House Hurtling Toward Shutdown, Gaetz Is Leading the Resistance

"Speaker Kevin McCarthy pitched what he thought could finally be a breakthrough in a spending dispute with right-wing rebels that had left the House in a state of paralysis ...

Then Representative Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who months ago emerged as Mr. McCarthy’s chief tormentor, rose to speak.

Mr. Gaetz announced flatly that he had seven members who would oppose any plan to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1, no matter what spending or policy concessions Mr. McCarthy was willing to make to win them over. The proclamation did not go over well in the room, where even some members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus grumbled in disapproval.

Jim McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts, said ... If he thinks this is the way we should do things, he’s not only the weakest speaker I’ve ever seen, but the most incompetent I’ve ever seen.

But with only a four-vote margin of control in the House, that reality has greatly empowered Mr. Gaetz, ...

His push against a temporary spending bill gained momentum when former President Donald J. Trump weighed in on his website, Truth Social, urging Republicans to vote against a temporary funding measure for a government he accused of being weaponized against him.“They failed on the debt limit, but they must not fail now,”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/politics/house-republicans-shutdown-gaetz.html

With only a four-vote margin of control in the House the Republicans are adrift and, can't govern and don't have a leader that can actually lead. Now our whole country will suffer. Matt Gaetz and his little clache have no discernible goal other than to harm OUR government for the benefit of TRAITOR tRump.

 

Brought to you by the Shooting Ourselves in the Foot gang…

 

I guess they will have to work something out.

 

Ya think?

I don’t think throwing themselves on the floor kicking and screaming and holding their breath until the country turns blue is gonna work for them. But, that’s what Gaetz is going to do; because that’s what TRAITOR tRump wants.

 

Yes once again the Dems/Left want more spending, higher inflation, higher deficits, more debt and then when it happens will blame Republicans for it.

 

So you just want even higher deficits and more debt and if I search back will not find you complaining about Republican spending?

 

Yeah is Gaetz is back to his temper tantrum politics.

 

Here's a better one.

 

Gaetz?
Yet another mistakenly-elected IDIOT who lacks a clue...

 

He wants what the best president we have had in our lifetime wants. Shocking. And the temper tantrum is coming from the left

 

Three of a kind.

 

He wasn't even born when Kennedy was President.

It's not the left holding their breath until the country turns blue.

 

It actually is though.

 

Presidents don't have singular control of the budgets and deficits. Try again by which party had greater control of the Congress AND the White House.

But if you are such a deficit hawk then surely you supported the Reps during the last deficit ceiling battle and now with this hurling towards shutdown as they try to get at least some control over spending and deficits here. You do support the Freedom Caucus and their demand for a responsible budget process don't you? Do you?

 

History shows “the Reps” are clueless when it comes to managing the economy for benefit of the majority of Americans. And, that they are very good at rigging the system for the benefit of the wealthiest few.

 

Yes huh

 

So much projection lol.

Our inflation is due to democrats. They push policy that oa destructive.

 

History, I know you deny any knowledge of, proves you wrong.

 

No. It doesn't. Only the surface level analysis of it could indicate that.

 

the problem is that even the GOP cannot get its act together on its own spending bills. Hence why the shutdown is looming.

 

Lol they’ll have to pass something before dems can reject it

 

Dems caused global inflation lol

 

Everywhere that followed dem policies, which is most places. Those that didn't, don't live in a vacuum and thjs are vulnerable regardless

 

So which side are you on in this hunt trynto get some control on this ever spiraling upward spending or even higher deficits and unsustainable debt?