America and Russia just agreed a massive nuclear arms reduction deal. Great!
Well, great-esque. As giddy as I am about the prospect of fewer nukes, this isn’t going to get passed. As a treaty, it needs to pass the Senate with an excruciating 67 votes. Meanwhile:
- Republicans hate arms control
- Conservatives are invested in the re-demonisation of Russia
- Barak Obama likes it
- Republican Senators ain’t feeling real co-operatey right now
So where are the extra seven votes going to come from, assuming that every Democrat plus Joe Leiberman votes FOR?
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