Posted on 07/17/2015 2:57:35 PM PDT by george76
the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act that Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) negotiated with Obama guarantees that the Republican Congress will give its stamp of approval to Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
Worse, it gives Democrats political cover by allowing them to vote against the Iran agreement without actually killing it – so they can say they opposed this disastrous deal without actually delivering an embarrassing defeat to their president.
Instead of requiring that Congress vote to affirmatively approve the Obama-Iran agreement before it can take effect, Congressional Republicans agreed to move forward with a “resolution of disapproval” – which allows the agreement to take effect unless it is disapproved by Congress.
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Democrats who need political cover to vote “no” will be released by their leadership to do so, so long as their votes don’t jeopardize the final outcome.
The resident will prevail, and Democrats like Sen. Chuck Schumer will be able to say they opposed their president and stood with Israel – when they really didn’t.
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This week, the Obama Administration cut a deal that will pave the way for an Iranian nuclear bomb. But weeks ago, Congressional Republicans cut a deal that paved the way for Obama’s disastrous nuclear agreement with Iran.
So let’s not pretend the Congressional debate over the next 60 days is anything other than a farce.
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Preach on it.
I don’t have patience for people who refuse to see what’s right before their face.
I still want someone to explain to me what a “lesser evil” is. Maybe I’m just a dumb, Southern Confederate Flag waving, Bible thumping idiot but to me isn’t evil, uh, EVIL?
Remember O’Connell said he was going to punch the tea party in the nose
See my tagline.
As you know, my suggestion is stay home and let the democrats take all the republicans out. Then every two years for the next six years we can start electing conservatives. If we last that long.
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Indeed, George Schwartz’ money if formidable.
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