Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz vs. Ron DeSantis, Chip Roy, government shutdown edition

It appears that we're needlessly heading for a government shutdown, thanks in large part to the stupidity and stubbornness of a handful of idiots in the House and a presidential candidate who's more interested in his own interests than what's right for the nation. Specifically, Donald Trump wants a government shutdown so Republicans can "defund these political prosecutions against me."

Further, a trio of blithering idiots (Andy Biggs, Matt Gaetz and Matt Rosendale) are intent on doing whatever Trump tells them to do. Friday night, 21 Republicans voted against a stopgap CR that would've given House Republicans time to pass the 12 individual appropriations bills. Some statements essentially admitted that there were lots of positive things in the stopgap CR before they voted against the CR.

For instance, Rep. Troy Nehls said "While this bill makes significant spending cuts and enhances border security, it allows illegal aliens to remain in our communities and continue to wreak havoc across the country. I remain committed to fighting against out-of-control, reckless spending. I refuse to adhere to the traditions of the Swamp. I remain committed to restoring fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C., and fight to always put America FIRST."

Rep. Nehls isn't an idiot. He's just wrong in this instance. Gaetz, Biggs and Rosendale are my-way-or-the-highway types. That's the portrait of stupidity, especially when Republicans control 1 leg of the 3-legged stool (House, Senate and White House) in DC.

Here are the 21 Republicans who voted against the stopgap CR:

  • Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ
  • Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C.
  • Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO
  • Rep. Ken Buck, R-CO
  • Rep. Tim Burchett, R-TN
  • Rep. Eric Burlison, R-MO
  • Rep. Michael Cloud, R-TX
  • Rep. Eli Crane, R-AZ
  • Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-FL
  • Rep. Paul Gosar, R-AZ
  • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA
  • Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-TX
  • Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
  • Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.
  • Rep. Cory Mills, R-FL
  • Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.V.
  • Rep. Barry Moore, R-AL
  • Rep. Troy Nehls, R-TX
  • Rep. Andy Ogles, R-TN
  • Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-MT
  • Rep. Keith Self, R-TX
Picture this -- Picture Trump or Gaetz going into swing districts to stump for support for the shutdown, then picture Gov. DeSantis and Rep. Chip Roy stumping in those same districts for getting as many spending cuts as possible, then pointing out that this isn't a sprint, that it's a marathon. It isn't difficult picturing Trump and Gaetz losing that competition to Gov. DeSantis and Rep. Chip Roy.

This definitely surprised me:

Check this out, too: Finally, straight from the horse's mouth: Biden is heading out on another vacation because "It's not on us to fix." Right. He's just the figurehead. It isn't like he's really the leader of the Free World or anything.

Let's be clear about something. Donald Trump can't go into swing districts and win over voters to the GOP. That simply isn't his strength. By comparison, Gov. DeSantis has a history of winning over people who aren't traditionally the GOP base in addition to the GOP base. Chip Roy isn't a my-way-or-the-highway type. That being said, both Gov. DeSantis and Rep. Chip Roy are principled conservatives. Trump is a transactional conservative while Gaetz is a my-way-or-the-highway conservative.

Thank God CBS isn't biased:

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