His other choice was to shut down the government. This is campaign season. My gut tells me he didn’t want to give the Dems a campaign talking point.
The question now is will the GOP use this to their advantage - the Dems are wrecking this country, they are spending recklessly, and they don’t reciprocate “bipartisanship” they sit on bills like HR2 leaving the border wide open and causing more inflation and all kinds of risks - drugs, criminal gangs, rape and murder, diseases and even potential terrorism. We are now involved in 3 theaters of warfare. The Dems are dangerous and the GOP needs a mandate for change. I sure hope they can flip this into a win. And then, actually govern like winners.
I would like to share your optimism, I don’t.
“His other choice was to shut down the government. This is campaign season. My gut tells me he didn’t want to give the Dems a campaign talking point.”
Exactly. And the problem is not Johnson. It is that 80% of the GOP wants more spending. He cannot prevail against what the majority of his caucus rapidly advocates for.
I think he has been pretty good and is by far the best we can get at this moment. Next year may be different, but for now, he’s the best.
Dems create election season talking points out of thin air.