(#5539) Ukrainian aid may finally be on the way past republican obstruction

      I am cautiously optimistic that the few republicans in the House who are firmly in the camp of protecting democracy will get this done. What shape or form it will take to get legislation to the floor of the House for a vote is still up in the air but it seems that a likely compromise will occur between democrats and republicans. The Senate passed bill will not likely be the legislation that gets to the House floor for a vote so more procedures will have to be hurdled but the aid itself being passed and signed by President Biden is ultimately coming.
     There is much I could say here about the delay in this crucial aid for Ukraine but I have said it many times before and don't want to dwell on the fact of republicans and their intransigence. Suffice it to say that the aid although nearly 4 months in arrears will finally be coming if I feel the drift of how negotiations are going between the two parties and the chaos in the republican party. Protecting democracy should be all of our duty to affirm and why too many republicans are less than patriotic to democracy is a baffling question. We democrats stand united in protecting democracy everywhere it is possible.
     I know I have been optimistic in the past about this aid being delivered through republican obstruction but this time it seems the necessary republicans for the aid to succeed are doing what it takes to make that happen. The consequences for Ukraine are dire and although the aid is quite late it will help bolster not only Ukraine's defenses but will provide a morale boost to Ukraine that will be transferred over to the battlefields. All Ukrainians have asked for is aid while they provide the manpower and initiative to go into the trenches and dig out the pestilent russians who have invaded their lands. I hope I have this correct and the aid is truly delivered over the next several months. Ukraine deserves our help and for the courageous and able people of Ukraine I wish them all the best they need to defend and protect democracy.