A few days back, the Senate approved $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, the vote was 86 to 11. The only NO votes were from GOP Senators.
The bill dedicates over
$4 billion for food and shelter needs in Ukraine, $15 billion for
defense operations and maintenance, $3.9 billion for U.S. forces in Europe, and
$2 billion for long-term support to NATO allies and DOD modernization
programs. $16
billion was dedicated to economic support for Ukraine.
The bill authorizes Biden to transfer articles and services to
Ukraine worth $11 billion without congressional approval.
These are unprecedented and astronomical sums, worse is that
bill has no built-in tracking mechanisms. Attempts by Sen. Rand Paul
(R-Kentucky) to add transparency
and accountability measures were blocked.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) told Fox News the
following after the bill was passed.
“My colleague, Senator Paul, has always been an isolationist.
He’s proud of it and believes that’s where America ought to be.
There’s always been a strand of isolationism in our party, but
it’s not the dominant view, which was expressed in the vote that we had today
and will be expressed again when we vote on the admission of Finland and Sweden
into NATO.”
Thus $40 billion of taxpayer money will be spent to defend and
rebuild a faraway country that has little to do with your well-being. Those who
asked questions or attempt to add accountability measures are branded
‘isolationists’ which is a euphemism for selfish and anachronistic.
This is having an employee who is exclusively engrossed in
rebuilding another firm while your firm that pays his salary struggles financially.
He uses your credit card to fund the needs of another firm. When you see your
credit card bill and demand accountability, he calls you pejorative names and
refuses to furnish details. You can’t terminate him because his contract states
he remains employed till 2027.
McConnell recently visited Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy.
“It’s in America’s interest to do this. This is not a charity
we’re involved in. It’s in our interests to help Ukrainians just like it’s in
the interest of NATO countries,” McConnell
told reporters after his meet with Zelenskyy.
McConnell called Putin a “ruthless thug” and added the
United States should be “first in line” to ratify potential new NATO members Finland and Sweden. He also
wants Biden to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terror.
Politico
reports that ahead of the trip, McConnell informed Biden that he
wanted to blunt President Trump’s influence by conveying to allies in Eastern
Europe that “Republicans believe NATO is important.”
McConnell told Biden he wanted to “push back against the
isolationist sentiment in my own party.”
Do not be surprised if McConnell concurs with Biden that the
"MAGA crowd" is "the
most extreme political organization that exists in
America."
The Democrats already have a January 6 Select Committee to
target the MAGA wing of the GOP. The Democrats are also conducting myriad
gratuitous probes on President Trump. The Democrats will gleefully assist
McConnell if he wants to bring harm to the ‘isolationist’ MAGA wing.
McConnell's tenure ends in 2027, he will be 85 by then, and
perhaps he may not seek re-election. Currently, there are no recall facilities
for Senators which gives McConnell five more years to do as he pleases without
any challenge or concern about being voted out.
The US is going through one of its worst phases in recent
history.
From the 40-year
high Inflation to the
supply chain crisis that has caused a shortage of essential items such
as baby formula. The
U.S. border remains open resulting in an influx of migrants and large-scale
trafficking of illicit
narcotics.
But neither McConnell nor his colleagues who visited Kyiv had the time to talk with suffering
citizens or local or state officials. They didn’t even utter perfunctory words
of assurance. The very citizens who pay for their salaries and who fund their
trips to Ukraine seem is the least of their concerns.
Worst McConnell’s utterances and actions are engaging the US
into a war with nuclear-armed Russia that could place the life of every citizen
in peril. McConnell conceded the war could “drag
on” yet he seems determined and committed to the welfare of
Ukraine.
From which we come to the Washington Democrat Establishment
that runs the show. This nefarious cabal exists solely to benefit its members
and their cronies. Engaging in prolonged conflicts in faraway nations is the
easiest way to profit without accountability.
Most of Washington, irrespective of party
affiliation, feeds off the establishment. The establishment ensures that
its members are taken care of. If someone suffers an electoral defeat, the
establishment finds him profitable employment elsewhere.
The establishment also takes care of family members, perhaps
an offspring is seeking admission to an Ivy League school, or perhaps another
needs a cushy government job. The members share a symbiotic relationship,
They closely watch each other's backs, always.
E.g. Elaine Lan Chao, the wife of McConnell comes from a
family that has extensive business interests in China. But nobody in the Biden
administration will question or investigate her. In return, McConnell remains
mum about Hunter Biden’s shady businesses.
They may pretend to have differences for which they put up a
charade on TV calling each other names. But on matters such as sending $40
billion in aid to Ukraine, they stick together.
It was President Trump’s presence that truly exposed them.
During his 2016 race challenged and exposed them. In response Republicans such
as Romney and McCain who willing lost to Obama during their respective
Presidential races, suddenly developed venomous fangs.
Establishment Republicans became Never Trumpers and opposed
Trump with the same petty viciousness as
Democrats. McConnell probably doesn't want Trump to win the White
House in 2024 as much as any far-left Democrat.
This is the biggest risk after the mid-terms in November. The
GOP may take back the Senate and the House but the power will not be used to
bring about real change.
Instead, the likes of McConnell will be focused on foreign
wars and other gratuitous pursuits that are disconnected from the well-being of
the citizen.
McConnell may get back his power owing to MAGA votes, but once
gains power he could collaborate with the Washington Democrat establishment to
wage war against President Trump and his supporters.
The likes of McConnell are still marginally better than a
far-left Democrat, he did enable the vote on conservative judges and helped
Trump pass the tax cuts that helped the economy. But he could commit an
act of betrayal when you most need him. We have seen in the past that it often
takes one vote to repeal or pass a bill or convict in an impeachment trial.
McConnell is hence an untrustworthy ally which is often
worse than a sworn and committed foe.
The adversary is expected to attack you and hurt your
interests, when the adversary causes you to harm you are prepared for
it. But when the putative ally colludes with the adversary to act against
you, it causes betrayal in addition to the harm which is infinitely worse.
Also appears on American Thinker
Comments
Post a Comment