New Nuke Treaty? Not So Fast, Senators Say -- The Danger Room
Last week, President Barack Obama signed an agreement with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that will pave the way for a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. The current START expires at the end of this year, and the new “joint understanding” commits the United States and Russia to a serious reduction in strategic warheads and delivery vehicles.
There’s just one hitch: That whole advice-and-consent thing. Congressional Quarterly’s Josh Rogin reported this weekend that Senators may stand in the way of ratification, meaning the Obama administration will have to press ahead with planned cuts to the nuclear arsenal without congressional approval.
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My Comment: With 60 Democrat Senators .... President Obama has his filibuster proof majority. The problem is that many Democratic Senators come from Red States, and they do not want to be found supporting this treaty.
The Danger Room is trying to shift the blame on any problems with ratifying this treaty on the Republicans .... but this is a stretch, and it ignores the real issue which is lack of support within the Democrat party itself for this treaty.