Yep. If they were serious, they’d cut off funding to the FBI and other deep state actors that are hurting Americans.
I wish we could have some showdowns over government spending. But probably it is theater.
Tough budgetary choices would be needed to make this happen.
But whenever we have seen showdowns of this sort in the past, the liberals and media blame Republicans for taking food away from kids in school, and wanting poor people to go hungry, and blame Republicans for wanting to throw Granny off the cliff. So nothing tangible is accomplished.
If they shut it down, they’ll be blamed for the incoming depression.
They always cave to the media.
About 75% of government spending is now mandatory spending on entitlements (Social Security, etc.). Very unlikely that cuts will occur here.
So, 25% of the budget (Defense, etc.) would be available for “fiscally responsible cuts”.
It’s kabuki.
If the GOPe do-nothings perform like they have in the past they’ll get tossed in 2026 as many voters will stay at home, this is not hard to predict if history is any indication.
we need to stop talking about this BS
shut downs NEVER work, all they end up doing is giving the government employees a long paid vacation.
Now is the time to stop increasing the debt ceiling and to cut spending. Americans can completely relate and understand because they are doing the same thing in their budgets.
*sob!*
More like debt ceiling caves.
Republicans always cave.
Increase of $100 billion for each state that votes for an attached balanced fiscal year amendment.
If a fiscal year ends in the red, no future federally funding for then current federal elected officials: no federal job, pension, health care, Secret Service protection, etc.
GOOD.