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Mike Johnson may have to choose between Ukraine aid and his job
The Economist ^ | April 11 | The Economist

Posted on 04/15/2024 8:24:14 AM PDT by RandFan

Spare some pity for Mike Johnson, the stuck speaker of the House of Representatives. A relatively obscure congressman thrust into leadership six months ago when the ungovernable Republican majority threw out the former speaker, Kevin McCarthy, Mr Johnson may be defenestrated too if he does something that he seems to think that he must: provide additional military aid to Ukraine, over the objections of the isolationist wing of his party.

While the European Union and its member countries have contributed considerably to Ukraine’s budget and humanitarian needs, America has been Ukraine’s largest provider of military aid, amounting to $44bn since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. But further help has been stuck for months. In October 2023 President Joe Biden proposed that Congress appropriate $60bn for Ukraine as part of a security bill that would have spent a further $45bn on securing America’s southern border and on arming allies like Israel and Taiwan.

(Excerpt) Read more at economist.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: congress; deepstate; housespeaker; inbredneocons; israel; mikejohnson; neocohens; ukraine; usisbankrupt
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He'll go down with the ship I'm confident.

He's Deep State.

1 posted on 04/15/2024 8:24:14 AM PDT by RandFan
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“He’s Deep State.”

He’s sure to be amply compensated if he follows deep state orders.


2 posted on 04/15/2024 8:25:59 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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"He's Deep State."

Or compromised. Which I guess is essentially the same thing.
Kari Lake's revelation about being approached to sit out of politics for two years on behalf of "powerful people back East" should have been on every media network. But the story died a pretty quick crib death, imho. But it does indicate what appears to be SOP in DC.

3 posted on 04/15/2024 8:31:36 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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fall on the sword, Mike. I enjoy the laughs.


4 posted on 04/15/2024 8:33:58 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: RandFan

When billions of dollars are involved for deep state profit, expect your politician to screw the taxpayer.


5 posted on 04/15/2024 8:36:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: RandFan

The Economist = Far Left Wing Rag /spit


6 posted on 04/15/2024 8:36:42 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: RandFan

When Nancy Pelosi can built a $250 million net worth (yes, her husband is also independently wealthy) on a politicians salary, one must at least ask some questions....


7 posted on 04/15/2024 8:36:55 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: RandFan

(He’s Deep State.)

Yet he represented Trump during his impeachment.


8 posted on 04/15/2024 8:40:25 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
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After his last vote in die he will back the deep state.


9 posted on 04/15/2024 8:41:18 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: RandFan

Was he shown something in the SKEP that he is being Blackmailed for???


10 posted on 04/15/2024 8:44:40 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: PGR88

The entire GOPE needs him to get Pelosi type money.He will play.Paul Ryan and his cabal own him.


11 posted on 04/15/2024 8:45:12 AM PDT by cnsmom
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Go with Ukraine. The financial rewards are immeasurable. And you can blackmail them for more by threatening to tell the truth.


12 posted on 04/15/2024 8:46:43 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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Not sure why we think we have US interests in Ukraine except for the want of corruption. Ukraine had already been a member of the Soviet Republic and half it’s citizens are Russian. Nothing changes from 40 years ago....split it down the middle and let them have the Western Half.


13 posted on 04/15/2024 8:48:50 AM PDT by brjam (brjam)
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He’s a fake Christian beholden to money. He’ll fund the losing war in Ukraine, without doubt.


14 posted on 04/15/2024 8:51:40 AM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: RandFan

A real “man of God”...</s>


15 posted on 04/15/2024 8:52:48 AM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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It’s not an isolationist wing. I oppose undeclared or unauthorized wars.


16 posted on 04/15/2024 8:55:50 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory. )
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mike johnson has made his choice. its a nice prettydollar design “bad dragon” and he has installed it in the rectum of every American citizen.


17 posted on 04/15/2024 8:56:22 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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your heroine must be Moscow Marge.


18 posted on 04/15/2024 9:07:53 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Not sure why we think we have US interests in Ukraine


After UKR, the Baltics and Poland come next on Putin’s agenda of restoring the USSR. US soldiers will be fighting Russians directly. That’s why.


19 posted on 04/15/2024 9:10:09 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Terry L Smith

yup

and mike is sporting a new

“strozk smirk”


20 posted on 04/15/2024 9:11:24 AM PDT by cuz1961 (grouchy)
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