Who voted no?
In the Senate, the vote on Iran sanctions was 99-0, but in the House it was 408-8. Who voted no? Jennifer Rubin has some interesting observations about this group. Who are the eight? Well, there is an interesting overlap with J Street’s favorite lawmakers. Tammy Baldwin, Earl Blumenauer, and John Conyers all voted no, and all were endorsed by J Street. Rep. Brian Baird, who also voted no, was one of the 54 signatories on the break-the-blockade letter inspired by J Street and part of its entourage to Gaza. Rep. Pete Stark was also a no vote and a signatory on the Gaza letter. (The others were dependable Israel-bashers — Reps. Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, and Jeff Flake.)Jennifer argues that there's a correlation between being reflexively anti-Israel and being endorsed by J Street. It figures that correlation would exist, doesn't it?
By the way, the picture is Kucinich.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:05 AM
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