Republicans Have Nothing to Offer on Ukraine

[applegrove]

Republicans Have Nothing to Offer on Ukraine

March 4, 2022 at 4:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 110 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/04/republicans-have-nothing-to-offer-on-ukraine/

"SNIP.......

Jonathan Bernstein: “One group of Republicans spent the buildup to the war mocking Biden’s warnings about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion plans; that includes the rump faction that had, until about a week ago, ranged from Putin-curious to full-on Putin fans.”

“As for most other Republicans? They have demonstrated they have little or nothing to offer. They’ve been at their best — or I suppose their least-worst — when they bash Biden for vague, unspecified weakness without suggesting how he’s been weak in Europe or what specifically they want him to do to be stronger. But it goes downhill when they do suggest specifics, whether it’s Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker advocating for a U.S.-imposed no-fly zone (which Florida Senator Marco Rubio, to his credit, knocked down as the beginning of World War III) or South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham calling for someone to assassinate Putin.”

“Republicans are so averse to agreeing with anything a Democratic president is doing that, when a Democratic president occupies the middle ground, they have little to say.”

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[SoonerPride]

1. "Biden is doing everything all wrong!"

"OK, what would you do differently?"

"That's not the point!"

[Claustrum]

6. I mean, it worked well for them with the whole ObamaCare thing.

They complained about it since day 1 and still didn't have any replacement ideas some 14 years later. But hey, it is partly responsible for helping them elect Trump in office.

[SoonerPride]

8. 100% true

I sell small group and individual health insurance. In red trump-ville Oklahoma.

People are shocked when they realize the ACA helps them out.

Like, yeah, this is the law your local politicians and news tell you sucks and is awful but it guess what, it actually works.

Go figure.

[Claustrum]

9. I still remember reading a news article

where they interviewed someone in Kansas or Kentucky, they asked the person how he/she likes their state ACA which is named differently, and the person praised it and said it's super good. Then, they asked the person how he/she liked ObamaCare, and the person detested and hated it. This is why we attribute "good messaging" for the republicans because they can sell these lies to these people when they are asking about the exact same thing and they can come out with different results.

[2naSalit]

2. They have nothing to offer us...

So I can't imagine how they'd have anything for anyone else. I mean, they're obligated to serve their constituents and all they can do is serve themselves, that's all they have to offer.

[applegrove]

3. They have no policies on anything unless they hurt people. They have nothing to add

on Ukraine. They are just there to social engineer through play-acting populism for their right wing plutocrat masters.

[spanone]

4. For years they have relied on one thing....tax breaks for the rich and corporations

that's their entire bag of tricks

[BannonsLiver]

5. They've got nothing to offer on anything

Other than bile and more bullshit lies.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Republicans can no longer identify the middle ground, so they're out of touch permanently nt

[smb]

11. To Be Fair, They're Kinda Busy Seeking Alternate Funding Sources nt