Americans used to be afraid of government shutdowns, and a few still are.
Ever worried about catching flak, it’s almost a given that they bend the knee to Democrats and give them what they want. This is a hangover from the Clinton years when Bill Clinton could look into the camera with his scolding eyes and blame Republicans for every bad thing, and people bought the spin because the Pravda Media kept repeating it.
Republicans learned a lesson, but the wrong one. What they should have figured out is that the Democrats and the media would attack them no matter what, so they should just go ahead and do what is right.
Trump was gliding into his inauguration. Now he’s facing a big mess. https://t.co/zQK8eRZb6i
— POLITICO (@politico) December 19, 2024
The Democrats and the media are pulling this trick again, and Congressional Republicans–or at least the establishment ones–are still afraid of looking bad in the eyes of the media, so when the Democrats demanded stupid and harmful measures to be put into the CR, Republican leadership caved.
Republican voters were assured that Congress wouldn’t pass an omnibus bill before Trump took power, but they produced a 1500-page monstrosity that was an omnibus bill in all but name. […]
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