Why Repugs are FURIOUS over the Iran deal.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

They were planning to run on "Hillary isn't tough enough on Iran" to goad her into claiming she would bomb them before any Republican would.

Win/Win for them.

Obama just snatched that major campaign issue away and cleared the way for Hillary to not have to be the Neocon's Neocon.

[arcane1]

1. And, of course, anything positive under Obama is a bad thing to them

[still_one]

2. Hillary has come out supporting the Iran deal

This will be a campaign issue for sure

[bemildred]

12. She has.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/02/hillary-clinton-iran-deal_n_6997160.html

Really, she has to.

[still_one]

13. no, she didn't have to. If you heard Bill Richardson yesterday he was very negative about the deal.

In fact what really showed his true colors is that he mentioned that it could cause major economic issues worldwide because oil prices would fall even more. Howard Dean two days ago was saying we should walk away from the deal on Joe Scarbough(sic), and I have no doubt there are other Democrats to who aren't thrilled about it, though I truly believe the majority of Democrats are.

[bemildred]

14. He's not running for President.

I think we can say now that (if the creek don't rise) she is.

[still_one]

15. I think it is more than that. I suspect everyone of the republican candidates will be against the

Deal, except for maybe rand Paul. I also suspect whoever the Democratic candidates are they will be for the deal. Now, the can be just written off as political jockeying for position, or that they really believe it is a good or bad deal

I prefer to think of Hillary as believing the deal is a good one. I also believe the republican potential candidates if they didn't put party over countr, most of them would be more inclined toward the deal

I am not as cynical as some are about Hillary

[bemildred]

16. She has backed Obama on the deal, I read.

I think she might "move left". In any case I think Obama just did her an enormous favor. She can shuck a lot of unpleasant baggage if she runs with it, she has a hawkish image now, and the country is sick of war, and by then should be sick of Republicans too.

[still_one]

17. I definitely agree with that, and of course John Kerry has to be at the top of the list

[bemildred]

18. Yeah, if he wants it.

Would he?

[still_one]

20. I don't know, I was referring to him getting the deal done. People like to forget, but he also

managed to get Syria to destroy all their chemical weapons.

Looking at the 8 years of bush verses 8 years of Obama, it is night and day

[bemildred]

21. Oh yeah, it's his.

I thought you meant running for office. I'm not sure if he still wants to.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Dammit, its Obama's fault, if they could have held out fora few more elections

The GOP could have gotten another of the Iran-Contra deals like Reagan got.

[DetlefK]

4. Now they can't run on protecting the US from dangerous Iran.

Will Republicans protect the US from...

Russia? No, they adore Putin.
China? Depends: There is money to be made in China and their donors don't want to alienate China.
Terrorists? It was Obama's guys who got bin Laden and Obama's guys are bombing ISIS.

So... Who is left to bomb?

[underpants]

7. Oh there are plenty of people to bomb

Billions of them in fact.

They probably have list.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. "So... Who is left to bomb?"

Hollywood.

[still_one]

19. Hmmmm, you might be right from the republican perspective

[Maedhros]

5. Well, as the Neocons say, "Anyone can go to Baghdad - real men go to Tehran."

They've been itching for a fight with Iran since 1979, and now that it looks like they can't gin up a war, they're frustrated.

[gcomeau]

6. They're furious because it's yet another thing to add to Obama's legacy.

Just like they're furious whenever he accomplishes anything positive on any subject, ever.

[world wide wally]

8. Don't forget that they are also afraid that documentation of Iran's deal with Reagan to hold the

hostages until he was sworn in just may come out.

[ChiefJusticeIV]

10. Scum

I'm concerned. This POS Congress may well overcome Obama's veto. It is a disgusting act for them to kill a very good framework. They are horrible people.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. They don't have enogh votes to override a veto....

Besides, they already got schooled over the difference between the legislative branch and the executive branch by the judicial branch.

[Jester Messiah]

22. If she were a leader worth a damn she wouldn't need the cover.

As if the decision not to start another needless war in the desert needed any cover regardless. It sickens me that this is our front-runner.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. Don't look at me, I supported Kucinich.

[Monk06]

24. I think they're afraid of a Kerry or Obama Nobel Peace Prize in the middle of the campaign.

And no Iranian nukes falling on Washington to give them talking points.