I like what Obama has done in negotiating inspection of Iranian nukes BUT...

[betterdemsonly]

If Obama is serious why is he not fighting the attempt to make Chuck Schumer minority leader in the Senate? Schumer is aligned to AIPAC. He will do everything in his power to kill the treaty

[blkmusclmachine]

1. 11 dimensional rope-a-dope

[betterdemsonly]

2. Not sure I understand your metaphor. n/t

[unblock]

3. the deal's passage hinges on the senate minority leader?

because the republican majority is always eager to hand obama a victory?

[betterdemsonly]

6. You don't think the Senate minority leader siding with therepublicans

`makes it more likely republican objections will be vetoproof? If Obama doesn't think he can sustain it why is he bothering?

[unblock]

14. what veto? obama needs a majority in the senate to ratify a treaty

first, overriding a veto requires 2/3rds opposing the president in both chambers.
second, it only applies to legislation congress wants to pass over the president's objections.
it doesn't apply to treaties, which require majority vote in the senate only, and it doesn't apply to legislation the president wants to pass.

[RobertEarl]

4. Look at what happened in Japan

They had nuke power and the damn things blew sky-high, polluting the world. I don't think allowing anyone else a nuke plant is a good idea, do you?

[betterdemsonly]

5. There are lots of countries with nuclear plants

including much more dangerous middle eastern countries like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Anyway that doesn't answer my question unless you are suggesting Obama is bullshitting us.

[RobertEarl]

7. Nuke power is bullshitting

There is no way to control the waste, and yes, Obama has let nukes slide, even greased the slide a bit, like many before him.

[betterdemsonly]

10. Yes they have let it slide. Let's not forget Israels nuclear power plants

and nukes. Obama atleast is stopping the spread of weapons. He can't do that if Schumar kills this with a veto proof majority.

[RobertEarl]

13. I wonder if Japan has a secret nuke?

They sure have enough material.

The world has 100% too many nuke weapons, eh? Good for Obama to try and make it zero.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. I don't think it would be appropriate. Obama is not a Senator and he's in a different branch of govt

It's up to folks like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

[betterdemsonly]

11. I have a very hard time believing he has no imput

or that his imput wouldn't be respected. Why in the world is he bothering with it, if Schumer kills the bill?

[Agnosticsherbet]

9. The Senate sets its own leadership. The President is not allowed to have any say in the process.

You see, the legislative branch is a coequal branch of Government. They do not work for the President.

[betterdemsonly]

12. As the leader of the democrats he has a right and a responsibility

to go to bat for leaders that will respect his policies. The idea that the democrats should not listen to or respect the Democratic President is silly. How did Johnson influence the passage Civil Rights legislation?

[Agnosticsherbet]

15. Constitutionally, the Senate and the House determines their own leadership. He does not have the

power to interfer. The Legaslative branch is a coequal branch of government and does not work for the Executive.