(photo credit: Center for American Progress)
Woohoo! From The Washington Post:
Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid gave a forceful endorsement Sunday to the nuclear deal with Iran, a key boost that provides continued momentum for preventing Congress from blocking President Obama’s pact.
The Nevada Democrat said the deal, which lifts economic sanctions against the rogue nation for pledges to limit its nuclear program, is the “best way” to curtail Iran’s military ambitions, and he pledged to round up more support to thwart its opponents.
“I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure the deal stands,” he said in a telephone interview with The Washington Post from his home in Henderson, Nev., where he has been calling friends to tell them of his decision.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Reid, the 27th Democratic Senator to support the deal, says he is "cautiously optimistic" he will have enough votes to prevent a veto override, and even "hopeful" he'll have enough that a veto won't even be neccessary.
This news, plus Rep. Nancy Pelosi's statement the other day that she has enough votes in the House to save the deal, makes me want to tell the Republicans, Schumer and Menendez: Go fuck yourselves!
Update 1:
(h/t d3clark)
Be sure to call or write Senator Reid and thank him for this:
http://www.reid.senate.gov/...