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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJK 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 branchs 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
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
Sabotaging international negotiations affecting national security is SO hilarious!
pinboy3niner
Mar 2015
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edhopper
(33,615 posts)1. This comes to mind
S. Frog. "It's a joke."
Orsino
(37,428 posts)2. Well, that's one way to yank back a trial balloon...
...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!
As they say in junior high, "It's so funny I forgot to laugh."
bluesbassman
(19,379 posts)4. But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun...
Their's are cruel and tragic. Which makes them not shenanigans at all. Evil shenanigans!
Initech
(100,102 posts)6. Hey Farva what's the name of that restaurant you like with the goofy shit on the walls?
You mean Shenanigans?
BumRushDaShow
(129,453 posts)5. Will the 2 Aides who apparently wrote the letter
be fired?
Sounds like they will be the perfect scapegoats.
red dog 1
(27,849 posts)7. Whoever said that Republicans have no sense of humor
was absolutely right!
kentuck
(111,110 posts)8. A threat to National Security.
I would not be surprised to learn that the NSA and the CIA had set them down and explained the seriousness of the matter.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)9. Joking with the Ayatollahs
What could go wrong?
Lamest excuse I've ever heard.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)10. "lighthearted" ?