Posted on 12/03/2023 3:47:31 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Less than one month before Mike Johnson’s sudden ascent to the speakership, the Louisiana Republican, then a little-known member, joined with most GOP lawmakers to vote against $300 million in U.S. security assistance for Ukraine.
Now, as speaker, Johnson has surprised many on Capitol Hill by publicly and repeatedly calling Ukraine aid a critical priority for the House.
Where Johnson stands on Ukraine and how hard he plans to push for tens of billions of dollars in new aid could shape the future of the embattled country, just as the U.S. is facing questions about its commitment to Kyiv and its leadership role overseas.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Apparently, Mike’s Johnson is doing the thinking now.
stop name calling.
MIC capture.
...I think based on events in Ukraine the “Muscovite” threat (wow, you play that computer game too? You’re so intelligent using such terms) is a non-threat.
From the article.
“We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to march through Europe and we understand the necessity of assisting there,” Johnson said this week at a media event in Florida.
“He served on the House Armed Services Committee since 2021, and before becoming speaker, listed the Reaganite principle of “Peace Through Strength” abroad as a core principle that he planned to champion in Congress.”
If they really want to stop Russia, and Iran, get out of the way of American oil and gas production, exploration, and distribution.
From the article.
( from behind the paywall of which I couldn’t see you mean )
“We can’t allow Vladimir Putin to march through Europe and we understand the necessity of assisting there,” Johnson said this week at a media event in Florida.
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Not a statement that includes one single word about $$$.
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Thank gawd we got the wsj to translate and interpret to tell us what mike didn’t actually say ,, right ?
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That was incoherent so I don’t really know what you were trying to say except for the part about paywall.
Your post 8 was so specific and detailed about the article, that I had assumed you read it, I didn’t know you were just making it up.
“Notice the weasel framing of this.”
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That’s the real take away from it.
He must have just gotten some gifted-stock from Lockheed-Martin, Raytheon, etc. You don’t enter Congress and not get rich.
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We have the best government that money can buy.
-- Mark Twain
“If they really want to stop Russia, and Iran, get out of the way of American oil and gas production, exploration, and distribution.”
BINGO!
Blow it out your lie hole ahole12.
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Great news. Repel Russia. Drive Rooskies out of Ukraine! Obliterate Hamas. Or everything gets much worse in this world. Such as China growing the testicles to invade Taiwan. However, TSMC in Taiwan has announced that it will blow up and destroy it chip fab complex if the CCP/PLA invades. This TSMC fab is the worlds most advanced.
Chinas home grown chips are 13 (iirc) nanometers at best. And under US leadership they are banned from acquiring the most advanced chip making machinery from the Dutch and others. Also banned from buying Nvidia AI chips which go for as much as $30000 each. So the ChiComs are stuck and F’em.
This early on a Sunday morning and you are already out of control.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. And the one before that, and the one before that, and the one before that... You end up in the 80s’ pretty quick.
He is champion of the Pelosi budget, the new FBI headquarters, and every old Deep State program. He released the videos except for the crucial 5%.
He won’t be popular with that decision. Kevin McCarthy II.
Has the votes for it?.
Yawn...bought and paid for.
I’m not going to read the article as I’m 90% sure it’s just wishcasting. Is there a direct quote by Johnson in the article where he says that he wants to give Ukraine more money, as opposed to general yeah-let’s-help-them-non-commital lines?
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