The Party of National Security?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/opinion/18thu1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The world’s nuclear wannabes, starting with Iran, should send a thank you note to Senator Jon Kyl. After months of negotiations with the White House, he has decided to try to block the lame-duck Senate from ratifying the New Start arms control treaty.

The treaty is so central to this country’s national security, and the objections from Mr. Kyl — and apparently the whole Republican leadership — are so absurd that the only explanation is their limitless desire to deny President Obama any legislative success.

The Republicans like to claim that they are the party of national security. We can only hope that other senators in the party will decide that the nation’s security interests must trump political maneuvering.

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The White House said on Wednesday that it would push for ratification before the end of the year. President Obama needs to fight hard. He needs to bring the case for New Start directly to the American people and demand that the Republicans explain why their opposition is anything more than political obstructionism.

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1. Senator Lugar, R-IN, complained about this today; Rachel discussed it.

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2. the article mentions Lugar

and he's going to the white house


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