Ferrebeekeeper has been incommunicado for a long time, but unfortunate events in the larger world necessitate a return to writing.  Most notably, the Republican/Fascist party has been attempting to sabotage the Ukraine resistance to territorial Russian aggression in the hopes that Russia will destroy and annex the Ukraine (presumably as a first step to Russian takeover of Europe and then of the United States).  Egged on by Donald Trump and his despicable lackey, the fake Christian speaker of the house, Mike Johnson, congressional Republicans have plotted to strip Ukraine of money and war materials so that the scrappy young democracy will be destroyed as a part of Putin’s agenda to rebuild the Soviet Union and neuter (or outright destroy) democracy around the world.  How did Republicans come to openly serve Vladimir Putin and regard actual American security concerns as irrelevant? (It is worth recalling that, as recently as the 1980s, Republicans stood firm against Russian aggression and believed that American presidents should serve American interests first instead of betraying our own military and allies to the Kremlin in order to help crooked oligarchs from Russia and the United States steal money).

There is no question why Mike Johnson takes Russia’s side instead of standing behind the men and women who serve America’s military.  Like his lord and master Donald Trump, Johnson accepts money from Russian oligarchs and agents in order to betray our national security and help carry out the Kremlin’s worldwide agenda. The real question is why all of the so-called patriots and “America First” blowhards who make up the rest of the Republican caucus are so eager to advance Putin’s interests at the expense of our friends, allies, business concerns, and ultimately at the mortal peril of our own soldiers, sailors, and servicefolk? Why do all of the other Republicans think that Russian interests come first and Ukraine, NATO, and Defense Department Concerns are less important than what Putin wants?

The answer is simple: Putin is (probably) the weathiest man in the world. To Mike Johnson (and to Trump), that makes him the most important man in the world.  Long ago Republicans came to serve America’s oligarchs, the vicious take-no-prisoners con artists, insider-traders, kleptocrats, robber barons, and monopolists who rule our broken system.  Such bad actors have no concern if the United States is destroyed so long as they personally profit. After the Supreme Court’s corrupt “Citizens United” (what a newspeak name!) decision made it legal for overseas powers to buy American elected officials it is no surprise that (at least) half of our leaders take money and orders from whatever (eastern) direction such things happens to come from.     

So great is the habit of fealty to monied interests that Republicans have lost sight of the fact that they are meant to administer The United States of America and not merely serve whatever international oligarch is richest. The sad rug-pull of comprehensive border legislation illustrates this: Democrats were willing to give Republicans ridiculous concessions at the Mexico border in order to secure Ukraine funding and yet the Republicans turned away stating that whatever is bad for America is good for Donald Trump!

The truth of the matter is that Mike Johson despises America.  When American children die of hunger or injury, he is delighted.  When our allies are slaughtered by Russian tanks he is joyous.  When our own soldiers are killed he is ecstatic that it is a chance to paint Biden as a “weak liberal”.  He hates our friends. He hates our allies. He hates our soldiers.  He hates women and minorities.  He hates children. He hates you.  What he loves is Vladimir Putin (and Putin’s loyal lickspittle, one fat orange Nazi named Donald Trump).  With his lies and Christofascist trumpery, the traitor Mike Johnson has clearly shown that he will do whatever he has to do to ensure that America is weak and always does Russia’s bidding. Vote him out!  If you see him, do not sell him food or supplies.  Mike Johnson is a traitor. Everything he says or does is meant to hurt our nation and enrich a tiny coterie of cheaters, con artists, and kleptocrats.