Democrats now have enough votes in the Senate to prevent an override of an Obama veto of a resolution of disapproval, if it even gets to a vote given Democrats are close to the votes needed to filibuster.
Partial blame belongs to Republicans in the Senate for agreeing to a procedure that required passage of a resolution of disapproval by a supermajority, rather than approval by a supermajority, or even a majority. But at least Republicans opposed the deal, which means that majorities in each house of Congress are against it.
Whatever procedural mistakes Republicans made are dwarfed by the substantive embrace of the deal by most Democrats in Congress. That despite the fact that the deal is hugely unpopular overall, and is at best a split decision even among Democrats not in Congress.
It is not an exaggeration to say that loyalty to Obama was the overriding factor. Democrats in Congress were the main targets of Obama’s demagoguery — be with Obama or be for war; be with Obama or be for the monied lobbyists. The message was clear: Be with Obama or be a traitor.
So the deal will not fail. To say that it “passes” is inaccurate.
In celebration of Obama’s authoritarian arm-twisting and anti-Semitism, Gwen Ifil goes out of her way to troll Bibi in a fit of spiteful mocking:
Take that, Bibi. https://t.co/V9Gn9vP6xN
— gwen ifill (@gwenifill) September 2, 2015
*itch … (first consonant of your choice)
Oh, I’d call both of ’em America’s Enemies, for different reasons.
Maybe if Iran nukes us we can pretend it was SMOD and then it’s all good.
I consider the GOP establishment to be worse than the Democrats. The Democrats don’t pretend they are doing something else.
Oh my. Poor neglected PW has officially been downgraded from ‘ghost town’ to ‘mausoleum.’ I don’t get it. You guys are undergoing the most hilarious primary clusterfuck of all time. The Trumpster has already reduced Jeb! Bush into a puddle of beige paste and the slaughter is just beginning. And jeff has nothing to say. The man can’t even take 25 minutes out of his busy schedule to throw a bone to his loyal remnants. You hunger for his words and yet he withholds. And now it looks like he’s abandoning his quest to become a TwitGod after realizing that 3,800 followes is some kind of unbreakable ceiling for him.
Maybe he’s finally realized that being an angry shrieking mess online will never be a paying gig. And those Arby’s applications must take a lot of time to fill out. The world is not kind to creative writing majors I suppose. LULZ.
augustus_gustafson
“Maybe he’s finally realized that being an angry shrieking mess online will never be a paying gig.”
I suggest you listen to yourself.
“Maybe he’s finally realized that being an angry shrieking mess online will never be a paying gig.”
Sez an angry shrieking mess online. Did that Soros check clear?
Missed it by that much.
“You guys are undergoing the most hilarious primary clusterfuck of all time.”
So, what you got going on over there? A Nazi, a Commie and a Homo. Sounds like the start of a second rate joke.
A Nazi, a Commie and a Homo walk into a bar in Iowa. The bartender asks “What’ll you have?”
The Nazi says: “Schnapps!”
The Commie says: “Woodka!”
The Homo says: “I’ll have what they’re having, but in a colostomy bag, to go, please.”
I’ll be here all week and remember to tip your waitress.
Sing ppl!
Just like you,
They long to be
Colostomy.
Greetings:
And here I thought that Gwen spelled her last (slave) name Eyefull.
That was no mistake, that was purposefully giving Obama free rein to make whatever deal he wants.
I’m with cranky, the GOP at this point are just dishonest Democrats.
Friend of my who is supposed to be conservative but, he works for big crony Boeing has managed to raise a daughter who think congress critter Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) is the bee’s knees.
Boy I was ticked when he announced his support for the deal and said it was this or war. Jerk, how much thought did he really put into it.
Not enough. Since it’s going to be this AND war….
Lucky us I guess. Because there’s nothing funny about the group grope going on in the day room over at the Democratic National Retirement Home.
Just listening to Levin’s second hour…got a bad feeling shit’s going to hit the fan before Obama leaves office.
Iranian attack on Israel, financial collapse, and the US totally unprepared for whatever China and Russia have planned. Europe up to their armpits in Muslims. The nation more divided than anytime since the civil war.
Again, just a feeling, I thing Iran already has a nuke. Is why they are calling the shots on this non-treaty treaty.
I think we’re in deep shit.
deep shit yes yes yes
Emanuel set to call for largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history
smells like gentrification to me
>smells like gentrification to me<
there's a reason cabrini green be history. woody wilson would approve
A Midwestern 'City Of Light' Chicago's Mayor Daley Is Not So Secretly In Love – With Paris. And Signs Of That Are Springing Up All Over Town.
http://articles.philly.com/1999-12-19/news/25481277_1_holiday-lights-city-hall-roof-oak-trees
“The world is not kind to creative writing majors I suppose. LULZ.”
And yet, you just can’t quit him. Is that your defect or his virtue?
smells more like the desperation that comes with running out of other people’s money
Given the second story on the link Happyfeet provided (A deadly Wednesday, as 8 people killed in homicides in Chicago) perhaps the police should consider refunding some of that pension money. At the rate they’re going no one will be left to pay the bill.
got a bad feeling shit’s going to hit the fan before Obama leaves office.
The ultimate element of our demise will be the currency collapsing. Any of those other world events (alone or in combo) could very well lead to the coyote looking down an noticing that he walked off the edge of the mesa a LONG, long time ago.
I’m not sure why Levin thinks the debt bomb will hit us before the currency crash, but I guess everyone’s got their hobby horse.