Rachel Maddow hit the nail on the head. She listed several draconian things that have unfolded in the first 115 days, or whatever we’re up to now, and asked, “Who voted for this?! Did anyone actually vote for this? Where is the constituency for these garbage executive orders and the detestable gutting of government services undertaken by DOGE?” Let’s add, What the hell is the purpose of it all, if not to render everything null and void and ineffectual?
What‘s so stunning is the apparent buy-in from congressional Republicans. We no longer have a functioning government, at least as this applies to the House and Senate. Democrats are at least beginning to fight back, but the Republicans don’t dare say “boo,” and by and large are at the beck and call of Trump. In the meantime, nothing substantive is getting done, except for a big, beautiful, and dumb tax bill that might have just enough arm twisting behind it to be passed into law.
It’s difficult to live with the idea that half of Congress is written off, that most Republicans are just along for the ride, are “onboard,” and choose not to see this disaster for what it is.
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