"McCarthy is bringing them forward in an attempt to appease far-right members of his conference and enlist their support to pass a funding bill to avert the shutdown. The things that make them appealing to that wing of the party are deep spending cuts, which are precisely what will make them a nonstarter for the Democratic majority in th…
"McCarthy is bringing them forward in an attempt to appease far-right members of his conference and enlist their support to pass a funding bill to avert the shutdown. The things that make them appealing to that wing of the party are deep spending cuts, which are precisely what will make them a nonstarter for the Democratic majority in the Senate."
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Any attempts by My Kevin to get even a singe funding bill passed is nothing but delusional political theater. He is very aware that anything offered as a sop to the Psychiatric Facility Escapee Caucus has a less than zero chance of even making it to the Oval Office, the Dem Senate majority will, justifiably, shoot down *any* proposal that contravenes the agreement reached to settle the debt crisis, much less any that try to walk back social justice efforts already approved, signed into law and funded.
McCarthy is in a no-win situation. He goes bipartisan and the wack Right of his party file a Motion to Vacate (not that there is anyone else stupid enough, or willing to violate a sense of ethics enough, to want the job who can garner 218 votes). He tries for a bill with only R support, he must be aware that it will be a non-starter outside the House chamber.
I fear that we are past the point of no return and a government shutdown is inevitable. With just five calendar days left before shutdown, there is no likely compromise that the bomb throwers will accept and precious little time to negotiate a cross-aisle proposal that would have bipartisan support and reconcile any differences that might be found in a Senate bill. (We can hope that the discussions between the Problem Solvers Caucus, the Republican Governance Group and the New Democratic Coalition reach a successful agreement within the required timeframe, but I'm not holding my breath.)
Reporting I've read says that the Freedom Caucus rarely, if ever, votes yes on a budget bill. Probably because they want no budget as all. McCarthy has chosen the no-win situation, since he was part of the forerunner to the Freedom Caucus and has set the table for them. Since these "nos" are baked into the cake, the only way out is for the more moderate GOP work with the Democrats to avert this. Quite honestly, I bet if they did, the GOP increases its odds to hang on to the House.
"McCarthy is bringing them forward in an attempt to appease far-right members of his conference and enlist their support to pass a funding bill to avert the shutdown. The things that make them appealing to that wing of the party are deep spending cuts, which are precisely what will make them a nonstarter for the Democratic majority in the Senate."
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Any attempts by My Kevin to get even a singe funding bill passed is nothing but delusional political theater. He is very aware that anything offered as a sop to the Psychiatric Facility Escapee Caucus has a less than zero chance of even making it to the Oval Office, the Dem Senate majority will, justifiably, shoot down *any* proposal that contravenes the agreement reached to settle the debt crisis, much less any that try to walk back social justice efforts already approved, signed into law and funded.
McCarthy is in a no-win situation. He goes bipartisan and the wack Right of his party file a Motion to Vacate (not that there is anyone else stupid enough, or willing to violate a sense of ethics enough, to want the job who can garner 218 votes). He tries for a bill with only R support, he must be aware that it will be a non-starter outside the House chamber.
I fear that we are past the point of no return and a government shutdown is inevitable. With just five calendar days left before shutdown, there is no likely compromise that the bomb throwers will accept and precious little time to negotiate a cross-aisle proposal that would have bipartisan support and reconcile any differences that might be found in a Senate bill. (We can hope that the discussions between the Problem Solvers Caucus, the Republican Governance Group and the New Democratic Coalition reach a successful agreement within the required timeframe, but I'm not holding my breath.)
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Reporting I've read says that the Freedom Caucus rarely, if ever, votes yes on a budget bill. Probably because they want no budget as all. McCarthy has chosen the no-win situation, since he was part of the forerunner to the Freedom Caucus and has set the table for them. Since these "nos" are baked into the cake, the only way out is for the more moderate GOP work with the Democrats to avert this. Quite honestly, I bet if they did, the GOP increases its odds to hang on to the House.