Biden's Putin Appeasement Was Years in Making

Plus: DeSantis Says 'No Substitute for Courage' in Fight Against Woke Institutions

February 25 2022   Happy Friday from Washington, where President Biden talks tough about Russia's invasion of Ukraine but has gone soft on sanctions before. David Harsany has some reminders. Conservatives gather in Orlando, Florida, for CPAC and we've got reports on what Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had to say there. On the podcast, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks about protecting kids from the transgender agenda. Plus: Jim Carafano has answers to what Americans are wondering about Ukraine. On this date in 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammed Ali, confounds oddsmakers by dethroning Sonny Liston as world heavyweight boxing champ in a seventh-round technical knockout.     COMMENTARY Biden's Appeasement of Putin Was Years in Making By David Harsanyi The notion that President Biden has shown firmness or deftness on foreign policy is at odds with not only recent events—most notably Afghanistan—but also 50 years of his history. More NEWS Florida Gov. DeSantis Says 'No Substitute for Courage' in Fight Against Woke Institutions By Jarrett Stepman "We refused to let this state descend into some type of Fauci-an dystopia where people's freedoms are curtailed and their livelihoods are destroyed," says DeSantis. More COMMENTARY Here's What Americans Need to Know About Ukraine By James Carafano How far could this escalate? Putin could very well use every weapon at his disposal, including tactical nuclear weapons. More NEWS Ted Cruz Warns of Battle Between Power and Liberty By Fred Lucas "Big government sucks. Big business sucks. Big Tech, Big Hollywood, big universities—any accumulation of power that is centralized is fundamentally dangerous for individual liberty," says Cruz. More NEWS Hawley Calls for US to 'Shut Down Russia's Energy Production' By Mary Margaret Olohan "Joe Biden has shut down our energy production—that's sent a message of weakness, it's sent a message of dependence," says the Missouri senator. More NEWS 'The Real Virus Is Democrats,' Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina Says By Maggie Hroncich "The real virus is totalitarian, leftist thugs who have used [the COVID-19] virus to browbeat the American people and have used it for political purposes," says Robinson. More ANALYSIS 'It's Child Abuse': Texas AG Ken Paxton Fights to Protect Children From Transgenderism By Douglas Blair "If you're going to sterilize a child, whether it's through some type of chemical process or whether it's through some physical process," says Paxton, "that's child abuse in Texas. It's not legal." More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.