Morning Tips

++Gallup has President Obama in positive terrain--48 to 47.

++John Kerry explained that he was not going to apologize for the Republicans' letter to Tehran.

++The Saudis say that if the agreement allows for a large nuclear infrastructure, they want the same.

++John Kerry explained why the letter by the Republicans was constitutionally wrong and how the GOP has the right to vote on listing sanctions.

++Ehud Barack endorsed Isaac Herzog. The economist believes with the crazy quilt of papers that Bibi could assemble a coalition.

++J Street has their election coverage up and running.

++Josh Marshall gives you a sense of the mini-debate that happened between Bibi and Herzog on Channel 10. Bibi complained that Zionist Union had outside help, neglecting to mention the 3 GOP operatives working for him. Bibi listed his accomplishments but they weren't much better than what I wrote last night.

++Vladimir Putin did surface in Kyrgistan.

++The right is positively thrilled by Hillary's e-ghazigate. It takes them back to the early part of their career--Drudge, Ann Coulter, Rush. Back to the 1990s. 

++We reached the debt ceiling today and nothing will be done.

++Mitch McConnell will not allow a vote for Loretta Lynch until the Senate passes the human trafficking bill with its abortion clause.

++Now that Richard Scaife is going,the Pittsburgh Tribune is having a crush on Jim Webb.

++Since California has only one year of water left,am receiving conservative e-mails attacking America's Governor Jerry Brown.

++Has anyone seen Chris Christie or Vishnu Jindal? They are the mysteriously missing GOP presidential candidates. Their polling numbers are almost non-existent.