Posted on 09/12/2015 11:03:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A lame-duck president, an empowered opposition, a looming election: They're hardly the ingredients for a resounding White House triumph.
Yet President Barack Obama clinched a huge victory on the Iran nuclear deal in Congress this past week when Senate Democrats blocked GOP attempts to get a disapproval resolution to his desk and frustrated House Republicans settled for passing two related measures destined to go nowhere.
The outcome was especially notable for a White House with a history of bungling legislative initiatives on Capitol Hill, and a president known for a hands-off relationship with lawmakers, even his own Democrats. […]
Obama threw everything into uniting Democrats behind the accord, writing letters and flying lawmakers on Air Force One with him to Africa. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gave the White House the names of 57 House Democrats to call in August; Obama called each one. […]
“Let’s face it. On foreign policy, the administration holds more cards,” said Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. …
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I thought blocking corker agreement agreed vote actually means that the iran deal is defeated?
It mandated a vote, and the Dems blocked the vote, so isn’t it dead?
Sounds like the press is making victory out of defeat.
Once Iran gets the $150 billion the game is OVER.
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