Washington Post: A MAGA Created Nightmare Is Unfolding For Ukraine

Sure, the Speaker of the House is a cringe AIPAC stooge, but at the moment I appear to be getting what I wanted in exchange for voting for the Republicans in the 2022 midterms. Ukraine aid has been stalled in Congress for months and appears to be dead in an election year. The foreign aid package for Israel also never passed the Senate. Gridlock has been better than a Democratic Congress.

Washington Post:

“Contrary to the positivity expressed after Wednesday’s White House meeting, prospects for passing any deal on immigration policy and Ukraine aid in the Republican-led House are near zero this month and even slimmer in the months to come. From the beginning, far-right House Republicans have intended to kill the aid by linking it to immigration reform — and the White House and Senate fell into the MAGA trap.

The fate of both efforts falls on one man, House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is beholden to his right wing and to former president Donald Trump. It is increasingly evident that Johnson (R-La.) has no actual plan or political incentive to compromise on either issue. The result is a legislative mess that will likely result in no Ukraine funding coming out of Congress this month or perhaps ever. U.S. support for Ukraine could dry up — a nightmare scenario for Ukraine and for U.S. strategy in Europe. … ”

New York Times:

“The Republican disconnect explains why, with an elusive bipartisan bargain on immigration seemingly as close as it has been in years on Capitol Hill, the prospects for enactment are grim. It is also why hopes for breaking the logjam over sending more U.S. aid to Ukraine are likely to be dashed by hard-line House Republicans.

The situation encapsulates the divide cleaving the Republican Party. On one side are the right-wing MAGA allies of former President Donald J. Trump, an America First isolationist who instituted draconian immigration policies while in office. On the other is a dwindling group of more mainstream traditionalists who believe the United States should play an assertive role defending democracy on the world stage. …”

It hardly matters now.

Even if another round of Ukraine aid cleared Congress, it wouldn’t change the outcome of the war. It would only extend the misery for a few more months. Everyone is already dead in Ukraine.