The GOP just helped the Dem give nukes to Iran. The battle to prevent Obama from making Iran a nuclear power was lost back in May when the Corker-Cardin Bill passed with huge majorities in both parties.
The bill allowed Obama to treat the Iran treaty as a non-treaty with the blessing of the senate and house.
It passed in the Senate 98 to 1.
Only one senator had the guts and wits to vote against it - that is republican Tom Cotton from Arkansas.
One week later the bill passed in the House with 400 votes in favor and 25 against.
Just as a reminder:
Senate: There republicans hold a majority of 54 vs. 46 dems and 2 independents.
House: There is a majority of 246 republicans vs. 188 democrats (1 vacancy at present)
The republican majorities in the senate and house are like the skinny guy on the beach in the old Charles Atlas ads.
Every day beach bully Obama kicks sand in their faces and every time they make empty promises that they won't let it happen again.
I would say the battle was lost the nanosecond that the two man that campaigned on working with Barry were elected and fulfilled their campaign promise.
Everything after that election has been 100% in support/protection of the Obama Agenda. But had the two been replaced by powerless freshman dems or no name repubs, none of this would have happened to begin with. Because the two most powerful leaders in Republican politics would have been out of their leadership/political jobs.
Simple math IMO. And I see no errors in the history of it.
What was the rationale for the Corker-Cardin Bill?
Was this pure stupidity ...a trap by Obama or something else.
I think Obama had the upper hand by not calling this a treaty from day one.
Yes the Corker bill secured this win for Obama and every single senator that voted to approve the Corker bill knowingly voted to give Obama his victory. Again do NOT confuse what some of them are saying now with what they did. Their actions have consequences for all of us and we should not give any of them as pass.