Subject: Re: More Republicans Voted for Russia
OK, the Senate never sent it over to Johnson. Because Johnson said "don't bother". We agree.

You have to admire the Dems for out maneuvering the Repubs once again.

Honestly, they did no such thing. They gave in on a lot of stuff in the original bill. They were -hat in hand- "please, sir, may we have Ukraine aid". The Reps outmaneuvered themselves. I can accept that Trump was the root cause, but the Reps (including/especially Johnson) didn't have to listen to him. He has no power or authority at the present time. As you lamented at the time, Johnson should have brought it to the floor for debate (and then it either passed or not).

So I won't blame it all on Trump. As usual, he thinks he's a master of "getting a better deal", but he seldom ever does. He unwittingly outmaneuvered himself, and the other Reps with the actual power went along with it.