Mike Johnson’s Moment of Truth

The Senate Bill that involves money for the border, Ukraine and Gaza has been declared a train wreck by every conservative that’s read it.  It turns the open border that Joe Biden created into the legal status quo.  It allows for amnesty of untold number of illegals.  And it gives Ukraine another $60 billion.  Mike Johnson says it’s a terrible bill.  Okay, so that should be enough to bury it and anything like it for the duration of 2024.

But this is Washington DC.  The pressure to get the money for Ukraine is going to be tremendous.  The question is what will they be willing to trade for it?  I can imagine the Democrats will be so desperate they will be willing to promise just about anything.

But there lies the risk.  Whatever goodies they dangle in front of Mike Johnson to get him to sign on will need to be inspected microscopically for traps and loopholes.  In addition, as we’ve seen, just because a law says the federal government has to do x, y and z doesn’t mean they will.  Look at the current situation on the southern border.  There are already clear mandates for the Border Patrol to prevent illegals from entering the United States and courts with the power to deport them.  But none of that occurs.  There are laws that empower the federal government to identify companies employing illegal aliens and punish those companies and deport those illegals.  That never happens either.

Basically, if I were Mike Johnson, I’d tell Joe Biden to shut the border down completely, deport ten million illegals and build the wall before expecting to get another penny for Ukraine.  And if he says no, I’d tell him to go pound sand.  Which, come to think of it, he should tell him regardless of whether he does those things or not.  Joe Biden is a slimy lying sack of crap and should be addressed and treated as one at all times.

So, this is a very good test of Mike Johnson’s courage and instincts.  I can only imagine what kinds of threats and pressure will be brought to bear by the usual suspects.  He will be accused of being a traitor and a Putin puppet and all the usual nonsense by every toady and henchman of the Uniparty and by their paymasters at Raytheon and the other defense contractors that feed like vampires directly from an artery of this country’s life’s blood.

What would be victory?  I would say, not sending a penny to Ukraine and not codifying anything at the border that legitimizes a single illegal alien.

I’ve got to be honest, I’m not super hopeful he can stand up to the whole bureaucracy, the White House and the Congress.  But if there was ever a moment when it should be done, this is it.  Holding off that money until November should be enough to end the Ukraine war.  Zelensky will be booted out by his own people and a deal will be cut with the Russians that should end the wholesale slaughter.

The example that will set for the rest of the world will be important.  It will show that the American people can rein in the maniacs that have been running our foreign-policy for decades and show that it’s possible to advance American security and interests without inciting and blundering into wars everywhere we go.

Good luck Mike.  Just say no.