“We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty” ― John F. Kennedy, 1961
That was then.
Now, Uncle Joe (the addled one in DC, not the crafty one in the Kremlin) wants Americans to sacrifice for the war effort by paying $5 (and up) for a gallon of gasoline.
What war effort, Joe? Ukraine is losing. NATO is providing some help, but won’t (with good reason) intervene directly. Putin — having successfully portrayed himself as a madman — threatens to pull the nuclear trigger in the event of direct intervention.
In sum, there’s not really a war effort, just a kabuki dance in which our Uncle Joe is a leading performer.
And if there’s not really a war effort, why stick Americans with the cost of a phony war? Seems unpatriotic to me, but that’s today’s Democrat Party for you.