There’s no doubt that the Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, DSA, socialist Democrats want to stop every budget item on the GOP list. And it’s a pretty fair chance that their goal is a government shutdown at the end of September, which they believe will damage the economy and reelect democratic majorities in the midterms. They’re going to be wrong about that just like they are so wrong on every other policy question. And therefore, it’s understandable that Republicans in Congress are scrambling either to get a CR (continuing resolution) or a 3.0 budget reconciliation to get some important work done, including funding the military and the voter ID bill, and other priorities. But and here’s the big but, what’s being discussed is not a good budget strategy.
With Joe Concha, Mark Simone, Rep Jodey Arrington, Brian Hook, Mike Sarraille, Victor Davis Hanson, Marc Sumerlin and Douglas Holz-Eakin.