Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Oh wow, what a marvelous display of transparency—that sacred GOP virtue—when they sneak into the dead of night to ram through votes they don’t want anyone to see. Like that stellar showdown on July 14–15, when Republicans on the House Rules Committee boldly shut down the Democratic bid to unseal the Epstein files during a late-night session, ensuring minimal media glare  . Because nothing says “sunlight” like clandestine midnight maneuvers.

And let’s not forget that scorcher of a budget bill, passed under cover of darkness—literally after midnight—so the masses wouldn’t catch a whiff of what was inside  . With tax breaks for billionaires packaged into 800+ pages shoved through while the country sleeps, it’s just GOP’s version of waving the flag of openness—though apparently only visible under torchlight at 3 a.m.

Transparency? Check. Accountability? Check. Public trust? Well—maybe they misplaced that somewhere between the tack-on amendments that got “lost” in the shuffle. But hey, at least they didn’t tape the door shut.

Seriously though—nothing screams commitment to the people like conducting democracy’s most controversial acts when nobody’s awake to witness them. Bravo, GOP. Encore in the wee hours, please.