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In one of the most stunning rebukes of a sitting president by a member of his own party, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) accused President Obama of taking his talking points on Iran straight out of Tehran after the State of the Union Address.

Its not the first time the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has disagreed with the president.

In early January, when Obama announced his unilateral opening to Cuba, Menendez said the administration got absolutely nothing for giving up everything that the Castro regime wants.

Menendez gives hope that there are at least a few Democrats who understand the nature of totalitarian regimes.

He knows a bad deal when he sees one. And the presidents line on Irans nuclear program that weve halted the progress of its nuclear program and reduced its stockpile of nuclear material is nothing short of a lie.

Now, the question for Democrats will be whether others will join Menendez in pushing for tougher sanctions against Iran.

The president has already announced hell veto a sanctions bill, but Menendez would need only 12 other Democrats to join the 54-member Republican majority to overturn a veto.

Wishful thinking? Maybe. But 11 Democrats in the Senate have co-sponsored Iran-sanctions legislation along with Menendez. If all could be persuaded to vote to overturn a veto, Menendez would need only one more, assuming the GOP ranks hold firm.

The stakes are high enough that fear of what Iran could do with a nuclear arsenal might trump the usual partisan politics.

Menendez has introduced a bill with Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) that would apply tough new sanctions if the talks dont produce an acceptable agreement by June 30.

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Democrats revolt on Iran