John Boehner denounced President Obama's spending bill as "the most irresponsible budget yet," but didn't say whether the increased cigarette and alcohol taxes had anything to do with it. Republicans continue to harangue President Obama over his foreign policy, while President Obama longs for the heady days of dispatching marines to waste sea pirates. And the D.C. Council passed a law decriminalizing marijuana, while the Oklahoma House passed a law allowing people to say "Merry Christmas" in public schools. Good work, representative democracy. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Tuesday, March 4th, 2014:
WHITE HOUSE UNVEILS UKRAINE HELP PACKAGE - AP: "The Obama administration readied economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday as it formally announced an aid package of $1 billion in energy subsidies to Ukraine amid worries that Moscow would extend its military reach into the mainland of the former Soviet republic. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev for a five-hour show of support for the fledgling Ukraine government as it grapples with a military takeover of Crimea, a strategic, mostly pro-Russian region in the country's southeast. Kerry also was to pay homage to the dozens of protesters who were slain Feb. 20 in anti-government demonstrations that days later ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych. As Kerry arrived, the White House announced a package of energy aid, training for financial and election institutions, and anti-corruption efforts. U.S. officials traveling with Kerry also said the Obama administration is considering slapping Russia with unspecified economic sanctions as soon as this week." [Associated Press]
HAVE WE ACHIEVED PEAK #BENGHAZI? "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that the Russian invasion into Ukraine has its roots in Benghazi. 'It started with Benghazi. When you kill Americans and nobody pays a price, you invite this type of aggression,' he tweeted. Russia, of course, undertook a similar action in Georgia over four years before Benghazi… Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin did not appear to be pleased with Graham's tweet, telling him to 'just stop' with that kind of approach." [HuffPost]
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