against maga & it’s love for Putin.

FOREIGN AID PACKAGE ADVANCES — It took months, but the House finally passed the behemoth $95 billion foreign aid package yesterday in a series of overwhelming votes. It’s headed to the Senate, where it’s likely to pass and head to Biden’s desk for signature.

The vibes on center-right: “To me, it is a true profile in courage to put the interests of the nation above his own — himself and his career,” said Foreign Affairs Chair MICHAEL McCAUL (R-Texas). “It was a gutsy call, but he knew it was the right thing. My stock in him went way up.”

NYT’s Catie Edmondson has a great stepback this morning on how Johnson, who as a backbencher voted against Ukraine aid, finally got to a yes: “He huddled with top national security officials, including WILLIAM J. BURNS, the C.I.A. director, in the Oval Office to discuss classified intelligence. He met repeatedly with broad factions of Republicans in both swing and deep red districts, and considered their voters’ attitudes toward funding Ukraine. He thought about his son, who is set to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in the fall.

“And finally, when his plan to work with Democrats to clear the way for aiding Ukraine met with an outpouring of venom from ultraconservatives already threatening to depose him, Mr. Johnson, an evangelical Christian, knelt and prayed for guidance.”

From the far right: “This whole bill package is an absolute sham and disgusting, and I blame Speaker Mike Johnson for that bill even being on the floor,” said Rep. LAUREN BOEBERT (R-Colo.). “I will never support Speaker Mike Johnson as speaker again. That’s for certain.”

Courtesy The Playbook

Also this…

“ Protecting democracy” is a salient issue for voters. There’s a difference between what voters identify as the “most important issue facing the country” (on that, “inflation and the cost of living” registers 23%, followed by immigration/the border, at 22%) and what they identify as the issue most important in determining their own vote (on that, “protecting democracy or constitutional rights” was on top with 28%, followed by immigration/the border at 20% and abortion at 19%).


The reader will note: While most of the GQP will vote against America if their leader demands.

The Democratic Party will vote for America even if Johnson gets the credit.

Amazing.