—March 2024: Mitch McConnell calls it "grotesque" for Chuck Schumer to criticize Netanyahu policy. (Image 1)
—Jan 2015: McConnell and John Boehner invite Netanyahu to address joint meeting of Congress and criticize Obama policy. W/o alerting Obama. (#2)
Never change, Mitch.
I really don't think Boehner gets enough credit for helping to bring the GOP down the road they went just because he liked to get drunk and high after he stepped down.
They guy correctly identified Trump as a huge threat to America post-J6.
And just endorsed him to lead the nation in 2025.
McConnell is a moral vacuum.
The moral pole star of the right: Good and bad, right and wrong, are determined exclusively by who and what you are (or claim to be, or are perceived to be), with zero regard to what you have or haven't done.
This is why most Americans do not trust our institutions. We learned from VNWar, Banking crisis, “The Great Recession “ our institutions failed most of us and seem to actually work to impoverish and bury, rather than lift up and support. Capitalism or subjugation?
McConnell/Netanyahu decided that giving Obama the finger was good domestic politics for both of them. They chiseled away at decades of bipartisan US support for Israel. Just one of many ways they helped create this moment.
This is also why I dont feel like criticism of Biden for Israel is quite realistic. Bibi is obviously aligned with Republicans and will do what he can to damage Biden.