Thursday, December 12, 2024

Not as advertised

Check the headline. It reads "Florida Republican brings ‘America First’ bent to powerful Foreign Affairs Committee". But...the article is about Brian Mast, a Representative famous (or infamous) for wearing the military uniform of a foreign country around the Capitol. Does the word "first" not mean what it used to?

Of course you hear about Washington getting a "shakeup" every few years. They never seem to get rid of the ones who should be gotten rid of.

1 comment:

susan said...

It certainly appears that Brian Mast, wise or not about foreign relations, will be on the team Israel First. As the most pro-Isreal member of Congress he displayed his allegiance when he wore the IDF uniform on Capital Hill - something that would have been totally unacceptable if it were any foreign power other than Israel.

You're right the 'shakeups' never go nearly as far as the citizens hope. Trump’s backing of Mast for a key foreign policy position provides ample proof that he's likely not as 'antiwar' as he claims. I wish it were different.

btw: Have you read about Netanyahu's trial in Israel?

https://thecradle.co/articles/netanyahus-trial-corruption-war-crimes-and-an-israel-in-crisis