The House Republicans are busy beclowning themselves but I’m happy at least there’s something of a pretense being made of demanding accountability from the leadership. Making McCarthy sweat a little before he’s coronated Speaker of the House is healthy. I don’t believe he’ll enact that rule change to allow the Speaker to be voted out based on a single rep motioning for it. After all, after he’s Speaker he’s untouchable. Why would he honor a promise he made while he was still just a mere mortal? I guess the only reason would be because it would be such a clear proof to the electorate of his dishonesty. But then again, they’ve already embarrassed him. Maybe all bets are already off. We’ll see.
My view is that the Republican House should use their majority to hold the line on everything. They should produce a budget. If the Senate doesn’t want to bargain then say too bad. No continuing resolution, no nothing. Shut down the government and let the Democrats sweat. It’s their Senate and President. Let them vilify the House but it’ll be two years before there will be any way to change the power structure. Even if the American public sweeps them out of office for turning off the endless flow of entitlements the Republican House majority will have done what they were supposed to do, legislate and create a budget for this runaway bureaucracy. What happens in 2024 is just another page in this fake script we’re trapped in. At least they will have shown some honesty, which is in very, very short supply. Let the Democrats have the whole federal government and let them bring this whole charade crashing down around their ears.
Without a brake on the actions of Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries we’ll be looking at hyperinflation and double-digit unemployment very soon. And that’s what the American people voted for last year. Or at least that’s what the poll results that we saw indicated. It’s important that they get every last drop of the result they chose. It should be clear as day what was selected; sky high energy and transportation costs, unreliable infrastructure and dead-end jobs for most of the population. If that truly is what people want, it’s better for those of us who don’t share that vision to get it through our thick skulls that that is the future. That way we can look for something better.
And as we head down that road, we’ll be able to at least enjoy the comedy that’s on full display from our elected officials. An hilarious cavalcade of grifters, congenital idiots and just plain criminals who are busy selling off chunks of their country to the highest bidder. And it just goes to show that individual honest men are completely defenseless against a government that has transformed itself into an organized crime syndicate. It’s our version of the Baath Party with a revolving door full of Saddam Husseins switching out every four or eight years. And who knows maybe even that charade will be dispensed with soon.
But while it holds out, I intend to savor every bit of the bathos and buffoonery. Let’s hope Dementia Joe gets to finish out his term in January 2029. By then both he and the country should be about the same; a gelatinous puddle of goo. How could I ask for more than that?