I hate that Boehner invited Netanyahu - but there's a silver lining

[branford]

49. Sigh, I never said the invitation was not a snub or even a "political master stroke."

I stated that that neither Bibi or Boehner will suffer politically for the invitation, and it served both their political interests. The speech will also have a large bipartisan congressional audience, who will enthusiastically welcome and applaud Netanyahu's comments about the dangers of Iran and Islamic terrorism. You might hate the Republicans and Netanyahu, but they are not fools or novices.

I also stated that I personally did not believe that Congress would actually muster enough votes to override the veto, but that it was certainly still a possibility, and the White House fears the eventuality. Obama desperately doesn't want a vote on Iran sanctions, as evidenced by both his entreaties and veto threat in the State of the Union, and with or without Bibi, such legislation still has strong bipartisan support. We would not even be having a veto override discussion if that was not the case.

In any event, with respect to this thread, are you suggesting that Obama intends to seriously punish Netanyahu, other than just not meeting with him, or that there is a way to do so without substantively changing American policy concerning Israel and suffering the severe political fallout?

You cite Senator Feinstein. Do you have any evidence that she doesn't intend to attend the Bibi's speech or has altered her long-standing pro-Israel positions in any way? I would also note that Feinstein opposed the Iran sanctions legislation well before the Bibi invitation issue, and it has not altered the legislation's broad support.