THEN CHUCK SCHUMER CAME OUT AGAINST THE DEAL, WHICH MAKES THIS AWKWARD: Obama doubles down on his comparison between Iranian hardliners and Republicans who oppose his Iran deal. Will anyone in the press ask Obama if he thinks Chuck Schumer is comparable to an Iranian hardliner?

This is bush league stuff. They may still pull this out, but it’s beginning to look like Obama’s Syria debacle. Will Putin provide him a figleaf again?

Related: Obama To Jews: If This Deal Fails, I’ll Blame You. Blame the Jews for his own incompetence? Now that sounds like something an Iranian hardliner might do. . .