You would think that 47 Republicans had sold liberals’ lord and savior Obama to the Romans for thirty gold pieces after a week of denunciations and histrionics. But even after all that, it looks like Democrats are NOT going to back Obama’s plan to push for the Iran deal.
Even as the White House ramps up pressure on Congress to stay out of its negotiations with Iran on a nuclear agreement, Republicans are on the brink of veto-proof majorities for legislation that could undercut any deal. And that support has held up even after the uproar last week over the GOP’s letter to Iranian leaders warning against an agreement.
Though several Democratic senators told POLITICO they were offended by the missive authored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), none of them said it would cause them to drop their support for bills to impose new sanctions on Iran or give Congress review power over a nuclear deal.
That presents another complication for the administration ahead of a rough deadline of March 24 to reach a nuclear agreement with the country.
Obama is doing everything he can to make sure that he can get the credit for giving Iran nukes, but it looks like the popularity of Israel among the Congressional members might be a significant obstacle to his plans.