Michael Weiss

The Ukrainians don't put up with shit this way.

And that's the danger for Putin.

I want to just final point.

It's not just a territorial issue.

It's not just this imperialist or revanchist campaign to rebuild as much of the Soviet Union as he can.

Ukraine and Russia, it's like a Pepsi challenge.

If Ukraine can thrive and become a democracy with civil society the way it is, but with transparency, if it can rid itself of corruption, if it can integrate into Europe and become like a full-fledged Western country, and now with, by orders of magnitude, the most capable battle organization

tested military in all of Europe.

That is terrifying for Putin, because he thinks that that might happen here, meaning in Russia, right?

Even though I would submit that's probably a remote contingency.

But that's one of the things that's motivating him, and that's why he ain't going to stop.

Vance was absolutely detested by his colleagues in the Senate.

They loathed him.

Rubio is different.

Rubio had friends.

He had colleagues.

He worked very hard in Senate foreign relations.

Vance, strangely enough, had more influence in the House among the MAGA caucus there, people like Matt Gaetz, who are now sort of dwindling, than he ever did in his own Congress.

I read that tweet as American carnage.

You know, screw Ukraine.