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In reply to the discussion: So Now We Have the First Draft of the Letter Sent to the Ayatollahs by Cotton and his band of [View all]Cha
(297,029 posts)74. F******* LIARS.
Even Republicans Admit Their Colleagues Were Stupid To Send Letter To Iran
As 47 Republican Senators have taken the plunge to be treasonous obstructionists, some on the right are just now realizing the magnitude of this mistake, and they are not happy.
Only seven Republicans abstained from the letter, including Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Corker told The Daily Beast that a letter was not the way to go nor was is appropriate:
I didnt think it was going to further our efforts to get to a place where Congress would play the appropriate role that it should on Iran. I did not think that the letter was something that was going to help get us to an outcome that were all seeking, and that is Congress playing that appropriate role. I immediately knew that it was not something that, for me anyway, in my particular role, was going to be constructive. I didnt realize until this weekend that it had the kind of momentum that it had.
Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who is also a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the letter would further cause more animosity between Congress and the White House and that the issue of Iran was too important to divide us among partisan lines. Senator Flake also pointed out that what President Obama is negotiating is an agreement, not a treaty, and also sided with Corker in the assertion that the letter was inappropriate, saying:
MOre.. really interesting!
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/11/even-republicans-admit-their-colleagues-were-stupid-to-send-letter-to-iran/
As 47 Republican Senators have taken the plunge to be treasonous obstructionists, some on the right are just now realizing the magnitude of this mistake, and they are not happy.
Only seven Republicans abstained from the letter, including Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Corker told The Daily Beast that a letter was not the way to go nor was is appropriate:
I didnt think it was going to further our efforts to get to a place where Congress would play the appropriate role that it should on Iran. I did not think that the letter was something that was going to help get us to an outcome that were all seeking, and that is Congress playing that appropriate role. I immediately knew that it was not something that, for me anyway, in my particular role, was going to be constructive. I didnt realize until this weekend that it had the kind of momentum that it had.
Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, who is also a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the letter would further cause more animosity between Congress and the White House and that the issue of Iran was too important to divide us among partisan lines. Senator Flake also pointed out that what President Obama is negotiating is an agreement, not a treaty, and also sided with Corker in the assertion that the letter was inappropriate, saying:
MOre.. really interesting!
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/11/even-republicans-admit-their-colleagues-were-stupid-to-send-letter-to-iran/
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So Now We Have the First Draft of the Letter Sent to the Ayatollahs by Cotton and his band of [View all]
Cha
Mar 2015
OP
I know, brer cat.. I had the same feelling.. They are so caught of in warmongering for
Cha
Mar 2015
#26
I've got an idea .. how much you hate these maroons.. 'cause I feel the same. Cotton has always
Cha
Mar 2015
#28
Oh, yeah.. they don't like them.. nobody does but the clown car, the kochs and the poor suckers
Cha
Mar 2015
#31
LOL.. very Good, lovemydog.. the possiblities are infinite! Now I'm hungry and I'm vegan..
Cha
Mar 2015
#42
Righteous Rant, herding cats.. So many of us are feeling this way.. that's why I wanted to
Cha
Mar 2015
#36
Listen up, Tom Cotton.. Not sure which "American People you were refering to but I guarantee
Cha
Mar 2015
#49
OMGAWD! That last one is hilarious, too! "The Real Brans Our.."! "..Obama makes us mad!"
Cha
Mar 2015
#51
Glad they're AWAKE.. now go back to school and step away from fox "news" Screws with your brain.
Cha
Mar 2015
#64
They Hate AMerica with the force of a Thousand Burning Suns, she! And that includes..
Cha
Mar 2015
#71
another du-er referred to them as traitortots. so apt--willful, spoiled, whiny brat children.
niyad
Mar 2015
#70
Mahalo for that niyad.. I want to call and tell my son about that.. we just had a long conversation
Cha
Mar 2015
#72