Fetterman Praises Trump's Greenland Threats: 'A Smart Thing'

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20. Charles Pierce: Vichy Democrats Take Note: The Republican Congress Is Coming for Everything

They’re coming for everything. Somebody tell John Fetterman and the rest of the Vichy Democrats. From Politico:

The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” the Affordable Care Act. Five people familiar with the document said those provisions are options to finance Republicans’ massive party-line reconciliation bill or other spending reform efforts, including those being spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

The people, granted anonymity to discuss closed-door negotiations, said that the list originated from the House Budget Committee, chaired by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas). Republicans involved in the reconciliation plans have been generally targeting the listed programs for several months, but internal GOP fights over trillions of dollars in potential cuts are just beginning.

None of that should matter. This list is a statement of what they want to do, a statement of what they believe the proper role of government to be, and a statement that they don’t find the Musk–Ramaswamy project as worthy of ridicule as it actually is. There is no compromising with people like this. Also, I think we should keep an eye on this Arrington cat. He seems to be the ambitious Jim Jordan type.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a63397452/supreme-court-debate-tiktok-ban/

Can't argue with Charlie Pierce - he's one of the most perceptive commentators in the world (along with Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman, and Josh Marshall). Fetterman is collaborating with evil.