• Hillary has been wearing orange pantsuits. Someone’s been planning ahead.
• In a speech at American University defending his Iran deal, President Obama accused its Republican opponents of making “common cause” with Iranian hard-liners. The GOP–hard-liner axis was soon joined by the Senate’s third-ranking Democrat, Charles Schumer. “The very real risk that Iran will . . . use the agreement to pursue its nefarious goals is too great,” Schumer said. Bucking Obama on such a major issue was a bold move. White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested that Democratic senators keep Schumer out of their top spot after Harry Reid retires, while MoveOn compared Schumer to Joseph Lieberman (that being, in their view, a bad thing). Yet Schumer was not bold enough. If Iran’s goals are nefarious and the deal really risky, then he should want other senators to join him. Yet he has said that he will not try to persuade others — suggesting that he opposes the deal only to please constituents and donors. Emerson was no politician, but he said it best: When you strike at a king, you must kill him.
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