The swamp is alive and well in Washington as House Republicans once again showed their weakness in the face of Democrat spending demands, barely passing a procedural rule 214-212 to advance the next slate of appropriations bills after conservative members exposed 'egregious' earmark abuse.
House leadership was forced to promise removal of questionable state project requests and allow separate votes on government funding bills after facing a conservative rebellion. But the real betrayal came when NINE Republicans crossed the aisle to hand Democrats a victory on Obamacare funding.
According to social media watchdogs, 'The US House just voted to ADVANCE Democrats' bill to give billions to Big, Rich Health Insurance through Obamacare, 221-205. One of the NINE Republicans to vote FOR this was New Jersey Tom Kean Jr.' The post rightfully asked: 'WTF is going on?'
'What we're seeing is the same old swamp playbook - promise conservatives you'll fight, then cave at the first sign of pressure from leadership and lobbyists,' said one House conservative aide who requested anonymity.
This procedural drama highlights exactly why President Trump's second term agenda is so critical. While Trump is working to implement mass deportations and slash government waste through Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, weak-kneed Republicans in Congress are still playing the same old games that got us $35 trillion in debt.
The fact that it took a conservative 'rebellion' just to get leadership's attention shows how disconnected House Republicans have become from the America First movement that delivered them their majority. Patriots didn't vote for Republicans to rubber-stamp Democrat spending priorities - they voted for fighters who would stand up to the administrative state.
RINOs Exposed Again
Tom Kean Jr. and the eight other Republicans who voted to advance Obamacare giveaways to insurance companies need to explain to their constituents why they're more interested in pleasing lobbyists than delivering on conservative promises. This is exactly the kind of swamp behavior that President Trump has been fighting against for nearly a decade.
How many more times will House Republicans snatch defeat from the jaws of victory before they learn that Americans want fighters, not finger-in-the-wind politicians?