Swiss embassy, which represents US interests in Iran. The White House did not deny the letter had been sent. A spokesman said yesterday: "As you know, we...

French, it is said, is the language of love. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flaunted his fluency in the language on Saturday to deliver something of a love letter to France, one of the few world powers that seems likely to join the United States in any military action against Syria. Following the British parliament's August 29 vote to reject any British use of force against Syria, which the United States accuses of gassing its own people with sarin, France has made no secret of its desire to play Washington's supporting partner.

August 16, 2009 Dear Mr. President - I am most grateful for the graciousness and kindness you have shown me and my family - particularly your confidence in my ability to represent you in China. Mary Kaye (the wife) and I will begin our journey tomorrow - leaving behind a State we love - but anticipating an extraordinary experience in Beijing. You are a remarkable leader - and it has been a great honor getting to know you - Jon

Madrid, Oct 29, 2007 / 10:38 am (CNA).- Bartolome Blanco Marquez is one of the youngest of the group of 498 martyrs beatified by Pope Benedict XVI this past Sunday at the Vatican.  A committed Catholic, the 22 year-old layman wrote a moving letter to his girlfriend Maruja just hours before his death. “Your memory will go with me to the tomb, and as long as my heart is beating, it will beat with love for you,” he told Maruja. “God has desired to exalt these earthly affections, ennobling them when we love each other in Him.”Therefore, although in my...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2006 – U.S. servicemembers deployed worldwide will get a special Valentine's Day serenade from the largest medical musical group in the United States. Members of the VA-National Medical Chorale and Symphony Orchestra Feb. 6 as it performs a bevy of classical, popular and patriot music before a Pentagon audience for broadcast to overseas troops on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, over the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Radio and Television Service. Photo by Doug Moss   The nonprofit VA-National Medical Chorale and Symphony Orchestra today performed a bevy of classical, popular and patriot music before a Pentagon audience...