Kyl (R-lying SOS) Blames Democrats for Arms Treaty Delay

[babylonsister]

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-200913-1.html

Kyl Blames Democrats for Arms Treaty Delay

* By John Stanton


Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl sought Sunday to defend his opposition to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, arguing that the Senate won’t sign off on it during the lame-duck session as a matter of “reality.”

The Arizona Republican repeatedly refused during an interview on “Meet the Press” to provide specific complaints about the treaty, opting instead to place the blame for the holdup on Democrats.

“It is more the view of reality rather than policy” that the treaty will not be ratified in the next month, Kyl said, arguing that if Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) provided him with three weeks to debate the treaty, it could be finished. “He has made it clear he has a different agenda in mind,” Kyl said, pointing to Reid’s decision to pursue other legislation during the lame duck, including a repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members and the DREAM Act immigration bill.

“Harry Reid, the leader of the Senate, can bring up the START treaty any time he wants to. But he has a different agenda,” Kyl said.

While avoiding direct attacks on Kyl, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said that it would be irresponsible of the Senate to not complete its work on START, given support for the treaty internationally and domestically, among both Democrats and Republicans.

“Here is the reality. We live in a dangerous world. … {Not ratifying START} will pose a danger to the United States and its security,” Durbin said.

“There is no excuse for us to ignore this responsibility,” he added.

Durbin also dismissed Kyl’s complaints that the Senate would need three full weeks to debate the treaty, quipping, “People who subscribe to cable across the country ask for refunds when they turn on C-SPAN and see nothing but the Senate lurching by day by day in filibusters.”

[emulatorloo]

1. "three weeks to debate the treaty" What the hell is there to debate? n/t

[jaxx]

5. Obstruction at it's lowest repub level.

These nuts are going to put the country at risk with this and just wait till it's time to raise the debt ceiling. They have one goal...to put a pub in the WH in 2012. Nothing is too dangerous to stand in their way.

[liberal N proud]

2. And got away with it because he had the M$M and no one questioned him on it.

This is how the M$M works with the republicans

[Supersedeas]

10. and they never will -- our News Media is so broken

[MBS]

3. infuriating.

:nuke:

[gateley]

4. Some of this shit literally makes me laugh out loud it's so full of NOTHING. nt

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

6. Phone Sen. Kyl 202-224-4521 Tell him your tired of his shit !

Tie up the phones.

[tularetom]

7. "While avoiding direct attacks on Kyl..." is the problem

Why not attack this piece of crap directly? He is the one responsible for the lack of action. And he seems to have no qualms about attacking Harry Reid directly even though Reid isn't the one holding up the treaty.

Maybe it isn't the media after all. If the Democrats don't give them a reason to question the actions of douchebags like Kyl they won't do it. The republicans have learned to control the flow of information.

[senseandsensibility]

9. You're right

that it's not ALWAYS the media. And this episode is proof of that.:( I agree; why not call out Kyl on his claim? The answer is not very encouraging.

[Oceansaway]

8. K&R...n/t