Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden's plea for Congress to 'show some spine'

“It looks to me and to most of our members that we have no real chance here to make a law,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters.

The do-nothing Republicans are now the party of open borders.

They are going to find it tough campaigning on sitting on the most conservative piece border control legislations and doing absolutely nothing.

In other news, Mr Trump is not immune from prosecution. The walls are closing in for one D. J. Trump. One good thing is that the appeals court put in a deadline of next Monday, to see if he wants to appeal to the Supreme Court. I don’t even know if the Supreme Court will even take the case. And if they don’t, we’re back in business, baby.

The GQP is going to take the blame for this.

Biden was willing to give them almost everything they ever dreamed of as the price of getting aid for Ukraine and they walked away from their own negotiated bill.

And all because the orange buffoon needs an issue.

They don’t care about solutions. They don’t care about policy. They care about power.

And in the end, they’ll get neither.

Thuban

urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump

They did show spine, they stood up to Biden and the weapons industry that funds him and said no to more war.

Ukraine aid wasn't where is deal fell down, that would pass if it was a separate bill. Where is failed was border security. It appears that Trump doesn't want it and so the spineless shells of GOP representatives collapsed.

Politics has everything to do with it … as a U. S. citizen living in the USA and following the subject for over 50 years, the immigration hypocrisy usually came up during national election time … now it s an ongoing subject which has further deteriorated due to the involvement of the the former Insurrectionist-in-Chief and his mindless followers.

We the People of the United States of America deserve better.

This is the worst bill ever - full of earmarks and of a 118 billion dollars - only 20 goes to the border and even that is controversial. More than half (66b) of this flawed "border bill" goes to Ukraine/Zelensky and the military industrial complex.

Biden should use his executive authority to reverse the trump measures he cancelled in his first week which this bill does not address - Remain in Mexico, Title 42, wall construction.

Then the dems can go back to last year and vote on H.R.2 Secure the Border Act 2023 and get the border under control, if they are serious.

Don't fall for Biden and his forked tongue - he has done nothing for over 3 years except create this crisis of 11 million illegal crossings.

The GQP is now the party of open borders.

Congrats!

The dems are disingenuous when they suggest this is "bipartisan". James Lankford is one person and even he is rowing back his commitment to this flawed bill - that doesn't shut down the border till there are over 5000 daily crossings.

H.R.2 is right there and ready to go but they refuse do it. And don't forget Biden is currently suing Texas to dismantle razor wire and cease border enforcement. This administration is systemically dishonest.

Basically, this bill validates Biden's border policy for the last 3 years and does nothing to solve it, let alone shut it down - what a scam.

The do-nothing Republicans are now the party of open borders.

Abbott and all the Republican governors got it.

They are going to find it tough campaigning on sitting on the most conservative piece border control legislations and doing absolutely nothing.

No, they won’t because the Dems cannot make the border a campaign issue, they would lose on that alone. It’s not a border bill, it’s an immigration bill, a Trojan horse and good that is died the death that it did.

In other news, Mr Trump is not immune from prosecution.

That has nothing to do with Texas and U.S. sovereignty? You want to focus on the topic or Trump, which one?

The walls are closing in for one D. J. Trump. One good thing is that the appeals court put in a deadline of next Monday, to see if he wants to appeal to the Supreme Court.

We keep hearing this for 9 years.

I don’t even know if the Supreme Court will even take the case.

They probably will.

And if they don’t, we’re back in business, baby.

Well, not you, you are not a US citizen.

The GQP is now the party of open borders. 

Congrats!

If they passed this bill, they absolutely would be. But they say it for what it is. Anyway, it’s DOA! Thank God!

MAGAs are committed to not have any new laws to address the border. There should be commercials run about this.

JJEToday  07:11 am JST

The dems are disingenuous when they suggest this is "bipartisan". James Lankford is one person and even he is rowing back his commitment to this flawed bill - that doesn't shut down the border till there are over 5000 daily crossings.

Well he's not a liberal and clearly he signed off on it.

H.R.2 is right there and ready to go but they refuse do it.

Can you blame the Democrats for not trusting Trump farther than they can throw him? Which is not far I'm guessing.

And don't forget Biden is currently suing Texas to dismantle razor wire and cease border enforcement. This administration is systemically dishonest.

No, dishonest would be saying you are pro-Ukraine and then saying there is no bill that would cause you to vote for money for Ukraine.

JJEToday  07:03 am JST

This is the worst bill ever - full of earmarks and of a 118 billion dollars - only 20 goes to the border and even that is controversial. More than half (66b) of this flawed "border bill" goes to Ukraine/Zelensky and the military industrial complex.

Yes, surprise surprise, patriotic AMERICANS want to see Russia defeated.

MAGAs are committed to not have any new laws to address the border. There should be commercials run about this.

Especially if it’s disguised as an immigration bill. I agree.

These boneheaded republicans should go to the kremlin to receive medals from Putin for their loyal support against Ukraine.

Risky move by the Republicans. Will it pay off?

JJE

Biden should use his executive authority to reverse the trump measures he cancelled in his first week which this bill does not address - Remain in Mexico, Title 42,

Why? It is still in force. Obviously, it doesn't work.

wall construction.

He is.

What else should he do, because you seem to be unaware that what you are asking him to do, he is already doing.

Dec 2023: House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their “hill to die on” in negotiations that have already grown tense as Congress considers President Joe Biden’s $110 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs.

Feb 2024: Within hours of the bill's release Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not support it.

And there it is - the utter naked hypocrisy in black and white. Repubs demand border security measures be included in any aid package for Ukraine - and the Senate does its work in a bipartisan manner and produces a bill that supports Ukraine, our Pacific allies, and gives $20 billion more to border security and reduces asylum requests - and they bail on it...

And we all know why - Repubs are even openly admitting it...

"Let me tell you, I'm not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden's approval rating," Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN this week. "I will not help the Democrats try to improve this man's dismal approval ratings. I'm not going to do it. Why would I?"

BINGO Troy - thanks for admitting you and your fellow Repubs are a band of hypocritical cowards that want to continue to let "rapists and terrorists" into our country, just because you think it's politically advantageous for you...

Come Nov, all America will reward you for your "hill of lies"...

UChosePoorlyToday  07:39 am JST

Risky move by the Republicans. Will it pay off?

They are betting there will be no offensive action taken by Russia against NATO or China against Taiwan. Ever. We'll see if they win that bet.

bass4funk

The GQP is now the party of open borders. 

Congrats!

If they passed this bill, they absolutely would be. But they say it for what it is. 

What? Closing the border makes you an open border advocate? What kind of doublespeak is that?

The National Border Patrol Council supports this bill, so if the people working on the border, day after day, think it is good legislation, it probably is.

bass4funk

*The do-nothing Republicans are now the party of open borders.*

Abbott and all the Republican governors got it.

Abbott has put some razor wire around a park! A park?! How is that going to be useful? Pure political theatre.

bass4funk

They are going to find it tough campaigning on sitting on the most conservative piece border control legislations and doing absolutely nothing.

No, they won’t because the Dems cannot make the border a campaign issue, they would lose on that alone. It’s not a border bill, it’s an immigration bill, a Trojan horse and good that is died the death that it did.

No. It's a border bill. The Dems would want an immigration bill, because that would actually solve the problem. It's the best deal that the GOP have had ever and they dropped it. That is going to make a lot of Dems happy, because many of them didn't want all of the compromises.

The Dems can just call out the rampant hypocrisy of the Republicans and Trump. The political ads aren't going to be pretty.

The GQP is now the party of open borders. 

Congrats!

It has been especially since the now impeached Myorkas oversaw the border

What? Closing the border makes you an open border advocate? What kind of doublespeak is that?

In my country it means, the governor of Texas has it under control and the libs are frustrated because they can't keep it open anymore.

The National Border Patrol Council supports this bill,

Who is their boss?? Biden. Anyway....lol

so if the people working on the border, day after day, think it is good legislation, it probably is.

They don't, funny how the ones that have been interviewed off-camera say something completely different.

Abbott has put some razor wire around a park! A park?!

Yes, it the main port of illegal entry, so now if the illegals want to apply for political asylum, they need to go through the legal port of entry.

How is that going to be useful? Pure political theatre.

A 75% reduction in illegal crossing is now political? Ok...

What is Plan B for the Republicans if Biden is re-elected in November?

What is Plan B for the Republicans if Biden is re-elected in November?

Hard to say, that's like saying what happens if there is a tsunami in Egypt.

I blushingly have to admit that I don't understand the MAGA love for Russia. US enemies for what, 60 years or so, are now out good buddies. I don't understand the change in attitude. I also don't understand Make America Great Again. I missed the mailing on that. No one told me America wasn't great anymore. I think it's great, but I must be in the minority. And why is Ukraine such a bad, evil country? Because they allowed themselves to be attacked? I'm not following MAGA thinking at all.

What is Plan B for the Republicans if Biden is re-elected in November?

Whine, complain and crawl back under their rock.

It has been especially since the now impeached Myorkas oversaw the border

You keep saying this but it is not true. There hasn’t even been an impeachment vote yet. At this stage it is just an idea.

Bass - so no Plan B that you are aware of?

You keep saying this but it is not true.

Repetition is what is important, not truth.

Here is the nutty "border bill."

$20B Border Security

Ends Catch and Release

Expands Detention Capacity for families

Raises Asylum Standards

Fast Tracks Asylum Claims

50,000 New Visas over 5 years.

Work permits for qualified illegals

$650 million to expand the border wall, are they kidding???

Mandatory shutdown at 5,000 avg. encounters for 7 days or 8,500 for a single day.

These people are just insane.

DOA! Chuck it, there is no way on God's green earth that this junk will pass.

You keep saying this but it is not true. There hasn’t even been an impeachment vote yet.

It's coming.

At this stage it is just an idea.

A very real concerned one for the Dems at that.

It's coming.

So you were wrong to say he is impeached.

What will you do if he isn’t? Got a plan B for that too?

No. It's a border bill.

A poison pill to be more exact.

The Dems would want an immigration bill,

Then if that is the case, no need to attach Ukraine's aid to it, right? Make a separate bill.

because that would actually solve the problem. It's the best deal that the GOP have had ever and they dropped it. That is going to make a lot of Dems happy, because many of them didn't want all of the compromises.

Well, it hasn't and even if you are across the pond (while it is fun chatting) the reality in the US is, that the Dems had all 3 branches of government, they could have stopped this at any time and they didn't so if we back up and see how this all started, we can see the Dems never had any intention of sealing the border. Never.

The Dems can just call out the rampant hypocrisy of the Republicans and Trump.

Go for it. LOL

The political ads aren't going to be pretty.

And yet, the Dems will not run ads on the border. LOL! I hope they do though.

What is Plan B for the Republicans if Biden is re-elected in November?

Well, first they're going to say it was all "rigged" by Hugo Chavez and Taylor Swift...

Then they'll tell their army of domestic terrorists to storm state Capitols and the one in DC and finish what they started on Jan 6th 2021...and don't forget the nooses...

Then they'll request military aid and assistance from Putin and Xi...

It won't be pretty...

Bass - of course the government of Egypt has disaster plans in place for a tsunami, just like most nations with a coastline. To not have a plan would be irresponsible.

Then they'll request military aid and assistance from Putin and Xi...

They are welcome to try.

What is Plan B for the Republicans if Biden is re-elected in November?

Hard to say, that's like saying what happens if there is a tsunami in Egypt.

Yes, Egypt. A country bordering not one, but two major bodies of water.

A tsunami would be unthinkable, lol.

A better analogy would be “that’s like saying what happens if there is a tsunami in Japan”.

The odds are more akin to the current circumstances.

bass4funk

Abbott has put some razor wire around a park! A park?!

Yes, it the main port of illegal entry, so now if the illegals want to apply for political asylum, they need to go through the legal port of entry.

Or anywhere across the border that isn't this park. Duh.

bass4funk

How is that going to be useful? Pure political theatre.

A 75% reduction in illegal crossing is now political? Ok...

75% reduction in illegal crossing in this park. So now they are obviously crossing at places that aren't this park. I.e. no actual reduction.

of course the government of Egypt has disaster plans in place for a tsunami, just like most nations with a coastline.

When did the last one happen? Yes?

Yes, Egypt. A country bordering not one, but two major bodies of water. 

Well, to my point….

A tsunami would be unthinkable, lol. 

Lol, there you go!

A better analogy would be “that’s like saying what happens if there is a tsunami in Japan”.

No, I used more of an impossible situation.

The odds are more akin to the current circumstances.

If you want to make a ridiculous case point to the current argument, sure.

bass4funk

The Dems would want an immigration bill,

Then if that is the case, no need to attach Ukraine's aid to it, right? Make a separate bill.

Actually, Ukraine's aid was a separate bill, but Mike Johnson insisted that a border bill be attached to it.

So I'm fine with Ukraine's aid being a separate bill.

bass4funk

Well, it hasn't and even if you are across the pond (while it is fun chatting) the reality in the US is, that the Dems had all 3 branches of government,

No, they didn't, they didn't have the Senate. Biden introduced an immigration bill on day one. Blocked by GOP in the Senate.

they could have stopped this at any time and they didn't so if we back up and see how this all started, we can see the Dems never had any intention of sealing the border. Never.

Blame the GOP in the Senate.

Republicans are an embarrassment. Bet if they all knew this was their last time in office, they'd do something, not nothing.

As much as I'm a hard-liner about illegal immigration, I still will never vote for Trump. He's even worst than if 10M illegal immigrants get into the USA and stay.

His rudeness and lies are creating a downfall of America. When we cannot be civil towards opposing views and seek compromises, our civilization is at risk. One big liar shouldn't have that power, ever.

All the other GOP liars (about 80% of them) need to be ousted from office too along with about 20% of the DEM liars.

Don't vote for people who can't be trusted alone with a puppy or kitten.

bass4funk

It has been especially since the now impeached Myorkas oversaw the border

You keep saying this but it is not true. There hasn’t even been an impeachment vote yet.

It's coming.

Vote came and Mayorkas is not impeached.

Ring up another busted prediction for Bass...

You keep saying this but it is not true. There hasn’t even been an impeachment vote yet.

It's coming. 

"Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday, after four members of the caucus bucked party leaders and voted against an impeachment resolution in the House.

The failure of the impeachment bill represents a major blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had portrayed the vote to impeach Mayorkas as a necessary response to the migrant crisis on the Southern border.

The vote also put to rest more than a year of Republican threats to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republican-vote-to-impeach-mayorkas-fails-a-big-blow-for-johnson/ar-BB1hSDjb?cvid=727c07d34d0d4d1f8b91901236d2a033&ei=73

Keep those "accurate" predictions coming.....ROFL...

AAAANd, The attempt to impeach Mayorkas fails.

So. Much. Winning, lol.

Oh dear Bass. What’s plan B then?

Keep those "accurate" predictions coming.....ROFL...

Right up there with “He will never be indicted” lol.

The problem is that most of those Repubs / MAGA folks got no spine!

They're only echoing what Donald utters.

Sabotaging, prolonging, and later blaming the wrong side for their inabilities!

I hope that during the next election voters will make the right decision!

Repubs and MAGA are responsible if there is no secure border!

Repubs and MAGA are responsible if PUTAin keeps on going!

Repubs and MAGA will be responsible once US troops have to get involved fighting for and with other NATO members!

Actually, Ukraine's aid was a separate bill, but Mike Johnson insisted that a border bill be attached to it. 

The Israel funding is separate.

So I'm fine with Ukraine's aid being a separate bill.

They wouldn’t get a cent.

AAAANd, The attempt to impeach Mayorkas fails.

So. Much. Winning, lol.

But thankfully, Moore switched his vote to Nay to make it 214-216 so with the special election in Long Island next week and Scalise comes back they will have the votes and try again. Phew.

The Israel funding is separate.

Republicans and Democrats will also vote against that. It’s above in the article if you missed it.

So I'm fine with Ukraine's aid being a separate bill.

They wouldn’t get a cent.

I’d lay off on the predictions for a while.

The problem is that most of those Repubs / MAGA folks got no spine!

We do, thank God for Abbott

They're only echoing what Donald utters.

Why wouldn’t they, he’s head of the GOP and many of us will vote for him.

Sabotaging, prolonging, and later blaming the wrong side for their inabilities!

Sounds like something out of the Dems playbook, very familiar.

I hope that during the next election voters will make the right decision! 

Looking at every single poll, I am sure they will.

Repubs and MAGA are responsible if there is no secure border!

No, the Dems are, in 2020, they controlled all 3 branches of government they could have easily fixed this problem if they wanted. So they could then, but now that they don’t control the House and they can’t? This is why people think the left is losing their minds, no one is buying that excuse. They have control over every single thing, but now all of a sudden when it comes to the border, their hands are now tied. Lol, yeah ok…

Repubs and MAGA are responsible if PUTAin keeps on going!

No, you didn’t just say that! ROFL!

Repubs and MAGA will be responsible once US troops have to get involved fighting for and with other NATO members!

So people will blame a former president over the current president that’s overseeing a possible current military operation…..yeah, uh, that makes sense.

Israel bill failed. Oh boy.

Republicans and Democrats will also vote against that. It’s above in the article if you missed it. 

Well, the Dems definitely will and the Senate Republicans or swamp rats, perhaps.

I’d lay off on the predictions for a while.

Naw, I’m good.

AAAANd, The attempt to impeach Mayorkas fails.

So. Much. Winning, lol.

But thankfully, Moore switched his vote to Nay to make it 214-216 so with the special election in Long Island next week and Scalise comes back they will have the votes and try again. Phew.

Thanks for admitting your prediction that he would be impeached today was WRONG....

And pardon us if we doubt your prediction that no other Repubs will flip and on the Long Island vote result next week...given your track record...

Maybe you should ask the courts for immunity for making bogus predictions?

McConnell just announced to reporters this bill effectively is dead.

@bass4funk

The problem is that most of those Repubs / MAGA folks got no spine!

We do, thank God for Abbott

You don't say! This one here? https://www.abbott.com/

They're only echoing what Donald utters.

Why wouldn’t they, he’s head of the GOP and many of us will vote for him.

More like headless GQP!

Sabotaging, prolonging, and later blaming the wrong side for their inabilities!

Sounds like something out of the Dems playbook, very familiar.

Wrong answer - as everyone can clearly see (except for MAGAts)

I hope that during the next election voters will make the right decision! 

Looking at every single poll, I am sure they will.

Yup, Donald will be at Rikers Island and President Biden again POTUS!

Well, it took awhile, but I got through this beast of a bill. $118 Billion? (Reminder: the national debt now stands at a whopping $34.15 Trillion, and growing by leaps every day).

Beast? Well, yeah, in that it combined too many issues together. An impressive 370 PDF pages. And it would lay a labyrinth over border and immigration control issues that Androgenus would have appreciated in ancient times. And lots and lots of money, going every which-way, to do actually less over the situation, that would actually cure something.

It should have been stand-alones contingent on over-all passage of all of the stand-alones. You know the type of thing: In the event B, C, and D bills are not enacted, A shall not be enacted into law, either.

Personally, I get rather sick of these huge emergency omni bills, going from unveiling-to-first-vote in only a hand-full of days (three business days counts).

Late word was they intend to bring it to the floor tomorrow anyway, despite the kind of opposition they forsaw, anyway. Amazing.

Look for a stand alone bill on combined Israel-Ukraine funding.

The GQP flubs its border schtick AND gets the blame.

Mayorkas impeachment fails and the Lord Cultist isn’t immune.

Man, I don’t know how much mor GQP “winning” the cult will be able to handle.

Poor Joe. Seems the border is the only thing he won’t try to take credit for.

Blacklabel

Poor Joe. Seems the border is the only thing he won’t try to take credit for.

But Trump will take the blame for open borders.

Poor Joe. Seems the border is the only thing he won’t try to take credit for.

Poor Don. He gets to get taken up on his offer “Blame me, please.”

I blushingly have to admit that I don't understand the MAGA love for Russia

it’s pretty simple. He espouses Christian nationalism and hates the globalists, just like them. They like his efficient style of no-nonsense government where what he says goes, period. And they love his position on things LGBTQ.

It’s not a “border bill” when only 20 of 118 billion goes to “the border”.

lots of sad lobbyists and 10% cut expecters today.

More blatant failure on the part of this soon to be dismissed administration.

It wont be long before Mr. Biden Concede.

Mr. Trump is on the move like bulldozer and I doubt very much that Joe can stop him, the 2 wars in Palestine and Ukraine are having so much impact on most voters.

The people want to live in PEACE, The People want warm meals on their dinner tables, The people want to come home after a hard working day and watch Comedy show, a dramas, and not death and Destruction.

Enough of this madness right after COVID.

If Americans want stuff done, we need to elect more Dems and sensible Republicans.

BlacklabelToday  09:41 am JST

It’s not a “border bill” when only 20 of 118 billion goes to “the border”.

Golly, somebody better tell the GQP Senator from OK that the bill he negotiated on behalf of the party wasn’t a “border bill.”

Mr. Trump is on the move like bulldozer

With a 3 year old at the controls about to rampage off a cliff.

That’ll show that nasty cliff, lol.

*You don't say! This one here? **https://www.abbott.com/*

More like this.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/25/opinion/bidens-border-dereliction-forced-gov-abbotts-hand-and-caused-a-national-crisis/

They're only echoing what Donald utters.

And that's a good thing..

More like headless GQP!

Sabotaging, prolonging, and later blaming the wrong side for their inabilities!

Sounds like something out of the Dems playbook, very familiar.

Look where the GOP took lessons from

Wrong answer - as everyone can clearly see (except for MAGAts)

No, it's the right one, look at the polls.

Yup, Donald will be at Rikers Island and President Biden again POTUS!

That's just not going to happen. If they were by some odd stroke of Intel luck would get the chance then the Republicans can do the same to a former Democrat President. So the Dems need to be careful, they tried that with the filibuster and thought they had the last laugh and instead, the GOP got 3 conservative justices on the Supreme Court because of that. The Dems never learn, but if they want to go that route, so be it.

If Americans want stuff done, we need to elect more Dems and sensible Republicans.

That doesn't seem to be happening, when the Dems lost Snoop and 50 Cent, I knew their graves were dug.

I’d remind folks that RINO Lankford was on the talk shows just last weekend saying he had no issue with supporting Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault.

you guys simply can’t call him a Lincoln Project republican

Well, I guess one prediction was right. There’d be no more spending once the Republicans hold the gavel and the pursestrings. No more anything in fact.

Yup, Donald will be at Rikers Island and President Biden again POTUS!

That's just not going to happen. 

you’re right, Bass.

he won’t be at Rikers Island as the NYC cases are Civil cases with no possibility of jail time. We can agree, it won’t be Rikers.

I’d remind folks that RINO Lankford was on the talk shows just last weekend saying he had no issue with supporting Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault

Well, he knows it’s just he said/she said kind of a thing, now if there were physical DNA evidence that could prove that he did indeed rape her, he wouldn’t support him probably. So based on that, he obviously believes Trump, so why not support him?

Well, I guess one prediction was right. There’d be no more spending once the Republicans hold the gavel and the pursestrings. No more anything in fact.

Nor should it.

Biden's plea for Congress to 'show some spine'

The House GQP would have to grow a spine to show it.

Nor should it.

It must be a massive disappointment. You were so excited about a whole new era.

And then nothing happened.

JJEToday  09:21 am JST

McConnell just announced to reporters this bill effectively is dead.

well then JJE, I’d imagine that your editor at RT wants you to get busy writing a piece on that. Hop to it, yo!

quote: the Ukraine funding as wasteful.

It is. You could take down Putin's regime for around $20m. Target the leadership, not the cannon fodder.

somebody better tell the GQP Senator from OK that the bill he negotiated on behalf of the party wasn’t a “border bill.”

Tens of millions of people have told him that already online and on tv. Guess you haven’t been paying attention.

Mr. Trump is on the move like bulldozer and I doubt very much that Joe can stop him, the 2 wars in Palestine and Ukraine are having so much impact on most voters.

Mark, you think the MAGA base will tolerate Trump cracking the whip on Israel regarding Palestine why?

@Bass

It has been especially since the now impeached Myorkas oversaw the border

What ? “now impeached” ?

In whose dream?

The House GQP would have to grow a spine to show it

You could say that if they would have supported this poison pill.

It must be a massive disappointment. You were so excited about a whole new era. 

And then nothing happened.

Nor should it, nothing to be excited about.

somebody better tell the GQP Senator from OK that the bill he negotiated on behalf of the party wasn’t a “border bill.”

Tens of millions of people have told him that already online and on tv. Guess you haven’t been paying attention.

These would be the “tens of millions” that mistakenly believe that the election was stolen (AKA cultists) in the absence of any objective evidence because the Orange blob told them.

The rest of us who actually exist in reality, know that James Langford is a very conservative Senator who got the best deal for conservatives in a generation, all to be blown up by the moron of Mara-lardo because he needs an issue and not a solution.

Who’s paying attention indeed.

(This is where they pivot to polling 9 months out.)

"" Show Spine "" meaning bend over and keep on sending millions if not Billions to two wars while Americans are struggling to make ends meet.

NO, Sir. Enough is Enough.

What a great campaign theme to run on - "We're the open border Repubs - we want rapists, terrorists, and murderers to cross our border and come to your neighborhood"...

Good ole' boy Repub Troy Nehls said the quiet part out loud - REAL LOUD....

"Let me tell you, I'm not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden's approval rating," Republican Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN this week. "I will not help the Democrats try to improve this man's dismal approval ratings. I'm not going to do it. Why would I?"

Good question Troy - why fix in your words a "catastrophe" on the border with $20 billion more in border funding?

When you can use it to bluster and bombast about until Nov...let the catastrophe continue...and those illegals get to their jobs at Mar-A-Lago and Bedminster....

The American public clearly sees your utter hypocrisy, dishonesty, and deceit...

The rest of us who actually exist in reality,

Not the left, not by a longshot

know that James Langford is a very conservative Senator who got the best deal for conservatives in a generation,

For the swamp, I'm sure. When he, Mitch and Schumer conspire to make a border deal, be assured that there's something very nefarious about it's intentions.

all to be blown up by the moron of Mara-lardo because he needs an issue and not a solution. 

Yay!

Who’s paying attention indeed. 

(This is where they pivot to polling 9 months out.)

Judging by the polls, the left don't have much to stand on, definitely immigration is a death hill for them.

Dec 2023: House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their “hill to die on” in negotiations that have already grown tense as Congress considers President Joe Biden’s $110 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs.

Feb 2024: Within hours of the bill's release Sunday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not support it.

Groundhog Day ! Go back to June of 2013. The President was a Democrat, the House was Republican and the US Senate had painfully negotiated a border security bill but the Republican Speaker of the House killed it, fearing retribution from the newly powerful "Tea Party"

June 8, 2013: "House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he does not “see any way” of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that does not have backing from a majority of the House’s GOP members, calling the border security provisions in the measure currently making its way through the Senate “weak” and “laughable.” 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/boehner-calls-senate-immigration-bill-laughable-complicates-prospects-house-flna6C10361088/

It brings to mind an old saying often attributed to Mark Twain and perhaps erroneously so that "history doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes", as well as a Russian saying that "history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce". Both sayings seem to apply here.

RichardPearce

If the Senators had spines, they'd never have supported the overthrow of the last democratically elected government of a united peaceful Ukraine in the first place,

Had nothing to do with the US.

What comments here overlook is that Mitch McConnell has just been handed his backside with a very visible and very major political defeat by members of his own party who have openly defied him. As a result he has just lost a great deal of political power and his leadership of the GOP in the Senate is now perhaps open to challenge. The dynamics of this are still unfolding and may have profound effects.