McConnell cites Reagan in pitch for national security bill

The Hill ^ | 02/21/2024 | TARA SUTER

[ChicagoConservative27]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cited former President Reagan in a pitch for a national security bill in a Wednesday opinion piece.

“Today, much like in the Washington President Reagan faced, it has become popular in some circles to bet against American resolve and bemoan the global responsibilities that come with global power,” McConnell said in the op-ed in the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “Loud voices peddle the short-sighted and ahistorical notion that America’s interests do not extend beyond the water’s edge, and that abandoning our friends is the price of restoring order at home.”

McConnell then said he and his colleagues had “considered” the same responsibilities, and “in measuring the costs of America neglecting its leading role, the Senate chose to address the growing threats facing our nation and our closest allies around the globe.”

[cymbeline]

If “global responsibility” means bailing out countries that won’t do their part then I’m not for it.

[kawhill]

Mitch seems very eager to give Ukraine American tax dollars. I wonder why? Is he in on the grift like Biden, et al. are? Tell me Mitch what critical, national security interest does America have in Ukraine?

[Bishop_Malachi]

McConnell cites Reagan in pitch for national security bill

__________________________________________________

The cynicism that the current GOPe leadership displays never fails to surprise.