The GOP Can’t Even Run A Constitutional Shutdown. But Craven And Cowardly They Can Do

Of course I believe in the rules. Without the rules there’s just anarchy   Timothy Cone   Timothy’s Game

Whatever you may say about the MAGA brainless bastards, you can never say that they’re a stickler for the rules. But when they can find a way to break the rules that works in their favor, they’re in like Flynn.

The current government shutdown is a perfect example. Believe it or not, there are actually rules that govern a shutdown. And those rules are there for one simple reason, and one reason only. They’re there to make sure that a government shutdown hurts like hell, as a deterrent to keep moronic politicians from forcing one every time they don’t get what they want.

For instance. By rule, the moment the government shuts down, all non critical government activity ceases. And this goes for the congress as well. From the moment that the government is shut down, Congress is barred from conducting any official activity that doesn’t deal directly and solely with reopening the government.

So why the hell are senate committees holding hearings to toast soulless *ssholes like Pam Blondi and Kashbox Patel? The logic is simple and irrefutable. If the government is shut down, then there’s no money in the till for such nonsense as congressional hearings. And yet the GOP Senate flaunts the rules for selfish political gain. After all, what’s the Senate Parliamentarian gonna do, send them to the corner?

This shutdown is a self centered gift from God for Traitor Tot. After all, he wants nothing more than to gut the federal government, and what better way to do it than to force hard working employees to sit at home for weeks on end without pay, or even better, make them work for no pay?

But not all of them. And that’s why the Emperor Numbus Nuttus administration is busy going through every pocket, and turning over the sofa cushions in a treasure hunt for spare change to pay the troops and the ICE Nazi’s. Now they’re trying to hold tin cups on street corners to pay the TSA and air traffic controllers. But everybody else can suck hind teat.

But by far and away, the most craven and cowardly, and yet the most opportunistic of this pathetic rogues gallery is MAGA Mike Johnson. The House has a weekly schedule, as does the Senate. And yet, while the Senate is meeting and at least holding the same useless cloture votes to pass a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government, at least doing the donkey work, the MAGA House can’t even be bothered with that.

Every week MAGA Mike announces that he’s cancelling the House schedule for the next week, since the government is shut down, and there are no negotiations ongoing to present a bill to the floor to reopen the government. That’s nothing but self serving bullsh*t.

Here’s the real reason he can’t afford to reopen the House. If he calls the House into session, his first order of duty would be to swear in the new Democrat who won the special election recently. And if he did that, it would be a guaranteed 218th vote on the discharge petition on the floor to vote to force the FBI to turn over the unredacted Epstein files to the House for perusal and possible disclosure in public hearings.

Despite the GOP’s most desperate attempts to sweep the whole Epstein mess under the carpet, it remains a red hot campaign issue. And if the House passes that discharge petition, then the Senate is going to have no choice but to take it up, which would force vulnerable GOP 2026 Senators to vote it down, no matter how much their constituents bay at the moon for it to be released and made public. MAGA Mike is throwing up everything he can to save his Senate colleagues the potential embarrassment.

Simple logic? Don’t look for there to be any even frivolous negotiations to reopen the government until after Thanksgiving. And then only because there are critical budget issues like military spending that must be addressed before the end of the year. But Traitor Tot’s job approval is at a piss miserable 37%, and his approval on the economy, his strongest suit is at 38%, 32 points under water. The chickens are coming home to roost.

And one more thing. Next Tuesday is the Virginia state off year elections. Last I heard, Abigail Spanberger was up over her GOP opponent for Governor by double digits. This could be a bellwether for next November. And after Thanksgiving, start to watch for the number of vulnerable GOP House members and Senators who announce their retirement. After all, the kiss of death in politics is to lose a general election. Don’t touch that dial.

I thank you for the privilege of your time.

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