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Budget dramas, like TV murder mysteries, require a suspension of disbelief. In the end, the main characters will catch the murderer and the Democrats will get nearly every one of their priorities funded. No matter what.
Rep. Jamie Raskin is obviously going on MSNBC to brag about bringing home the pork, but there’s little reason to think that he’s lying. Apart from Ukraine, which the Dems don’t actually care about, they got what they wanted.
Before his victory tour on MSNBC, Raskin tried to make the case why endless federal spending is so vital.
I talked to a constituent this morning who’s the assistant director of gift shops at one of the Smithsonians, and she’s a federal contractor, as tens of thousands of my constituents are. She said, we live paycheck to paycheck. We don’t have a car. And her 19-year-old daughter is trying to save money to go to college. And so we’re talking about real people’s lives here.
Do we actually need an assistant director of gift shops at one of the Smithsonians or the Smithsonians at all?
All of this is being funded by people who do live paycheck to paycheck and their kids need to go to college.
Should those people really be on the hook for the assistant director of gift shops?
Republicans continue to be terrible at making the case for holding the line on federal spending, never mind on actually cutting it, because they’ve failed to communicate the fact that government spending is driving out-of-control debt and inflation, and that all of this ultimately falls on the shoulders of ordinary Americans.
McCarthy’s secret side deal with Senate leaders openly displays his RINO status and proves his agreement to vacate isn’t worth the paper it was written on, with Rep Gaetz probably ending up the loser here, getting pushed out.
I remember talking about how I believe this will ultimately come down to a shooting war or a full capitulation with you Daniel, since there can be no meeting in the middle with Democrats. We seem to be leaning heavily to the surrender side of that equation, with Raskin running around bragging about stealing American’s money like a bully taking a kid’s lunch money at recess, with our pretend best friend McCarthy reaching into our pocket and giving it to him.
I don’t hold out much hope any longer for America. Who knows? Maybe this is the way it was supposed to turn out. It’s not like we didn’t know that Republics had an expiration date and we can’t go to Washington and instantly fire them all. And, it’s not like the American people have held up their end of the bargain either, with most having to look up the definition of morality. We’ve earned a large part of this.
While I’m heading towards a “hunker & bunker” mentality, I still believe in the concept of America and the freedoms which she stood for. I also still believe in the patriots on Elm Street. Maybe, combining those two with my belief in the Man Upstairs is enough for this old man.
An eminently sensible attitude.
“What’s mine is mine. What’s yours is mine.” – Democrats
“Apart from Ukraine, which the Dems don’t actually care about….”
Ahhh… I love it when you flip flop and you just assume none of your readers will notice. Do you remember writing that if Putin dropped a nuke on Ukraine “it has nothing to do with us”? No? You don’t remember?
What’s your position on United States military aid to Ukraine?
What does that bizarre comment even mean, Dickshorn?
Aw. Dickshorn is upset. Go blow a camel and join Islam.
The GOP didn’t “lose again.” They threw the game, AGAIN. They “lose” by design. That’s why folks like McCarthy become speaker whenever the GOP gains control.
All too true. The RINOs rule the Republican party.
Vote them out!
Can anyone remember a time when the “government shutdown” play didn’t run? Why isn’t the work that needs to be done addressed before the 11th hour? This is why we see the same BS over and over again. This time it’s over the top.
Why are Republicans always so week and never stick together. I really don’t know why I waste my time and effort voting Republican.
Because the only other choices are democrat or not at all.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the Republicans in DC, as a group, are our enemy. They are not as evil and pernicious as the Dems, but they, as a political Party, are not our friends. Somebody in a position of power, should look into how many key players on our side have ‘HAD IT’, and will see if there are enough like minded ‘players’ to start a new Party. It would only make sense if most of the key politicians, talk show hosts, web personalities, and conservative organizations committed to it. Let’s face it, there are tens of millions of conservatives who cast votes, but we do not have any reliable representation in DC.
I’m unfortunately a constituent of Raskin’s. If it’s true there’s little reason to think that he’s lying it would be a first for him.
Maybe insist that the southern border wall be funded by giving funding to Texas and other states who want it to build the wall themselves?
And people i respect like Larry Kudlow and Maria Bartiromo ( both Trumpers ) are against Gaetz position on this bill . I don’t get it .
What happens when the Congress takes their spending too far and the United States defaults on their debt? It will be lesson they will never forget.