Incredibly, Democrats seemed prepared to shut down the government over their desire for increases in Ukraine war funding.
On Friday night, the lack of additional funding for Ukraine caused Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., to object to Sen. Ron Johnson's, R-Wis., request on the Senate floor to pass a clean two-week funding extension.
Back in the Senate, McConnell failed to get fellow Republicans to sign onto his plan to force Ukraine funding instead of allowing House Republicans to work on a funding bill without it.
The Ukraine war enthusiasts only allowed the stopgap funding measure to proceed on the grounds they'd soon get a vote on whether to send another major aid package to Ukraine.
"We cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted. I fully expect the Speaker will keep his commitment to the people of Ukraine and secure passage of the support needed to help Ukraine at this critical moment," President Biden said in his announcement on the funding measure.
Nearly every Democrat and a fair number of Republicans want to continue funding the Ukraine war, despite the results of previous rounds of funding.
Democrats' campaign strategy of emphasizing Ukraine war funding at a time of economic distress for many Americans will be interesting to watch.
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