The rubber has met the road. Speaker Mike Johnson has been wedged into a no win situation. He’s trying to appease Trump and his MAGA idiots and certain Jewish elements in his constituency. Those who are sympathetic to Israel want more aid and visible moral support for Netanyahu as Iran enters the picture. Israel is obsessive about responding to the Iranian attack and that will surely cause a more widespread war. Iran is buddies with Russia and Putin has already implied that he will support Iran against Israel. So Mr. Johnson is in a squeeze. He knows that the Democratic majority in the Senate will not approve more aid for Israel UNLESS there is aid for Ukraine also in the bill. And therein lies the “rub”. Trump and Putin are kindred souls so a GOP aid package for Ukraine is just not acceptable to the Donald and his MAGA nuts. But then Israel will not get aid either. If Johnson cuts a deal on Israel and Ukraine–he’s probably out as Speaker. And if he doesn’t cut a deal–he will be hounded by his own slim majority in the House of Representatives. This is a sure “lose-lose” situation and one that will face ANY GOP member who is dumb enough to volunteer for the hot seat occupied by the temporary Speaker. The real fear, of course, is that the GOP fiddles Ukraine AND Israel burn. Chaos–spelled G-O-P–has reached critical mass and they have no one to blame but themselves. Let’s hope the country can survive while Republicans try to find a solution to their circular firing squad strategy.
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