Schwab: Take the fork in the road or stick a fork in democracy
By Sid Schwab / Herald Columnist
About the shutdown of the government in which Republicans control both houses of Congress and the presidency (if that’s still the right word), the most accurate take came from this guy: (YouTube: tinyurl.com/2bright4u).
Now, the same guy and every Republican in Congress, including Holy Mike Johnson — who talks directly with God — are lying, blatantly, un-ninth-commandmently about what Democrats demand to end the shutdown. They’re not arguing for including undocumented immigrants in Medicaid. They do want to restore Republican-cut funds to it. For citizens (Bulwark: tinyurl.com/mendacity4u). Unable to govern, congressional Republicans turn to lying.
What Democrats should be demanding is release of every page of the Epstein files, unredacted; the end of lying about emergencies in blue-state cities; no more sending troops there; a clear statement that Trump turning the Department of Justice into a vehicle for personal vengeance is illegal and so is murdering people in Venezuelan boats whether or not they’re drug-runners of which no proof has been presented; and an admission from Republicans that they don’t care.
Yep, that’ll do it. Shutdown over.
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/schwab-take-the-fork-in-the-road-or-stick-a-fork-in-democracy/