Bucco, I saw your post and have been trying to get some information about the START and background on the delay in signing.

One of my favorite sources when it comes to educating myself on political issues is the Heritage Foundation website. And yes it is a conservative think tank, but IMHO, it is one of the best places to get reliable information and a good beginning to educating yourself.

Anyway, I am going to link a page and you can go through it yourself and read what you want. Look at the dates and you can go back to April and read various commentary that may help you.

I am also going to link some of the articles from the list that I read and thought were helpful.

Also, BTW, it has been in committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the new START arms-control treaty with Russia in September by a 14-4, with three Republicans siding with Democrats. John Kerry is the chair of the committee.

"The Constitution gives the Senate the power to consider treaties negotiated by the president. Approval takes two-thirds of the 100-member Senate, or 67 votes, and the Senate has the power to amend the language. The process is cumbersome by design, and intended to give pacts with foreign nations bipartisan support at home."



List of all Heritage articles on START: Click on "Read more" at the end of the brief description of the article to read the full story. Also, at the bottom of the page, click "Next" to see the next page of stories to search through.

http://www.heritage.org/Search.aspx?...e=1&sort=score



Individual Heritage articles I liked:

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Com...us-the-records


http://blog.heritage.org/2010/10/20/...ated-promises/


http://blog.heritage.org/2010/11/19/...n-non-starter/


http://www.heritage.org/Research/Com...ontrol-Secrecy