Posted on 09/11/2015 9:18:38 AM PDT by VinL
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said this morning that President Obama will win the "short-term battle" because Congress will not be able to block the Iran nuclear deal.
But he said Republicans, and the Democrats who oppose the president, have "won the argument with the American people."
"There is overwhelming opposition to the deal. The Israelis oppose the deal. Our Sunni Arab allies are nervous and apprehensive now, feeling they can't trust us anymore," he told Bill Hemmer.
McConnell said he believes the issue has a "long shelf life" and that the debate will continue until Americans "render judgment" on Election Day 2016.
McConnell said Senate Democrats have used a "procedural device" to prevent a motion of disapproval, which would then be vetoed by Obama.
House Speaker John Boehner is considering a lawsuit to stop the deal, while Sen. Ted Cruz has proposed going after U.S. banks that release money to the Iranians.
McConnell said he will explore any proposal by his fellow Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.foxnews.com ...
McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, was the Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. This makes her fair game to be asked to comment on the politics of what McConnell and Obama are doing.
Some reporter should drag her into the controversy and make her go on record supporting her husband's cowardice.
Provoke McConnell into doing something stupid and reckless.
-PJ
I agree.
At least hand off leadership. These guys are nothing but road-blocks, the both of them.
Mitch, let me ‘splain it to you. If the deal went through we did NOT win the argument.
Unless there is some other obscure argument that you’ve been focused on that had grabbed your attention instead of the safety of the entire world - that is what is at stake since you obviously don’t realize that.
I thought the ‘White man” was a give away, but I’ve mistook that kinda thing plenty myself.
This guy is either a mental case, or he thinks most Americans are.
He should be removed from the Senate Majority Leader’s position immediaately!
OK I’ll play. What qualifies as more stupid/reckless than giving an Iranian terrorist 150 Bil and a nuclear bomb?
In the history of mankind I mean.
McConnell is a bald-faced liar. He had to do exactly NOTHING to kill 0bama’s Iran Nuke treaty. No way in hell it would have gotten 67 votes to approve.
McConnell betrayed these United States most foully; he and Bam-Bam belong in federal prison alongside Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen and Jonathan Pollard.
No problem. I did like the theatrical component. It was humorous. I just thought you were giving me a hard time.
Thanks Norm.
No, he’s just a liberal. I know people don’t wanna accept that. But it’s backed up by his actions. No mental/Pedo/homo stuff needed. He did what any liberal does. Advance liberalism no matter what.
They may be incompetent, but worse than that they’re knowingly destructive. I don’t see them being all that different from Bath-house Barry Benghazi.
“The elitist traitors, including the president and congress, want to murder Americans by the millions and will use a nuclear Iran to kill us. Americans stand in the way of their fascist fantasy of a one world government where they become royal tyrants, ruling over the groveling serfs.”
Yes. Now what is anybody going to do about it? Cast yet another ballot in a rigged Uniparty game?
Oh my. We won the argument on Obamacare. We won the argument on illegal immigration. We won . . .
Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.
“They act exactly like how blackmail victims would act.”
Oh poor, poor, blackmailed widdle powerful leaders. They got their 30pcs of silver.
“Come November 2016 We The People get our turn.”
Again?
McConnell is an idiot.
No Mr. Bond. I expect we will all die.
In that they are not objecting, I’ll grant you that.
He is the one devising the treachery though.
Lesser/Evil 2016: “No matter what”
Kinda catchy actually. And they shared the same ticket before too.
I wonder if the other countries in Europe on board with Obama is calling it a treaty?
McConnell led the cloture vote on the Corker bill. He let it through. He’s complicit.
If Iran attacks America, McConnell should be tried and if convicted, he should hang by the neck.
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