[SJackson]

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[headstamp 2]

Gutless bastards, every one of them.

[peyton randolph]

This abdication of the Senate’s constitutional duties was made possible in part by every Republican Senator running for President (they all voted for the Corker atrocity).

[IamConservative]

You'll regret this, and you may regret it a lot sooner than you think.

I will be absolutely shocked if McConnell does anything but bend over forthwith and give Obama exactly what he wants. He's a political coward with not a shred of principle.

[Sacajaweau]

No matter what...They’re going to get $150 Billion and trade deals with all the other countries involved with this fiasco.

[Soul of the South]

“The response of the Republican Senate majority to the filibuster threat is muddled. When asked whether the majority could beat back a filibuster maneuver, Senator Corker lamented, “I don’t know, I don’t know.”

You have to hand the GOP establishment one thing. They are consistent. Muddled is the perfect description.

[Truth29]

Lists should be kept of the enemies of America and, come the revolution, the scaffolds should be busy; of course, we don’t know which side is going to win the revolution.

[biff]

Heck, I figure ole Mac should just give the hammer to ole One Eye from Nevada and let him run the senate. He seems to be running it the way he wants to anyway.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The fact that neither Corker nor McConnell apparently demanded an up-or-down vote on this deal is indefensible.

[Blood of Tyrants]

This deal is a TREATY! And per the Constitution it must be approved by 2/3 of the Senate BEFORE it becomes effective. Obama doesn’t just get to negotiate a treaty and declare it in effect while daring Congress to oppose it.

[Mike Darancette]

The deal was that the Senate would get a vote on the nuclear arrangement. No vote, no deal and treat it like a treaty.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

....Senator McConnell responded to Reid’s initiative against the use of filibusters in connection with nominations this way: "Some of us have been here long enough to know the shoe is sometimes on the other foot. You'll regret this, and you may regret it a lot sooner than you think." ...

I bet Reid is skeerd. That is what McTurtle said about the nuclear option. We all saw that blow back...NOT

[jwalsh07]

Corker should be right next to McConnell in the stocks with the signs Obama’s bitch hanging from their necks.

[semimojo]

Democratic senators supporting President Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal with Iran are cowards. They know that a majority of Americans oppose the deal. Thus, they are running for cover to avoid going on the record and voting against a resolution disapproving the deal. A filibuster to block a vote on the merits altogether is the Democratic Senate caucus’s preferred way out.

OK, the Dems are cowards. What about the 53 Republican Senators who set this up? This is all about being able to rail against the deal and vote "no" without having to actually deal with the ramifications of the deal failing.

This is textbook accountability avoidance by everyone while still being able to talk tough. The most basic political charade.