Harry Reid rebukes Obama over Israel

[Ramulux]

The most powerful Democrat in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), on Monday night publicly rejected President Barack Obama’s decision to use a recent speech to lay out aspects of a potential peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

“The place where negotiating will happen must be at the negotiating table – and nowhere else,” Reid declared in a speech to an annual gathering in Washington of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). “Those negotiations … will not happen – and their terms will not be set – through speeches, or in the streets, or in the media.

When the Senate leader added, “No one should set premature parameters about borders, about building, or about anything else,” the lights quickly came up on the vast audience and most in the crowd at the Washington Convention Center rose to their feet and applauded.

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What a fucking traitorous loser. After seeing how congress reacted to Netanyahu's speech, I am becoming more and more amazed that Obama actually was willing to make that speech saying he supported the 1967 borders as a basis for negotiation. Its obvious that the leadership of both parties are against the idea and I would say that Obama deserves a great deal of credit for being willing to basically say whats right regardless of the political implications. I desperately wish Obama would do stuff like this on other controversial issues.

[joeybee12]

1. Hard to believe his opponent last year was even worse...

but yeah, Sharon Angle was still worse, not that Reid is any prize.

[trueblue2007]

14. BASCICALLY.... i think Harry Reid stinks.

[EFerrari]

2. What a disgrace to the party and to the Senate. n/t

[DJ13]

3. Oh, so you have a backbone

....but only to defend a foreign country.

[DevonRex]

11. And the first hing he said after the election was that he didn't work for Obama.

Anybody who wants to know why Obama's agenda has taken somlong or hasn't materialized need look no further than Reid.

[azurnoir]

4. It makes one wonder just how much support Obama will receive in 2012 from his own party

after all the career politicians in the Senate and Congress do not need the POTUS to be from their own party to retain their jobs

[JoePhilly]

8. Obama has about 10x support from his party over all GOP "hopefuls",

[azurnoir]

15. true for now but let's see happens later when things are 'more settled' n/t

[hifiguy]

5. It sure would be nice to have our OWN foreign policy

again.

Just sayin'.

[KittyWampus]

7. Yes, yes it would. It makes me want to say really unsavory things. About our elected "leaders"

and also the Far Right hate mongering fascists in Israel.

[KittyWampus]

6. AIPAC MAKES ME FUCKING RAGING MAD

[Octafish]

10. Me, too.

They don't understand how their intransigence increases the danger to Israel.

[Skidmore]

13. Me, three.

[Octafish]

9. Great analysis, Ramulux!

"It's obvious that the leadership of both parties are against the idea; and I would say that Obama deserves a great deal of credit for being willing to basically say what's right, regardless of the political implications." -- The DUer Ramulux.

On the mark regarding the empty suit Harry. Steny Hoyer was quick out of the gate for AIPAC over Obama.

[Cali_Democrat]

12. Ugh. n/t

[badtoworse]

16. Pretty boneheaded move on Obama's part . Looks to me like he painted himself into a corner - nt