Sunday, December 30, 2018

GOP governance - "There is no you, there is only me."

After our President froze the pay of federal employees for next year and claimed that they were being used as bargaining chips they "are Democrats", Trump's new Chief of Staff tried to explain.


There's a lot wrong with that statement, starting with the fact that TrumpWorld is trying to claim Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the House Dems are somehow responsible for the current shutdown, despite the fact that the GOP still is in control of the House for the next 4 days (Which reminds me - has anyone seen Paul Ryan lately?).

There's also the fact that most Federal employees are not in the places Mulvaney mentioned.


But the worse part is how it reveals a mentality with today's GOP where anyone outside of their inner circle doesnt matter.

It's similar to the garbage the Wisconsin GOP has been shelling out on a daily basis since Dems won all statewide elections in November. Where somehow their constituents in their little towns are the only ones who should matter.




It lays bare what the GOP really thinks government is for - a mechanism to steer money toward their donors and cronies, and away from those who arent part of The Club. There is no concept of public good or governance.

There are no "good ones", and they must be battled in the short-term, and removed from all levels of powers ASAP.

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