Zelensky's speech to Congress

Thought for the day

In the days leading up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, most experts believed President Volodymyr Zelensky's beloved country would collapse within a week.  Today, 300 days since the war began, nothing could be further from the truth.  

Watching Time Magazine's 2022 "Person of the Year" deliver his address to Congress last night, I punched the air when Zelensky, dressed in his green fatigues, told lawmakers, "Your money is not charity.  It is an investment in global democracy and security in the most responsible way."  It was, in my opinion, a line that will be repeated for decades.

With little water or electricity throughout much of Ukraine, it's hard for Americans to wrap our collective arms around the devastation there; still, we must try.  Imagine waking up to the sounds of homes in your neighborhood being bombed.  Ditto local schools, grocery stores, hospitals and more.  I don't know about you, but I would be in full panic mode.  I imagine most members of Congress would be, too.

One day after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, President Roosevelt told an anxious nation, "The American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory."  President Zelensky wisely ended his speech last night by quoting that same line and then pledging, "Ukraine, too, will achieve absolute victory."    

I don't know how long that will take, but America must support Ukraine.  To that end, I hope you will join me in saying ...