The CR, the "stopgap spending bill," just presented for passage to keep the government open, is one of the worst insults to the American people yet, especially after the election just a few weeks ago. That election screamed that we are fed up with the madness in Washington. It is shocking that Speaker Johnson would seriously present this CR for passage. It would be far better to SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT rather than pass something as offensive and outrageous as this bill. That's what Newt Gingrich did, and it got the attention of then President Clinton, and the democrats in congress then, and they caved. Then they actually passed a budget that balanced, and started paying off the debt. So, the last time we had a balanced budget is when we had a Speaker and a Republican majority in congress that had the guts to stand up to the outrage that our present government is. Actually "shutting down the government" does not shut down the government, but just a small part of it. This does inconvenience a few people, which is a lot better than ruining the whole country that this madness is doing. It has to stop NOW! That's the message of the last election, which it seems now even the Republican leadership in congress did not hear. Elon Musk is right: anyone who votes for this bill should be voted out of office in the next election. It's hard to imagine Speaker Johnson not losing his job in January for just presenting such a disaster. This is a real mess that President Trump should not have to face immediately in his next term.

Posted by Rick Joyner at 2024-12-19 05:25:16 UTC