It’s okay to disagree on tactics. So I want to let you know where I’m at without you thinking I’m condemning you if you’re still where I was, um, just last week.
Funding for the Department of Homeland (sic) Security (DHS) runs out at midnight Friday (they have a lot in the piggy bank, though). Without a new funding bill, the DHS, America’s lead agency for (doing) domestic terrorism, will ostensibly get no more cash as of Valentine’s Day, a token of love for justice.
Republicans need at least seven votes from the Senate Democratic caucus to pass new DHS funding.
The Democratic plan right now is to oppose funding without changes to DHS. The congressional Republican plan right now is to wait for Democrats to blink. This tends to work when you’re facing a party that closely resembles Mr. Magoo.
For now, most of the reporting suggests that Democrats aren’t budging, if only because no one’s talking. Sen. John “no relation” Kennedy (R-LA) said Sunday, “I don’t think most Democrats would vote for the bill because the Karen wing of the party would punish them.”
First of all, TFN would like to welcome the unfairly maligned name “Karen” back to polite society. It’s good to have you back on the side of good, Karen. No, you may not speak to my manager. But at this point, yes, the Karen wing should punish Democrats for funding DHS.
