As each institution Democrats and Republicans – together with GOP Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson – pushed for the U.S. to provide Ukraine $61 billion in support over the weekend, among the issues they mentioned have been thoughts blowing.
By no means thoughts the truth that after giving Ukraine nicely north of $100 billion already and their probabilities of defeating Russia getting worse by the minute, some lawmakers transcend even that absurdity with their phrases.
Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly might need stole the present, claiming that the Russia-Ukraine border was “OUR Border.”
‘You mean like the border between Virginia and Maryland?’ as pundit Michael Tracey joked.
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‘The Ukrainian-Russian Border is OUR Border’
“Some say we have to deal with our border first,” Connolly mentioned on the Home flooring.
He continued, “The Ukrainian-Russian border is OUR border.”
Wow, it’s? Identical as America’s borders or our states’ borders? We should have missed that in geography class.
Connolly went on, “It is the line between depraved autocracy and freedom-loving people seeking our democratic way of life. Do we have a share in that outcome? Yes. Undeniably yes. Are we going to seize this opportunity? Will we stand shoulder to shoulder with our Ukrainian brothers and sisters, who for 1151 days have been holding at bay the depraved, criminal dictator Vladimir Putin, who does not respect any norms of war?”
“We must meet this test today,” he added. “We must stand by Ukraine’s side. Slava Ukraine!”
What nerve he has. What nation does he signify?
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American Politicians Present Zero Disgrace in Sending Taxpayer {Dollars} to a Shedding Effort
To be clear: This Democrat, as did most Democrats and lots of Republicans final week, believes that prioritizing America’s southern border over the Ukraine-Russia border is flawed and immoral.
By no means thoughts {that a} majority of Individuals don’t need the U.S. collaborating on this warfare anymore. By no means thoughts that we’ve despatched billions upon billions to Ukraine already. By no means thoughts that they’ve proven little progress in opposition to Russia. By no means thoughts that the majority Ukrainians don’t wish to struggle and that nation’s authorities is drafting them to drive them proper into the meatgrinder.
American politicians are going to struggle tooth and nail to verify Individuals’ tax {dollars} go towards this unwinnable warfare effort.
Ceaselessly.
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