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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell : "Make no mistake"
So much of the hesitation and shortsightedness that has delayed this moment is premised on sheer fiction, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday. Make no mistake: delay in providing Ukraine the weapons to defend itself has strained the prospects of defeating Russian aggression.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/23/senate-vote-foreign-aid-ukraine-israel/
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McConnell : "Make no mistake" (Original Post)
speak easy
Apr 23
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NoMoreRepugs
(9,470 posts)1. "Sheer fiction" meaning phooties orders??
Bayard
(22,163 posts)2. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.....
Skittles
(153,193 posts)3. go fuck yourself, McConnell
you very much helped make your fucked-up party what it is today
justaprogressive
(2,234 posts)4. McConnell reaped the
Whirlwind...
Midnight Writer
(21,803 posts)5. What's the difference between "sheer fiction" and "alternative facts"?
The Senator who has announced he will vote for a known conman for President is worried that the conman's policies are based on "sheer fiction"?
What a patriot!
robbob
(3,538 posts)6. Hey Mitch, "straining the prospects of defeating Russian aggression" is the whole point.
But you already knew that, right?
localroger
(3,631 posts)7. Just getting back to his roots
I'm so old I remember when you couldn't call yourself a Republican unless you hated Russia and did everything possible to curb its aggression.
GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)8. So, in other words, the military contractors in his state got pissed off.
Which I suspect is the case for all the other GOPers who voted for the package. They are the ones who will be reaping big financial benefits from producing all that ammunition and military hardware.