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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:14 PM Jul 2015

Strangely Quiet: Schumer Bides Time on Iran Deal as Obama Makes Full-Court Press

The Democrat is caught between the administration and a large Jewish-American constituency in New York skeptical of the accord.

Jul 23, 2015 5:00 AM EDT

New York Senator Chuck Schumer is in a rare predicament over President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran: He’s got nothing to say.

Schumer, the characteristically outspoken Democrat in line to become his party’s next leader, is more consequential than just about any of the 14 or so Senate Democrats who may still be undecided over whether to back the deal. His clout in the chamber gives him the power to bring other lawmakers along.

Yet he’s caught between a large Jewish-American constituency in New York skeptical of the accord and the Obama administration, which has begun a full-court press trying to safeguard Obama’s foreign policy achievement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced the deal, and most Republicans in Congress have as well.

“It’s a very difficult issue for him politically,” said Steven Spiegel, director of the Center for Middle East Development at the University of California at Los Angeles. “The Democrats are torn because they see there are weaknesses” of the agreement, he said. “At the same time the real question is what’s the alternative?”

“I’d be quite surprised if Schumer shows his hand anytime soon,” Spiegel said.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-23/schumer-bides-time-on-iran-deal-as-obama-makes-full-court-press

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Strangely Quiet: Schumer Bides Time on Iran Deal as Obama Makes Full-Court Press (Original Post) Purveyor Jul 2015 OP

Schumer is going to vote no, and he's going to wait until the last possible minute to geek tragedy Jul 2015 #1

I shudder at the thought of Schumer being the Democratic leader of the Senate. eom Purveyor Jul 2015 #2

Should be Durbin or Cantwell. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #3

Schumer is afraid of AIPAC vinny9698 Jul 2015 #4

geek tragedy

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1. Schumer is going to vote no, and he's going to wait until the last possible minute to

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 12:26 PM

Jul 2015

do so.

He never met a land war for oil he didn't like.

This should cost him his status as Senate Majority Leader, as he's neither a leader nor someone who's with us on the issues that count.