Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Here was go again the House Republicans (Trumpubicans) pass a temporary spending bill to keep the government working for the next 45 days. Well whoop-tee-doo the basic function of those elected is to keep the system working or did I not get the memo…

Newt Gingrich refused to fund the government causing the one of most significant shutdowns that lasted 21-day in 1995–1996, during the Bill Clinton administration, over opposition to major spending cuts; the 16-day shutdown in 2013, during the Barack Obama administration, caused by a dispute over implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and the longest, the 35-day shutdown of 2018–2019, during the Donald Trump administration, caused by a dispute over funding an expansion of barriers on the U.S.–Mexico border. Every time or government it has been the cause of ‘fiscal conservatives’ those that say they are only looking out for the average American citizen. They always neglect to mention that this the most affected by shut down are federal workers, military, those on social security, not to mention national parks and all the auxiliary businesses that support those other entities. The compensation for Senators, Representatives, is $174,000 annually, that is $14,500 a month and guess what… if the government shuts down, they still get their salaries. The average Social Security check is $1500 to $1700 a month and those individuals that need that money to live can go without during a shutdown but the $14,500 a month that each and every member of the house and senate receive, all 535 of them goes untouched.

This near shut down will likely cause Speaker McConnel his speakership because he has to work with the adults in the room to pass a temporary spending bill because the clown caucus with encouragement from their deposed ringleader would rather the system burn to the ground. SO, with the help of Democrats we were able to kick the can down the road till just before Thanksgiving when the shit show, garment rendering becomes headline news again.

Let’s keep the drama meter on high and worry the population because Joe Biden is really doing a good job and our economy is actually doing well but that is bad news for Trump and his minions in government. We need the perceived terror of people starving and losing their homes so that Trump can be re-elected so that people can starve and lose their homes but the top 1% won’t have to watch it.

Please Register and Vote so we can avoid this shit next cycle.