I’d do that, but I’m in Oklahoma, represented by a tea-bagger.
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The Republicans really don’t get it. They think the Israeli public is in lockstep with Bibi and, by association, them. It is not. They seem to think this will finally cause American Jews to vote for them in 2016. It won’t. Sorry Orangeman, you overplayed your hand with this.
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No, I don’t remember when Trent Lott was Speaker of the House.
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If you want to see something interesting…
It’s a real WTF for anyone paying attention.
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it seems like Israel is just becoming more and more belligerent. i want the aid money we provide them audited to make sure they are not spending it on corporations or politicians here in the u.s.
that is hysterical!!! be sure to watch to the end!
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Has there ever been, in the history of the United States or any existing democracy for that matter, such a stupid bunch of assholes?
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Shep was right, in Israel they think United States citizens are morons, because they are morons
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President Obama should invite Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni to the White House to discuss increasing US aid to Israel if she forms the next government.
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Netanyahu is trying to dictate to America what its foreign policy should be. No American President should ever stand for that. He will never have our best interests at heart. His frist priorty will always be Israel
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Then what is the Israelis’ excuse for electing Netanyahu?
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Call you Congress critters and demand they boycott this outrage… When you lose Oren you have truly lost it!
1.866.338.1015 or 1. 866.220.0044…That includes Senators…though we do have dual passport dems in that group…
To add speed dial to their local offices…
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I’ve been waiting for this: Some 3rd party “encouraging” Bibi to cancel. Film at 11.
I’d give this a 50-50 of it ever coming off. Bibi will plead a headache, menstrual cramps or something to save face.
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I hope Netanyahoo goes through with it. Anything that drives a wedge between the American government and the extreme Jewish fundamentalists who now control the Israeli government is a good thing.
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I also wrote to my Democratic Representative and two Democratic Senators to implore them not to attend the speech.
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Boehner and the GOP are the dictator they been warning Americans about, ignore America rule of Law, protocol, conspiring with a foreign gov’t to influence outcome of election, collaborate with a foreign government to sabotage nuclear peace talks, for trying to pull a coup d’ e’tat on our elected head of state.
And America MSM is useless as always.
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Wrong. His first priority will always be himself.
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I am angry that Netanyahu and Bohner do not understand what a crapfest precedent they just set with their actions.
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. . . and this is one of my Senators that I e-mailed:
Feinstein tells Haaretz: PM speech ‘inappropriate,’ Iran sanctions ‘dangerous’
Here is the whole thing: http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/.premium-1.638799
U,S, Senator Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California says that inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu to address Congress during an Israeli election period is “highly inappropriate” and that imposing new sanctions on Iran at this time is “reckless and dangerous.”
Feinstein’s statement to Haaretz comes against the backdrop of the growing backlash against Netanyahu’s upcoming March 3 speech to Congress, which is already causing some Democratic lawmakers to rethink their support for the Iran sanctions bill proposed by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez from New Jersey and Republican Senator Mark Kirk from Illinois.
According to journalist Laura Rozen of Al-Monitor, Menendez is trying to salvage what remains of Democratic support for his bill by proposing that any vote would be postponed till March 26, the target date by which Iran and Washington are to reach an agreement in principle on Iran’s nuclear program.
The liberal Feinstein, who is not one of the 12 Democratic co-sponsors of the Kirk-Menendez bill, said in a statement to Haaretz: "Inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu without consulting the administration is clearly a breach of protocol and an unwelcome injection of partisan politics into our foreign policy. It puts the United States in the middle of Israel’s election, which is highly inappropriate.”
Feinstein added “I also believe imposing additional sanctions on Iran in the midst of negotiations — which is what Netanyahu will reportedly discuss — would collapse the negotiations and ruin a historic diplomatic opportunity. Imposing sanctions now is reckless and dangerous.”
The backlash against the Boehner-Netanyahu gambit reached fever pitch on Saturday, embraced by not only editorial and op-eds in liberal leaning news organizations such as the New York Times and Boston Globe, but even traditionally Netanyahu-adoring channels such Fox News. In a scathing attack on both Netanyahu and Boehner, Fox’s Chris Wallace described the move as “wicked,” “dicey politics” and “an egregious snub” of the American president, while anchorman Shepard Smith wondered “Do they think we’re morons over there?”
New York Times columnist David Brooks, who was criticized earlier this month for his laudatory column on Netanyahu entitled “The Age of Bibi,” said on PBS that Netanyahu’s invitation was “unwise” and “bad for Israel.” His liberal counterpart Mark Shields went much further: He described the Netanyahu speech as “irresponsible” and “sordid."
The new controversy promises to garner significant media attention on this Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Banking Committee, which is slated to vote on the Kirk-Menendez bill. The deliberations may cast new light on whether Republicans plan to push ahead with a Senate vote on the sanctions bill despite dwindling Democratic support or whether they will agree to postpone, as Menendez is proposing.
If they go forward, as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham promised Netanyahu during his last visit to Israel, the Republicans risk losing Democratic support and turning the bill into a completely partisan matter. They would also be conceding the possibility that they would be unable to garner the 67-vote majority needed to override the presidential veto that Obama has promised.
But if the Republicans agree to wait it out until late March or early April, they are risking a vote that will take place after an agreement in principle between Washington and Tehran is reached. That could prove to be an exercise in futility with no real impact and could also be seen by the American public as a direct sabotage of a deal which, according to most polls, a majority of Americans support.
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Will do. But as my congresscritter is Justin Amash (R-Teabagistan), who doesn’t even pretend to take his marching orders from the Orangeman, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a no-show anyway. If this was a vote on something he’d show, but as this is something to do with Israel, I’m guessing he’s not all that motivated to go out of his way to give Netanyahu some kind of leg up, even if its party politics. He’s a bit of a contrarian no matter the issue. Then again, I could be wrong.
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