What an excellent post, Wolfstar. I agree with every word you wrote. Much as I want to support this deal, and do trust the president, my distrust of the people who have professed to kill us is too great.
It is incumbent on the president to make the points that some freepers are trying to make with their research and suppositions.
Yes, it is -- him or his surrogates, although whatever the President says carries more weight and is more widely reported.
I called the White House and my congress critter's office today expressing my opposition to this deal. My congress critter is Rep. Jane Harman (D-Moonbat). I told her aide that I really am a Republican who has never voted for a Democrat in my life. I told them I don't like Democrats and have opposed Harman every time she's run for office. I told them I love this President, but this is one time I can't support him.
On our local radio news when I was at lunch, I happened to catch an interview of Harman saying she is opposed to this deal. So I told her aide this is one time when I agree with her. Unfortunately, the aide sounded gleeful, but there's nothing I can do about that.
When I called the White House, I told them pretty much the same thing.