Morning Roundup: Republican National Security Agenda is More of the Same

Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans are going to unveil their “new” national security plan today, the second plank of their #WrongWay agenda. We don’t think it will come as a shock to anyone that the Republican plan is more of the same policies they’ve put forward before and lacks any actual details.

A look at the news also indicates that – just like their poverty plank – Speaker Ryan isn’t having much success in presenting an alternative to their presumptive Presidential nominee or distracting from Trump’s reckless comments and policy positions:

New York Times: Speaker Paul Ryan to Issue His Agenda to Improve U.S. Security

“The document is long on themes and short on specifics…”

“At the same time, the to-do list put forward by the Republicans in many ways tracks policies and strategies that the Obama administration has had in place for most of the last eight years.”

“…In some cases, the statements by Republicans are alarmist.”

Washington Post: Paul Ryan lays out GOP’s national security agenda, softening Trump’s edges

“Like Trump, the report is universally critical of the Obama administration’s foreign policy and comprehensive in terms of identifying problems that make the country vulnerable. But also like Trump, it is usually light on details on how Congress ought to tackle those issues with legislation.”

Roll Call: House GOP National Security Plan Offers Familiar Ideas

“The 25-page policy paper offers few new ideas or substantive proposals but rather provides an general outline of the Republican approach to national security.”