Steve Benen skewers Kyl on START Posted by Jacob Stokes

Steve Benen at Political Animal with some righteous rage for Sen. Kyl on his moving the goalposts on START (bold is mine):

The issues that Kyl describes as "unresolved" have, in fact, been resolved -- leading administration officials have met with Kyl privately, and mapped out in detail how they're prepared to do exactly what he wants them to do. Even Jon Kyl, with his limited intellect, should be able to understand when someone says "yes" to his demands.

Under the circumstances, it appears that Kyl is opposing the treaty simply because he can. By all indications, Kyl simply cares more about defeating a key priority for President Obama than advancing the nation's interests. I wish that weren't true, but I'm hard pressed to come to any other conclusion.

Benen goes on to say:

The administration reached out to Kyl in good faith, and gave him what he wanted. Kyl's response isn't just a betrayal of the White House; it's a betrayal of all of our interests. It's as shameful a moment for Kyl as at any point in his career -- and he doesn't even realize it.

The last line is the only place where I'd take issue with Steve's analysis. Kyl might not think his actions are shameful, but he's way too savvy to not know exactly what he's doing with regard to the merits of the treaty and the politics. And that makes Kyl's actions even more disgraceful.

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