Jennifer Rubin @ Washington Post:
The Republican Party, once the strong-on-defense party -the party whose revered president said of the desired end to the Cold War, 'We win,
they [the Soviets] lose' -- showed its new, true colors on Wednesday.
The AP reports on Wednesday’s vote on sanctions relief for a Russian oligarch. 'The Senate has narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to
lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian oligarch
Oleg Deripaska. A vote to move forward on a Democratic resolution that would have reversed Treasury’s decision failed Wednesday on a 57-42 vote, just short of the 60 votes needed.' Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats to oppose lifting sanctions...
they [the Soviets] lose' -- showed its new, true colors on Wednesday.
The AP reports on Wednesday’s vote on sanctions relief for a Russian oligarch. 'The Senate has narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to
lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian oligarch
Oleg Deripaska. A vote to move forward on a Democratic resolution that would have reversed Treasury’s decision failed Wednesday on a 57-42 vote, just short of the 60 votes needed.' Eleven Republicans voted with Democrats to oppose lifting sanctions...