dadt's movement today, fyi:
we all saw yesterday the quite surprising development that saw reid surrender on the omnibus, removing the threat of hot warfare which would surely see dadt (and dream and start) held hostage
reid's removing that foul fight off his floor was sposed to clear the way
but today the party of no has found a new brouhaha---start
start passed procedurals wednesday with the exact 67 a treaty needs to be ratified
however, marverick mccain and limber lindsey graham, two of the 67, are this morning all a-moan
their hassle is harry's pushing dream and dadt up for passage saturday morning, or so reid says
it's all very political, bear with me
mccain and graham are trashing it thus: start is serious business, it deserves debate and airing, harry's hustling these openly
political blueprints is, well:
you all know mccain
but lindsey, who's sposed to be so limp wristed, was republican point man for 2 years on TWO of our nation's most hi profile politicals---energy and immigration
and the deliberate drawler dealt death to both, to the great satisfaction of lipton lovers everywhere
ie, i would not take the threats of these two men too lightly
it very well might be that harry (on behalf of whom) is gonna have to choose between his dadt and his start
by all accounts, dream is a dreary load
now, what's quite odd in all this is how obama has stated repeatedly that start is his top priority in the duck
it doesn't make sense, as that particular parlay with putin is easy pickings in the spring, boehner's house is not needed for ratification, republicans led by lugar are eager, all they demand is open air
but it is what it is, obama had his reasons
Momentum builds in Senate for 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal - Scott Wong - POLITICO.com
Republicans threaten to derail START - Shira Toeplitz - POLITICO.com
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