Irony is great. Z and the other European leaders will make Der Dotard crawl to them to gain their support. Trump has been Vlads patsy for years and now the little big man is selling out US forces to the Iranian military, giving targets to the Islamic republic. Russia cannot otherwise help its arms supplier Iran and Ukraine cannot give drones because those weapons are needed for homeland defense. With no significant support from any other country the US military is a bit over extended.

The only positive in this mess is that munitions factories in this country are cranking up production like that not seen in many decades. And next up: Cuba ...

Commission members who vote to approve this monstrosity know they will do so at the cost of their reputations and professional standing. The MAGA members who vote think that Der Dotard will reward them somehow, but he will kick them to the curb once they cast their votes. The sensible ones will abstain or walk in front of a bus on their way to the meeting where they would vote. A losing proposition any way. Better to resign now ...

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

"Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries[a] wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called Rabbi' by others.

"But you are not to be called Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
-Matthew 23:1-12