Keep waiting, Blockhead
At this point, waiting in the Pumpkin Patch might be more effective than voting.
Proving their Point
The party who tells us government doesn’t work is trying to prove it to us.
Speaker of the House? Take 2
Jim Jordan, the GOP nominee for Speaker of the House, has zero legislative accomplishments in 16 years in Congress and he tried to undermine the Constitution after the 2020 election.
This is really the best they’ve got?
Lack of Leadership
Turns out it’s problematic when the legislative branch is closed, when they won’t confirm an ambassador, and when they won’t confirm military leadership.
Bye, Kevin
McCarthy made a deal with the extremists of his party, so he can’t be surprised when those extremists turned on him.
George Santos is a gift
If nothing else, George Santos is a gift to political cartoonists and late night tv writers everywhere.
Offering No Solutions
The House GOP is again going to play chicken with the US debt ceiling, saying they won’t go along with increasing the debt ceiling without balancing the budget.
They’ve rejected outright any tax increase. They also want to take funds away from the IRS, which the CBO projects will increase the deficit.
Various GOP factions have outright rejected any cuts to defense spending. Many reject cuts to entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.
The target then becomes discretionary domestic spending, with very popular programs such as farm subsidies, water programs, infrastructure, and more.
But to balance the budget by cutting only discretionary domestic spending would require cutting 85% of that spending.
So far there’s no solution offered up, let alone one that will pass the Senate and White House.
So we’re left with what… magic thinking? Or the favorite response when they don’t know what to do, thoughts and prayers.
Fighting over the Gavel
The House GOP failed to elect a new Speaker of the House on Tuesday. It’s the first time in 100 years that a new Congress did not elect a Speaker with the first vote. This Congress failed to elect a Speaker through 3 votes.
Let the infighting continue.
