In a surprise move, Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D – FL) announced today that she is supporting the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, and will both vote in favor of the deal in Congress and to sustain a presidential veto of any bill aimed at blocking it.
Wasserman-Schultz referred to it as a difficult decision as “a Jewish mother,” and said there was nothing more important to her than Israel, saying she believes the deal is the best way to ensure Israel’s safety. Much of the Israel Lobby is throwing tens of millions of dollars into blocking the deal.
The move is surprising because it comes just a week after she blocked a resolution at the DNC’s summer meeting which would’ve commended President Obama for helping with the nuclear deal, preventing the issue from even being brought to a vote there.
Instead, many of the DNC attendees signed an open letter praising the deal, and this added to the sense that Wasserman-Schultz, who usually votes however Israel wants, would continue that trend by opposing the P5+1 pact. Today’s announcement makes her decision to block the DNC vote even more puzzling.
“a Jewish mother"
She left out the last word. After her DNC antics, she read the tea leaves and made a cynical jump to the winning side.
I guess we'll have to see how all these traitors end up voting after all. Perhaps the Jewish mother will end up changing her mind again. But yeah Waterman, don't let reason, Democratic ideology, or the interests of America get in the way of letting your jewish motherhood be the ruling factor in making political decisions.
"…nothing more important to her than Israel…"
And therein lies the problem. Her constituents in southeast Floriduh should take a hard look at her allegiances. Personally, I would not want to be represented by someone who has clearly stated that her number 1 priority was a foreign country.
True she gave her support for all the wrong reasons and probably due to the pressure exerted on her by this website and Moveon.org's petition to remove her from the DNC chair but at least she threw her support behind the deal which at least should be applauded.
“a Jewish mother,” and said there was nothing more important to her than Israel…"
As, a (mother), I wonder what her opinion was when her rogue state of Israel was
slaughtering innocent Palestinian children in Gaza last year?
There isn't enough water in Washington DC to flush ACRAP scum out of Congress.
Right. She'll vote against what's doomed to fail anyway and quietly vote for Plan B, calculated to undermine the deal later on.
I assume a lot of people are in favor of allowing Iran to go nuclear they must believe it must be OK because 5 other countries have agreed its OK . Many of these same foolish governments were in favor of removing Saddam H , Goddoffi and Assad .These guys did keep order they were far from perfect but people could live there . Now these poor starving people are fleeing their countries and trying to take up residence with us as Immigrants and refugees . We should really help them after we bombed their country and ruined their leaders . The poor Iraqi Christians we removed Saddam he protected Christians many moved to Syria where Assad protected Christians . Now you would think Christians would become our refugees . No the Muslim counties in the UN select the refugees and the UN says Christians are not persecuted in Muslim countries