"The appearance of democracy in the absence of it is ideal. The practice of actual democracy would bring the whole government's house of cards crashing down!"
Update Intended as satire, but also true: "Nation Devastated As Congress Resumes Functioning".
Update II I think we'd be better off if legislators just had conversations like this...
Everything changes once you know what McCarthy and Gaetz were actually saying#118thCongress #KevinMcCarthy #MattGaetz pic.twitter.com/8Yr7LCtioC
— Bad Lip Reading (@BadLipReading) January 8, 2023
I liked the idea of the government having to shut down for a time, except for the wailing and gnashing of teeth and threats to cut off Social Security for seniors, paychecks for military, shut off of Medicare. You know ... the usual. It didn't happen and the Leftocrats got McCarthy (not their first choice, at least, they would have preferred Hakeem the Terrible). But he had to make a lot of promises, and we will see if he's made to stick to at least some of them or pay the price.
ReplyDeleteIt's a damned shame it wasn't a hungry tiger.
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