Massie’s desire to get everyone on the record was well-intended, but it was pointless to attempt it at this moment in time. That said, not happy about Trump throwing him under the bus, especially if the reports about Massie being instrumental at getting the ballot harvesting nonsense out of the bill is true.
He was doing his job just as the President was doing his.
Childish name calling by the President of a genuine, sensible conservative was not necessary or smart. It diminished not Massie, but Trump.
There were weeks of delay while pork was added to the bill.
Nancy Pelosi delayed the bill for a day for study. A simple bill could have been passed in minutes.
I thought Massie made the wrong move for the right reasons. It was ultimately pointless in that it didn’t get the votes recorded, and really came off as a poorly-planned charade.
The operative phrase in Washington is: “never let a perfectly good crisis go to waste.”
The corollary of that is: “every crisis is great opportunity to rob America blind.”
Massie is the ONLY one of 435 Congressman and 100 Senators who seemed to question these obvious facts. We are SOOOOO screwed!
Thanks for posting this. Massie wanted to do the right thing. Too few politicians care about that anymore.
There should be a requirement that any time a bill is passed that involves any sort of funding, a recorded vote must be taken.
The voice vote allows congress-critters cover for voting for pork-laden bills, and removes accountability to the constituent.
Far too often, panic bills allow them to be loaded up with crap that has nothing to do with what is supposed to be happening.
Another thing that is needed is any time there is a “panic bill,” is the Presidential Line Item veto, where President Trump COULD HAVE vetoed the $25 million going to the Kennedy Center, which just a few hours after being announced, furloughed it’s workers. So the administrative portion of the KC is funded by the emergency bill, but the employess are not.
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He was 100% correct in Principle, but all he accomplished Politically is taking the blame off the Rats for their Leftist motivated five day delay of Legislation which is “perceived” as being implemented to help the American People.
Now they can blame the GOP (for the 43 Second Delay) in getting the Bill passed.
I agree with Massie that everyone in Congress should have to be on record about the massive spending bill. But this should be done either in the chambers, on the phone, or via computer.
BS. In his unnecessary grandstanding, he gave Pelosi and Schumer cover for THEIR delays. I’m sure he’s a decent man, but he is also a politician. If a politician lacks even the most basic political instincts he needs to find a new job.