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47 Republican Senators Can Be Wrong

by Elon James White|  March 10, 20151:41 pm| 20 Comments

This post is in: This Week In Blackness

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Apparently 47 Republican senators think they’re living in some kind of James Bond movie, where they are all James Bond. Otherwise, why would you disregard the president and send a letter to Iran that is not only embarrassing and condescending, but technically wrong?

It starts with the patronizing premise that “you may not fully understand our Constitutional system” and goes on to explain, first, that any international treaty will need to be ratified by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and that, unlike the president of the United States, senators “may serve an unlimited number of 6-year terms.” The message to the mullahs: don’t get comfortable with any deal, because we’re going to scrap it as soon as we can.

 

Can we just give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize because dealing with these Republicans and not setting them on fire means he’s doing god’s work.

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  1. 1.

    Snarki, child of Loki

    March 10, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    “Apparently 47 Republican senators think they’re living in some kind of James Bond movie, where they are all James Bond.”

    Well, they’re all “double-o”s, that’s for sure.

    It’s just not their secret agent code, it’s their IQ.

  2. 2.

    C.V. Danes

    March 10, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    Can we just give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize because dealing with these Republicans and not setting them on fire means he’s doing god’s work.

    That would presume that he’s earned the first one.

  3. 3.

    Doug r

    March 10, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    At least that Ferguson judge has resigned

  4. 4.

    donnah

    March 10, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    And the Republicans always accuse Obama of overreach? har har!

  5. 5.

    JustRuss

    March 10, 2015 at 3:51 pm

    Can we just give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize because dealing with these Republicans and not setting them on fire means he’s doing god’s work.

    And if he does set them on fire, I’m willing to kick in a few bucks on a nice “Thank You” gift.

  6. 6.

    Exurban Mom

    March 10, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    “Can we just give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize because dealing with these Republicans and not setting them on fire means he’s doing god’s work.”

    TRUTH. You speak it.

  7. 7.

    fuckwit

    March 10, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Well there’s your answer! Term limits for Senators. The time is long overdue.

  8. 8.

    mdblanche

    March 10, 2015 at 4:07 pm

    Wouldn’t setting these Republicans on fire do more to advance the cause of world peace?

  9. 9.

    EriktheRed

    March 10, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    Nice to see Repugs on defense…seems it hasn’t been happening that much lately:

    http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-10/senate-s-cotton-says-republicans-not-traitors-for-letter-to-iran

  10. 10.

    JGabriel

    March 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Elon James White:

    Can we just give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize because dealing with these Republicans and not setting them on fire means he’s doing god’s work.

    Honestly, I’d be more inclined to give the President another Nobel if he did set them on fire.

  11. 11.

    JGabriel

    March 10, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    Bloomberg via EriktheRed:

    Tom Cotton Says Republicans Are Not Traitors …

    Sweet. It reminds me of Lyndon saying, “I just wanna make the pigfucker deny it.”

  12. 12.

    CatHairEverywhere

    March 10, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    Iran’s foreign minster squashes the senators:

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/10/392067866/iran-calls-gop-letter-propaganda-ploy-offers-to-enlighten-authors?sc=tw

  13. 13.

    Kropadope

    March 10, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    @CatHairEverywhere: This actually helps give me a lot of faith that we can come to a reasonable deal.

  14. 14.

    Bex

    March 10, 2015 at 5:34 pm

    @JGabriel: “I am not a crook.” Heh.

  15. 15.

    Fred

    March 10, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    The open letter from the GOP 47 isn’t to any Iranian leaders. It’s to the RW base. If they screw up international relations in the process and cause WWIII, well that’s just gravy on the red meat.
    If there are any sane leaders left in the Grand Old Party they are at pains to keep the fact hidden from view.

  16. 16.

    A.J.

    March 10, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    No. The message to the mullahs: Nuke up now!

    Republicans are as idiotic as they are treasonous.

  17. 17.

    AndoChronic

    March 10, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    Give me the fucking matchbook, Jesus.

  18. 18.

    jomike

    March 10, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    @JGabriel:

    Tom Cotton Says Republicans Are Not ̶C̶r̶o̶o̶k̶s Traitors

    Heh

  19. 19.

    Rich (In Name Only) in Reno

    March 10, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    Apparently, Cotton is another one of those Republicans who thinks having killed Middle Easterners makes him an authority on them.

  20. 20.

    Paul in KY

    March 11, 2015 at 9:17 am

    @C.V. Danes: He did.

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