As I write this an ad hoc Senate committee is attempting to forge a broad border security bill that would attract 60 votes in the Senate thereby paving the way for passing much needed aid to Ukraine and Israel. It is frightening that the national security interests of the United States is being compromised by the Republican wrecker caucus.
Perhaps more dangerous is the fact that the Republican Party is now home to a Putinista caucus as well that likely will vote against Ukraine aid no matter what the Senate Democrats and Biden offer up on immigration. Indeed the best that can happen to the Democrats is to make a deal on immigration, because if they don't put this issue behind them they could very well be a gonner in the next election.
Not to be out done the Hamas caucus within the Democratic Party will likely vote against any aid to Israel. Thus if any bill comes out of the Senate it will likely be a coalition of the centrists of both parties and I would like to point out that once again my favorite Senator, Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) is leading the charge to forge a workable bill.
However the question remains whether or not the House, which is not in session, would actually pass any Senate compromise. In that body the Putinista caucus would rather have an issue than passing substantive legislation.
Last week marked the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It would be tragic if Congress' failure to act on Ukraine aid will be remembered as a week of infamy.
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