Obama finally draws a line in the sand...

But it's on an issue that is of absolutely no value to his liberal base. Why didn't he show the same spine on the Bush tax cuts, the public option, a larger fiscal stimulus, judicial nominations,....?

Of course he's right on START. The Senate Republicans, apparently, are reflexively opposing it on the grounds that if Obama's for it it must be bad, despite the fact that it seems to be supported by every non-officeholding Republican in America. Perhaps the Republicans will come out of this with their polish scuffed, which could benefit the Democrats on issues like jobs, deficit, and health care in the months to come. One can hope.