Mike Lee vs. the Establishment

I love it when a hastily thrown together omnibus bill unexpectedly falls apart at the last minute. I hope that's what's happening but I'm not 100% certain it is. Still, I like this situation better than the situation we faced 24 hours ago.

If this omnibus bill fails, thank Mike Lee. His consistent insistence for an up-or-down vote to extend Title 42 has Washington scrambling, proving the importance of a smart legislator who's willing to fight. At this point, it's known that there won't be a government shutdown. There's a continuing resolution, aka CR, sitting at the clerk's desk.

That isn't what the Democrats want, though. They want their $1.7T spendapalooza, along with policy riders and 7,500+ earmarks. If a CR is passed and sent to Joe Biden, it will be a huge disappointment for Democrats. Next year, they'll have to negotiate with a GOP majority in the House. That's the last thing they wanted.

The Senate remained logjammed Thursday over an effort to fast-track a bipartisan $1.7 trillion government funding package to avoid a midnight Friday shutdown amid Sen. Mike Lee’s demand for an amendment vote to preserve the Title 42 border policy.

The Utah Republican wants his amendment to pass by simple majority, rather than 60 votes. It would slash Department of Homeland Security funding unless the Biden administration reinstates the Trump-era rule that has allowed millions of asylum seekers to be turned away at the border amid the pandemic.

"I requested that we, at a minimum, have … a simple up or down vote on preserving Title 42 authority because Title 42 authority is the only thing standing between us and absolute pandemonium on the border. We already have pandemonium," Mr. Lee said. "[Democrats] know it might pass. That scares them to death because they’ve gone out of their way in this bill, to not include anything for border security."

Watch what happens when Sen. Schumer is asked this straightforward question:

Chuck Schumer isn't the brightest bulb in the chandelier. He isn't quick on his feet, either. I wouldn't trust him or Mitch McConnell as far as I could throw them if I had 2 broken arms and a bad back and I wasn't that strong to begin with.

It's time to reign in DC's Swamp. They're theoretically sent there to serve We The People. That isn't what happens, though.

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