Spineless GOP

In violent times
You should have to sell your soul
In black and white
They really, really ought to know
--Tears for Fears

Congressional GOP members revealed their RINO core once again by teaming with Democrats to pass a two year spending deal: H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act. The Act promises to elevate annual federal budget deficits north of $1 trillion--a level matched only by the early Obama administration years (Quick quiz: How must such budget deficits be funded? Answer to be discussed in a future post).

A few Republicans (e.g., Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, Justin Amash) held firm. Much of the same crowd that held firm on Obamacare repeal. Some of their pushback that calls out the GOP hypocrisy is captured below.

Sen. Rand Paul on the new senate spending bill: "If you were against President Obama's deficits, and now you're for the Republican deficits, isn't that the very definition of hypocrisy?" https://t.co/EPCvGs13hW pic.twitter.com/24yiMZ7ZqG

— ABC News (@ABC) February 8, 2018

Roll call for the massive spending bill... https://t.co/d66rM7rzPt

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 9, 2018

This morning, every Republican in Congress who blasted government growth under Pres. Obama gets to answer the following question with his or her vote: Do you oppose massive spending increases only when a Democrat is in the White House?

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) February 9, 2018

Judge Nap follows with this question:

What kind of politicians rail against deficit spending until they are in charge AND THEN SPEND MORE?
I stand with Rand @RandPaul against congressional Republicans who have rejected their core values.

— Judge Napolitano (@Judgenap) February 9, 2018

What kind of politician, your honor? Why, the spineless GOP type, of course.