DEMS IN DISARRAY: Refugee Fight Splinters Democrats. “Despite President Obama’s high-minded moral posturing, Americans remain deeply concerned about the White House’s resettlement plan for Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. A Bloomberg poll found that only 28 percent of Americans want to proceed with the plan. Even high-ranking Democratic politicians are not persuaded by the president’s hectoring, as forty seven House Democrats have joined with virtually all Republicans to pass a bill toughening refugee screening with a veto-proof majority. Moreover, Democratic governors, including California’s Jerry Brown, reportedly sparred with the White House over its plans in a recent conference call.”