At least that makes it clear how the Republican party is going to handle the next two years. They’re going to obstruct and delay, same as they always have. There won’t be any reckoning or attempting to reform or do better. At least not from within.
Not that I expected that, but I’ve heard some people suggest that they might play ball a little and at least sacrifice some people like Hegseth and RFK Jr. That seems even less likely now.
Not even calls to fix it, because they wouldn’t want to even imply their opponents could. Instead it will once again be a way to frame opposition to spending on programs that are positioned to improve lives, or to distract, with it being a “more important” topic than whatever initiative is being floated.
And above all, absolutely zero acknowledgement that it was actually the Republicans who blew up the budget on wars and ICE gestapo and blatant corruption, while attempting to deflect all blame to the Democrats instead.
At least that makes it clear how the Republican party is going to handle the next two years. They’re going to obstruct and delay, same as they always have. There won’t be any reckoning or attempting to reform or do better. At least not from within.
Not that I expected that, but I’ve heard some people suggest that they might play ball a little and at least sacrifice some people like Hegseth and RFK Jr. That seems even less likely now.
And soon we will hear loud cries about how high the federal deficit suddenly mysteriously got, and how the Democrats should fix it.
Not even calls to fix it, because they wouldn’t want to even imply their opponents could. Instead it will once again be a way to frame opposition to spending on programs that are positioned to improve lives, or to distract, with it being a “more important” topic than whatever initiative is being floated.
And above all, absolutely zero acknowledgement that it was actually the Republicans who blew up the budget on wars and ICE gestapo and blatant corruption, while attempting to deflect all blame to the Democrats instead.