Return of a neocon nightmare: Tom Cotton, Rush Limbaugh & the worst deja vu ever

[DonViejo]

Think of all the screw-ups this crew inflicted on us a decade ago. Now they're back, revived and worse than before

HEATHER DIGBY PARTON

Who would have thought a few weeks back when I wrote about Freshman Senator Tom Cotton that he would shortly become the pre-eminent Republican leader on foreign policy, persuading all but seven of his Senate colleagues to sign on to an unprecedented attempt to foil a potential nuclear arms agreement? Has any Senate novice, just one month into his first term, ever political launched into the stratosphere so quickly? Until very recently it was taken as a matter of faith that freshmen were to be seen and not heard for at least a few months if not substantially longer. It’s a testimony to Cotton’s ambition and confidence that he took such a bold leap and succeeded. As I wrote in my earlier piece, he is a formidable talent and not one to take lightly.

One need look no further than this for the ultimate endorsement:

Rush Limbaugh: Have to say, I like this new senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton. He organized the letter, by the way. He organized the letter to the Iranian ayatollahs, led by Ayatollah Khamenei, telling them that whatever deal they do with Obama’s not gonna last much longer after Obama’s presidency lasts. Tom Cotton is now firing back at Vice President Bite Me, who has criticized his letter to Iran. Tom Cotton said, “What does he know about foreign policy?” I love this.

But this is about more than Tom Cotton’s political acumen. It’s also about his policy acumen and that of the Republicans congressional caucus which has in recent weeks decided to usurp the executive branch’s authority to negotiate with other nations. First the Republican House leadership broke with normal protocol by extending an invitation to the Prime Minister of Israel without consulting the White House, an event widely assumed to be a “message” from them about the pending nuclear negotiations with Iran. And now the Senate Republicans joined their brothers and sisters in the lower House, this time injecting themselves directly into the talks by addressing the foreign nation directly, telling them that they had every intention of throwing out any agreement the president makes at their earliest opportunity.

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http://www.salon.com/2015/03/12/return_of_a_neocon_nightmare_tom_cotton_rush_limbaugh_the_worst_deja_vu_ever/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Digby was equally overimpressed with Cruz exactly two years ago.

Digby curls up in fetal position before any R with an Ivy League background.

[DonViejo]

3. I know Digby personally, she wasn't impressed with Cruz and she sure as shit isn't impressed...

with Cotton.

[TwilightGardener]

5. I read it. She was all, "Oh noes, he's brilliant, what are we gonna do???"

Obviously, he's not looking terribly brilliant now. Cotton will go the same way.

[DonViejo]

6. Okay, so I'll make it more clear, "you don't know what you're talking about when you talk about

digby like that." Have a GREAT day!

[TwilightGardener]

7. Well, I read what I read. You have a great day too.

[louis-t]

2. Tom Cotton, in office for 2 months, thinks he knows

more about foreign policy than people who have been in government for 40 years?

[world wide wally]

4. Face it. Republicans hate Our form of government so they are dismantling it.

Be very worried about what they want to replace it with.