Posted on 04/14/2015 3:18:26 PM PDT by don-o
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker said the White House’s about-face on his Iran legislation is likely because they were about to lose.
The White House went Tuesday from vowing to veto the Corker-Menendez Iran bill to backing an emerging compromise, with caveats.
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But Corker, in a hallway interview, suggested the White House was spinning.
“I’ve had no conversations with the White House about the substance of the bill. I’ve had only push back, even in the Kerry presentation. … My sense is they know this thing has run away and very likely is going to go well beyond the veto threat,” the Tennessee Republican said in reference to the bill likely getting more than the 67 votes needed to override the president.
While Earnest cited several changes to the bill sought by the White House and noted it was not a vote on the potential Iran deal itself but a vote to vote in the future on Iran sanctions, Corker denied the bill was significantly different.
“This has always been what it is,” the Tennessee Republican said. “This is the same legislation they’ve always opposed. … They are spinning you mightily. It has always been a vote on the sanctions. They are spinning you guys.”
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Obama hates to be told what to do ,LOL his head must be exploding
Mark Levin has just been talking about this bill. He explains how it is a Republican cave to Obama. Instead of Obama needing 67 votes to get the agreement certified by the Senate, the Senate has to muster 67 votes to override a presidential veto. The bill removes the Constitutional provision shield from the Constitution.
This bill is about Iran. Obama wanted it for cover for Cuba.
There is no worse combination than an untouchable black president and a cowardly, lying, traitorous congress.
And that is just theater, because they are all in cahoots.
“This idea that we could essentially get Iran to renounce terrorism is unrealistic,” he (Earnest) said.
We are truly being governed by fools or traitors (both parties).
Congress has been rendered irrelevant...”Elective Tyranny” is what Levin is calling it... We are in whole lot of trouble people...this is getting out of control
The thing is, Obama has no intention of abiding by the Constitution. If they pass the bill and override his veto, they have added grounds for impeachment. That’s if they ever grow a spine.
so pass the bill and let him sign it...you better make it official or he will ignore today.
Well, don-o, I guess we’ll see who is telling the truth.
I don’t trust Obamugabe.
And I trust Corker just maybe a wee bit more than not trust him...say, 52-48.
Zer0 is what I call a totalitarian in a what we were founded as a constitutional republic. Under him we are fast becoming an oligarchical collectivist state a la Orwellian Oceania and Airstrip One.
Even if he signs it into law, he will ignore it, CONGRESS has already declared quite publicly that they will DO NOTHING to STOP HIM.
Corker is far from a traitor. He replies to every email I send, and; he darn sure is up on things. He assured me he was watching the Syrian refugee situation. I asked as Obama wants to dump more Muslims on us.
There goes the Republicans, snatching defeat out of the hands of victory. The deal now has Republican hands on it. What idiots.
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