A Golden Opportunity For Ukraine Amidst Congress’s Chaos And Gridlock

Last week the Republican Congressional chaos and gridlock that narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown two weeks ago, shut down legislative operations of the U.S. House until they replace Kevin McCarthy, the first House Speaker in American history to be voted out as House Speaker. Since the same House Republicans responsible for McCarthy’s ouster are vigorous opponents of the Ukraine War, everyone who fears what this means for the war’s financial and military support overlooks the golden opportunity, the House Republican’s chaos and gridlock presents a way to guarantee the Ukraine War’s financial and military support.

When just 8 Republican Congresspersons, in defiance of their 210 fellow Republican House members, were able to successfully take the first-ever step of firing a U.S. House Speaker, it sent shock waves to everyone who realizes what’s truly at stake in Ukraine’s war with Russia. One of the reasons that the 45-day continuing budget resolution, which avoided the government shutdown two weeks ago, passed in the Republican-controlled House was because funding for the Ukraine War was deleted from it. The 8 far-right-wing conservatives who fired McCarthy are definitely opposed to further funding for Ukraine’s war, but there are growing questions about support for the war among more moderate right-wing Republican…