Embarrassed by its kowtowing to Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, ransomware, energy blackmail, America’s nuclear posture, and even in low Earth orbit, the Biden administration is resorting to increasingly hysterical defenses of its Russia strategy.

Take the comments by a senior administration official, on Wednesday, who told Politico, “We’re seeing some members of Congress press for sanctions that don’t actually deter Russia but do threaten transatlantic unity in order to score political points at home — all while holding up critical national security funding on a range of unrelated issues. It makes no sense.”