Stef W. Kight and Zachary Basu of Axios reported tonight that the border measure, on which a bipartisan group of senators have worked for four months, is “on life support” after former president Trump urged his supporters in the House to block it so he can run on the issue. Senators are still holding out hope they can get it through, blaming “misinformation” about the bill, whose text has not yet been released.
Thank you for sharing Sen. King’s eloquent remarks that crystallize the momentous stakes in the budget fight over Ukraine.
I never thought I would live to see the day when so many members of Congress would support someone as evil as Putin. It’s beyond shameful. Perhaps one day we’ll learn they have a personal financial reason for doing so.
Or is traitor Trump’s hold on them so great that they willingly work against the foreign policy interests of the nation and its allies?
Trump is all about red meat. Carnage is his currency and lexicon.
I was reminded of this when writing a post tonight about the most important Covid studies from this past month. One of the analyses published in the BMJ found that thousands of frontline workers died in the US because of misleading federal leadership and a muzzled CDC that was also much too slow to admit the airborne nature of this virus.
And yet Trump had the power to wield the Defense Production Act. Making N95 masks would haves saved many of those front line workers in the darkest days. He invoked the Act once - to compel meatpackers to keep packing meat. More meat. More death.
This man trades in carnage on ever more massive scales as he threatens to destroy the post WWII world order and our relative peace from his perch in the peanut gallery.
We now have a domestic terrorist organization masquerading as one of the two major political parties. I appreciate what Senator King said, but he should’ve gone further in my opinion. He should’ve called for the expulsion from Congress of all who support Putin by supporting Trump. He should’ve called Trump the seditionist criminal he is. At this time in our history, we need leaders who are even bolder than Senator King to lead us out of the darkness.
“For his part, King said, “I want to stand on the side of resisting authoritarianism, on the side of democracy...” and I too want to stand on the side of democracy and justice and freedom. Stand up, speak up and keep working together. We have too much to lose to give up now or ever. Thank you Professor for joining History with the present and the future. For our children and grandchildren and all the tomorrows.
Having lived on over a half-dozen military bases as the child of a career military father, now after 70 years I always think of the many millions of our military that sacrificed their lives, one of them being my Dad that we might have better ones. Our country idolizes them and our commitments to / from our allies thru movies, TV, novels and storytelling yet, in moments like this our politicians can callously cast them all aside for a political chip, in this case our support for the brave Ukranians.
One wonders it is yet one more inhuman influence by their bone-spurred "leader" whose belief all military to be "suckers & losers" so, whose lives can be forfeit. Their votes will be remembered.
Yes, of course Senator Angus King speaks from accurate history and for a similarly apt truth today.
And trailer trash Majorie Taylor Gazpacho speaks for the entirely opposite. Not fantasy (that would be too easy, too much in the realm of the predictably constant lying such as from her hero the fat, orange fraud, the doddering, bing-bong-bing-bong idiot rapist).
They eat their own -- that's the truth opposite Senator Angus King's. Just as do the demons in Koyoharu Gotōge's "Demon Slayer," the truly demented go not just in clown car circles, but in rotations involving murder (and eating) of each other.
We support Ukraine not because it’s a nice, charitable gesture, we support Ukraine because it is very much in our national interest to do so.
I believe if one asked Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert, et al about the Sudetenland in 1938 one would get a blank stare and a “Huh?” One doubts that King’s magnificent speech registered at all in the minds of those most in need of a history lesson.
It’s a sad day for the United States when I almost applaud Mitch-the-Switch McConnell for being one of the few ‘right headed’ Republicans in Congress.
Meanwhile, many of the Turkey Turd Trumpites are traitors to the United States of America on such vital matters as Ukraine, immigration on the border, and funding our government’s ongoing operations.
Angus King gave them a Thomas Paine COMMON SENSE oration that, in normal times, would shame these TTT. Alas, they are too shameful to feel shame.
Such an impressive speech by Sen. Angus King. Thank you Heather for putting your spotlight on it.
Thank you for sharing Sen. King’s eloquent remarks that crystallize the momentous stakes in the budget fight over Ukraine.
I never thought I would live to see the day when so many members of Congress would support someone as evil as Putin. It’s beyond shameful. Perhaps one day we’ll learn they have a personal financial reason for doing so.
Or is traitor Trump’s hold on them so great that they willingly work against the foreign policy interests of the nation and its allies?
You hit it out of the ballpark today Heather! I second the Thank you for highlighting Senator Angus Kings speech. It's magnificent
Trump is all about red meat. Carnage is his currency and lexicon.
I was reminded of this when writing a post tonight about the most important Covid studies from this past month. One of the analyses published in the BMJ found that thousands of frontline workers died in the US because of misleading federal leadership and a muzzled CDC that was also much too slow to admit the airborne nature of this virus.
And yet Trump had the power to wield the Defense Production Act. Making N95 masks would haves saved many of those front line workers in the darkest days. He invoked the Act once - to compel meatpackers to keep packing meat. More meat. More death.
This man trades in carnage on ever more massive scales as he threatens to destroy the post WWII world order and our relative peace from his perch in the peanut gallery.
Those studies, if interested, and keep vaxing:
https://mccormickmd.substack.com/p/covid-articles-and-studies-that-caught
God bless Sen. Angus King. He has drawn a stark and accurate historical parallel which we will ignore at America’s--and the world’s--peril.
This is an incredible letter. I would love to have Heather record it so people can hear it.
We now have a domestic terrorist organization masquerading as one of the two major political parties. I appreciate what Senator King said, but he should’ve gone further in my opinion. He should’ve called for the expulsion from Congress of all who support Putin by supporting Trump. He should’ve called Trump the seditionist criminal he is. At this time in our history, we need leaders who are even bolder than Senator King to lead us out of the darkness.
We are very fortunate in Northern New England to have Senator Angus King from Maine and Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont.
“For his part, King said, “I want to stand on the side of resisting authoritarianism, on the side of democracy...” and I too want to stand on the side of democracy and justice and freedom. Stand up, speak up and keep working together. We have too much to lose to give up now or ever. Thank you Professor for joining History with the present and the future. For our children and grandchildren and all the tomorrows.
Having lived on over a half-dozen military bases as the child of a career military father, now after 70 years I always think of the many millions of our military that sacrificed their lives, one of them being my Dad that we might have better ones. Our country idolizes them and our commitments to / from our allies thru movies, TV, novels and storytelling yet, in moments like this our politicians can callously cast them all aside for a political chip, in this case our support for the brave Ukranians.
One wonders it is yet one more inhuman influence by their bone-spurred "leader" whose belief all military to be "suckers & losers" so, whose lives can be forfeit. Their votes will be remembered.
Yes, of course Senator Angus King speaks from accurate history and for a similarly apt truth today.
And trailer trash Majorie Taylor Gazpacho speaks for the entirely opposite. Not fantasy (that would be too easy, too much in the realm of the predictably constant lying such as from her hero the fat, orange fraud, the doddering, bing-bong-bing-bong idiot rapist).
They eat their own -- that's the truth opposite Senator Angus King's. Just as do the demons in Koyoharu Gotōge's "Demon Slayer," the truly demented go not just in clown car circles, but in rotations involving murder (and eating) of each other.
We support Ukraine not because it’s a nice, charitable gesture, we support Ukraine because it is very much in our national interest to do so.
I believe if one asked Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert, et al about the Sudetenland in 1938 one would get a blank stare and a “Huh?” One doubts that King’s magnificent speech registered at all in the minds of those most in need of a history lesson.
It’s a sad day for the United States when I almost applaud Mitch-the-Switch McConnell for being one of the few ‘right headed’ Republicans in Congress.
Meanwhile, many of the Turkey Turd Trumpites are traitors to the United States of America on such vital matters as Ukraine, immigration on the border, and funding our government’s ongoing operations.
Angus King gave them a Thomas Paine COMMON SENSE oration that, in normal times, would shame these TTT. Alas, they are too shameful to feel shame.
May we please have ALL Democrats & Independents echo Senator Kings words across the country daily until after the election.
Three cheers for Angus King! None of it should need saying, but it DOES in the clearest possible terms. This issue ought to be beyond US politics.
Fantastic speech by Senator King!