The media is constantly bemoaning the lack of bipartisanship in Congress, with the lion’s share of their scorn directed at conservatives for being too “intransigent.”  Well, almost the entire Senate GOP Conference – both moderate and conservative members – actually united behind a Democrat-sponsored bill to implement sanctions on Iran.  Yet, the Democrats and their allies are spoiling this superlative opportunity to work together on a goal that is supposedly shared by both parties.

Last November, President Obama forged a deal with Iran that should be called the “if you like your nukes you can keep them” deal.  As part of the Geneva agreement, Iran is not required to destroy a single centrifuge it has already produced, but is required to end any future development of nuclear operations.  Even with the future promises to curtail their nuclear program, the Iranians probably have enough material already to create a bomb.  They are just working on a warhead and delivery capabilities, which are not curtailed by the Geneva deal.  Moreover, there is no requirement that Iran suspend their global terror operations, which in many ways are more dangerous than their nuclear program.

In return for their trustworthy promises to reduce their nuclear program, Obama agreed to suspend sanctions against them for six months.  But fear not, if they don’t uphold their side of the deal, Russia and China, which have permanent veto power over any sanctions, have agreed to re-impose the international sanctions on a rogue Iran.

In response to this outrage, a group of senators from both parties introduced a bill to re-impose sanctions on Iran (S.1881).  The bill was sponsored by Democrat Senator Robert Menendez.  Almost every Republican along with 16 Democrats co-sponsored the bill.  What a great opportunity to bring a bipartisan bill to the floor, no?

As we all know, the Democrats had no intention of ever holding a vote on the bill.  They just wanted to show their constituents that they are just as strong on national security as Republicans, but never wanted to bring the bill to the floor, lest they embarrass the messiah and leader of their party.

After refusing to hold a vote, a group of 42 Republicans sent a letter to Harry Reid asking for an up-or-down vote on this bill, which supposedly is supported by many Democrats.  The only Republican who didn’t join in is RINO Bob Corker.  Needless to say, not a single Democrat signed the letter.  Then, AIPAC parachutes in and defends Obama while voicing opposition to the GOP effort to push for a floor vote on sanctions.

In recent years, AIPAC has been more concerned with giving cover to Obama and the Democrats then with national security or authentic pro-Israel policies.  AIPAC’s hypocritical and politically-motivated move was so bizarre that The Hill had to verify that their statement was true.  The Hill reporter was clearly unaware of their history of shielding Democrats in an effort to obfuscate the political divide over Israel.

So, the next time you hear a Democrat complain about too much partisanship in Washington, tell them to look in the mirror.