Axios: Republicans Plot Foreign Intervention Pullback

Obviously, I strongly approve of this, which is why I have endorsed a few candidates ahead of the 2022 midterms. The war in Ukraine and the fact that we have already spent over $50 billion on it highlighted the danger of allowing the Senate to be stuffed with neocons like Lindsey Graham.

Axios:

“Republican lawmakers — following former President Trump’s lead — are working with a wide range of conservative groups to pull back American support for Ukraine, the Middle East and Europe, officials tell us.

Why it matters: With the GOP poised to retake control of the House and perhaps the Senate next year, this contingent could grow substantially. Trump is backing candidates who’s explicitly broken with Republican foreign policy orthodoxy.

Driving the news: Eleven Senate GOP “no” votes on a $40 billion Ukraine aid package last week was the clearest sign the new coalition’s influence is expanding.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who led the Senate opposition, huddled in his office with several of the coalition’s key players before the House voted on the measure earlier this month. …”

I can either sit here and whine about the situation, wait for perfect candidates, allow Graham & Co. to continue to dominate the Senate, plunge us deeper into this war with Russia (no one knows where that ends) and suck up the cost of paying $4.37 a gallon EVERY SINGLE DAY indefinitely, OR, try to increase the divide in the GOP and shift the balance of power somewhat away from the hawks.