Speaker Johnson Warns Shutdown While Funding Foreign Wars
Speaker Johnson, according to Newsweek, is sounding the alarm: the US is 'barreling toward' its longest government shutdown. This from a Congress that passed a $95 billion foreign aid package, which included over $14 billion for Israel, just two months prior. One might wonder where this sudden fiscal prudence was when funneling billions into perpetual conflicts overseas. The irony is as thick as
the concrete bunkers funded by US taxpayers. This isn't just about 'spending priorities'; it's about political theater. Members like Johnson routinely take significant PAC money—OpenSecrets.org data shows House Leadership PACs, including Johnson's, receiving millions—and then 'agonize' over domestic budgets. It appears some appropriations are simply non-negotiable, while others become convenient
hostages in political squabbles. How many 'dire warnings' about America's economic peril will we hear before someone points out the money that always seems to be available for war?