Netanyahu Speech Flops As Democratic Senators Withdraw Their Support For Iran Bill

[kpete]

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress continues to backfire, as key Democratic senators have withdrawn their support for a Senate bill that would have reviewed any nuclear agreement with Iran.

The Washington Post reported:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/04/bipartisan-bill-to-review-iran-deal-is-now-looking-a-lot-less-bipartisan/

If Hill Republicans thought Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday address would build broad support for having Congress review any nuclear deal with Iran, they thought wrong.

By the end of the day Tuesday, key Democratic senators had pulled their support for just such a bill after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he was fast-tracking the legislation, bringing it to the Senate floor for debate as soon as next week, short-circuiting committee deliberations that Democrats say are necessary to perfect it.

Sen. Bob Menendez announced on the Senate floor last night that he was pulling his support for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. Menendez said, “There is no emergency, this deal – if there is one – won’t be concluded until almost summer. Let’s do this the right way. I know I cannot object to the Rule 14 process under the rules, but I say to my colleagues, if this is the process then I will have no choice but to use my voice and vote against any motion to proceed to the bill.”

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/04/netanyahu-speech-flops-democratic-senators-withdraw-support-iran-bill.html

[Sheelanagig]

1. k& r

[Cali_Democrat]

2. But...but...but.....according to the GOPers, the speech was a smashing success!!!

What did the speech accomplish? If anything, it just weakened the American-Israeli relationship because Israel now has less support among Dems.

And Obama is pressing ahead with the Iran negotiations anyways.

[Scootaloo]

4. Maybe it's time for the party to take a salad bar approach n/t

[Cha]

5. "Smashing" Flop!

Now for bibi to lose his election because of his stupid arrogance.

[rpannier]

6. That would be the ultimate prize

The Nothing Yahoo loses and Likud finds itself out of the new coalition

[Plucketeer]

15. Third pane of this cartoon

Bibi says: Which we then hand over to American arms makers. It's a win-win operation.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Someone just read his Tea Leave's.

[AtomicKitten]

7. KGillibrand and CBaker initially signed on to the bill

... forcing Iran sanctions but later backed away from it. Glad to hear Bibi's dog and pony show backfired.

[TheKentuckian]

8. The bill is fucking stupid, why is anyone supporting it anyway?

I'm not remotely anti - Israel but I'm completely missing the "win" in the effort for the US.

If Israel feels a war with Iran is that fucking critical then they have more than enough capacity.

[Demeter]

9. I challenge you to find any bill in Congress, and any US foreign policy that isn't

We are run by venal, greedy morons. The worthy can be counted on the fingers of two hands, maybe even just one hand.

[C Moon]

10. The GOP just keeps digging themselves in deeper and deeper.

[Man from Pickens]

11. Time to downgrade the special relationship with Israel

The arrogance of Israel's leader coming here and talking directly to our Congress against the expressed wishes of the President is astounding and extremely offensive.

I have nothing in particular against Israel. Nor do I see good reason to have anything particular good will for them. The special relationship is now officially dysfunctional, and corrective action is required.

Israel should be treated like any other country, no better no worse. Step 1 on the corrective path is to cut off the money. If they're big enough boys to strut into Congress in defiance of our system of government, then they're big enough to stand on their own two feet.

[dolphinsandtuna]

23. hear, hear. not a dime more for Israel.

[blkmusclmachine]

12. ,

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[libodem]

13. The real point being:

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[Scurrilous]

14. K & R

[Jack Rabbit]

16. K/R

I hope Israeli voters take the hint.

[Joe Johns]

17. Oh, darn!

I'm devastated that the Crying of the Bibi didn't work!

[DirkGently]

18. ++ Buh-bye, Bibi! n/t

[calimary]

19. MAN are they tone-deaf on the GOP side.

How many times have we seen this by now, just these two months or so that these idiots and nincompoops have been in charge? How many different ways were they just sure they were about to have either the President or the Democrats at the end of a fork, only to wind up there, themselves?

And THESE are the dingdongs to whom the voters saw fit to hand the reins of power on Capitol Hill. They make the "gang who couldn't shoot straight" look like Olympic shooting champions.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph...

[DirkGently]

20. I do enjoy their endless foot shooting.

I don't agree with all the ways Obama has dealt with Republicans, but he is better at politics (and generally not being a gigantic idiot) than they are.

It's funny watching him jog lazy circles around their stupidity.

[stopwastingmymoney]

24. Dingdongs, LOL. Love that nt

[libodem]

21. Yep

http://www.theonion.com/articles/netanyahu-assures-critics-he-still-has-utmost-resp,38128/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:Week1 efault

[Fiftyone]

22. Good move by dems

Bibi learned his lesson.

[Aerows]

25. That's what happens

when you shit the bed, don't want to sleep in it, and find it is where you are laying.