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EVEN THE DEMS HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS – AT 11:14 A.M. ET:  Members of Congress, including some who supported the immoral nuclear deal with Iran, are starting to object to Obama's appeasement of that country, in light of Iran's miserable behavior.  From Fox: 

Leading lawmakers, including supporters of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, rapped the White House for delaying fresh sanctions on Tehran over its missile program, warning that the move would embolden it to further destabilize the Middle East.

The abrupt reversal by the administration came as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani publicly ordered his military to dramatically scale up the country’s missile program if the sanctions went ahead.

Senior U.S. officials have told lawmakers the sanctions were delayed because of “evolving diplomatic work” between the White House and the Iranian government.

The administration had notified Congress on Wednesday that it would impose new financial penalties on nearly a dozen companies and individuals for their alleged role in developing Iran’s ballistic missile program, but pulled back later that day.

Top U.S. lawmakers, including White House allies, said they believed failing to respond to Tehran’s two recent ballistic missile tests would diminish the West’s ability to enforce the nuclear agreement reached between global powers and Tehran in July.

“I believe in the power of vigorous enforcement that pushes back on Iran’s bad behavior,” Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a supporter of the nuclear deal, said Friday. “If we don’t do that, we invite Iran to cheat.”

COMMENT:  Typical Obama/Kerry response.  As soon as the Iranians say "boo," the administration starts running for cover, and caves in. 

Some Democrats are obviously getting worried that their support for the Iran deal will cost them at the polls.  I also think they're beginning to prepare for the end of the age of Obama, and many might welcome it, now that Obama has become unpopular.

January 2,  2016