Republicans Would Rather Cede Power To Democrats Than Their Own Voters
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Just when you think the Senate GOP couldn’t get any more useless than it already is, its members find a way to prove you wrong.
While the SAVE America Act continues to languish, the Department of Homeland Security (including ICE and Border Patrol) remains unfunded, and dozens of Trump nominees await confirmation, Senate Majority Leader John Thune did what any typical Republican would do. He sent the upper chamber home on a two-week vacation.
The entirely predictable scenario came about after Senate Republicans agreed with Democrats to pass a DHS package devoid of ICE and Border Patrol funding in the early hours of Friday morning. The GOP maintained that the latter two agencies would be funded via reconciliation to overcome Democrats’ procedural blockade.
To their credit, House Republicans rejected that swampy proposal. The lower chamber instead passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that temporarily funds DHS — including ICE and CBP.
But rather than force senators to stay in session to consider that measure, other proposals, or debate the SAVE America Act (that is, actually put up a fight), Thune sent everybody home.
Although “home” may not be the best descriptor for some senators. The unmarried and childless Lindsey Graham took a break from giving his asinine Iran takes to parade around Walt Disney World over the weekend. And he even got a bubble wand to prove it!
Demoralizing their base and independent voters may seem like a baffling decision considering that the 2026 midterms are mere months away. That is, until you realize that for some Republicans that’s the entire point.