IN TALL COTTON – AT 9:21 A.M. ET:  We knew that Tom Cotton of Arkansas would emerge as a major Republican figure in the Senate.  We just didn't know it would happen this fast.  Cotton, a Harvard Law graduate who left a thriving career to join the military and fight in Iraq, was the driving force behind a letter, signed by 46 Republican senators, cautioning Iran that any agreement on its nuclear program might not survive the Obama administration unless it had Congressional approval.

The administration went nuts over the letter, with Vice President Biden joining the chorus claiming that this was gross interference in the nation's foreign policy.  That is nonsense.  The Congress is a co-equal branch, and members of Congress deal with and meet with foreign leaders all the time.  But this is the age of Field Marshal Obama, and anything that offends the field marshal is considered a national crisis.

Now Tom Cotton is fighting back against the administration's hysteria and fainting spells.  From The Hill:

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is pushing back against criticism that a letter co-signed by 46 GOP senators to Iranian leaders is meant to undermine President Obama’s nuclear negotiations.

During an interview on Tuesday, the freshman senator cast the move as a necessary warning that future presidents and Congresses would overturn any negotiation that doesn’t completely dismantle Iran’s capacity to build a nuclear weapon.

“They’ve been killing Americans for 35 years, they’ve killed hundreds of troops in Iran, now they control five capitols in the Middle East,” he said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“They are nothing but hardliners in Iran and if they do all of those things without a nuclear weapon, imagine what they would do with one.”

And...

Cotton and other Republican Senators sent an open letter to Iran on Monday that warns Tehran that the president doesn’t have the power to make a lasting deal without congressional approval. Criticism from Democrats has been scathing, as they accuse Cotton and others of trying to sandbag negotiations.

The Arkansas Republican denied those claims and said that the letter has even more support in Congress than the 46 signers.

“I talked with all Senate Republicans, we worked with many Senate Democrats, many senators didn’t sign for various reasons but many senators agree with my views even if they didn’t sign the letter,” he said.

He added on CNN’s “New Day” on Tuesday morning that he welcomes more lawmakers to join his open letter, even the prospective 2016 presidential candidates.

“We have four potential candidates in the U.S. Senate on the letter,” Cotton said.

“I welcome even Hillary Clinton to join us because I suspect she might have reservations about this ill-fated nuclear deal as well,” he added.

COMMENT:  Some chance of Hillary signing.  She doesn't dare cross Barack, if she wants his help in running to succeed him.

Cotton is a fighter.  He's articulate and informed, and bold.  A future president, perhaps.

March 10, 2015