Republicans spent years screaming that Democrats abused reconciliation by funding healthcare and climate policy through budget bills, lecturing about constitutional norms and Senate traditions. Now they’re shoving billions for ICE enforcement through that same process—the exact “very bad precedent” they claimed to oppose. McConnell’s principles apparently end the moment Republicans gain power. Source: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/senate-gops-reconciliation-bill-sets-a-very-bad-precedent
For years, Sen. John Cornyn voted with Trump constantly, defended him through impeachments, and touted his loyalty—until Trump endorsed someone else in his race. Now Cornyn’s posting fables about scorpions stinging frogs, admitting he always knew Trump’s destructive nature but enabled it anyway. He helped build the loyalty-obsessed MAGA machine that just devoured him. Source:…
Chuck Schumer spent years insisting he knew how to pick winners, yet his hand-picked Maine candidate just dropped out of a must-win race. The establishment claimed Mills was ‘electable’—she couldn’t even make it to the general election. Now progressives like Graham Platner get their shot, proving once again that Democratic leadership’s political instincts are broken.…