Kyl's START treaty stunt is a new low for the GOP

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Mercury News Editorial
Posted: 11/17/2010 04:35:02 PM PST

If you doubted that Republicans could be so craven as to put their own political interests above national security, the proof was delivered Tuesday: Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl announced he will block New START, which calls for the resumption of nuclear controls that until now have had bipartisan support.

Holding our nuclear security hostage solely to embarrass President Barack Obama is a new low. Public-spirited Republicans should demand that the treaty move forward as planned.

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is a consensus document. Obama went to great lengths to win the support of the military, the State Department and a broad range of Republicans and Democrats.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice supports the treaty. So do other prominent Republicans including George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, James Baker and Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee.

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_16641015?nclick_check=1

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1. Once a scum sucking pig, always a scum sucking pig.

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2. Anyone who pays attention to politics

or cares about our country should be ashamed of this. Anyone who calls him or herself a Republican should be ashamed of themselves.