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Rose Siding

(32,623 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:16 AM Mar 2015

JK y'all! Sheesh, can't you take a joke?

...Republican aides were taken aback by what they thought was a lighthearted attempt to signal to Iran and the public that Congress should have a role in the ongoing nuclear discussions. Two GOP aides separately described their letter as a “cheeky” reminder of the congressional branch’s prerogatives.

“The administration has no sense of humor when it comes to how weakly they have been handling these negotiations,” said a top GOP Senate aide.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/10/republicans-admit-that-iran-letter-was-a-dumb-idea.html


Sounds like a barn door slamming shut too late.

Such overreach of power, just what they accuse Bamz of doing. Sorta like the pot calling the kettle uppity.
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JK y'all! Sheesh, can't you take a joke? (Original Post) Rose Siding Mar 2015 OP
This comes to mind edhopper Mar 2015 #1
Well, that's one way to yank back a trial balloon... Orsino Mar 2015 #2
Sabotaging international negotiations affecting national security is SO hilarious! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #3
But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun... bluesbassman Mar 2015 #4
Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with the goofy shit on the walls? Initech Mar 2015 #6
Will the 2 Aides who apparently wrote the letter BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #5
Whoever said that Republicans have no sense of humor red dog 1 Mar 2015 #7
A threat to National Security. kentuck Mar 2015 #8
Joking with the Ayatollahs BainsBane Mar 2015 #9
"lighthearted" ? handmade34 Mar 2015 #10

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
2. Well, that's one way to yank back a trial balloon...
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:25 PM
Mar 2015

...but it can't work with so many of the visible signatories playing it straight.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
3. Sabotaging international negotiations affecting national security is SO hilarious!
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:35 PM
Mar 2015

As they say in junior high, "It's so funny I forgot to laugh."

bluesbassman

(19,374 posts)
4. But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun...
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:59 PM
Mar 2015

Their's are cruel and tragic. Which makes them not shenanigans at all. Evil shenanigans!

Initech

(100,080 posts)
6. Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with the goofy shit on the walls?
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 06:47 PM
Mar 2015

You mean Shenanigans?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
5. Will the 2 Aides who apparently wrote the letter
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 05:59 PM
Mar 2015

be fired?

Sounds like they will be the perfect scapegoats.

kentuck

(111,103 posts)
8. A threat to National Security.
Wed Mar 11, 2015, 07:38 PM
Mar 2015

I would not be surprised to learn that the NSA and the CIA had set them down and explained the seriousness of the matter.

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