Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“Act One: ‘There’s a government shutdown coming if we don’t pass a spending bill!’ Act Two: ‘Let’s fight about it!’ (The most common plot tweak comes in here with the occasional insertion of a short supposed ‘shutdown’) Act Three: ‘SURPRISE! We made a deal!’ Act Three always closes with a set change: A road, and cast members kicking a can down it. Curtain call — the cast takes its bows. They’ve once again saved the day by borrowing and spending more money than ever before. Please clap. … It’s Max Bialystock’s and Leo Bloom’s wildest dream: ‘Springtime for Hitler’ isn’t just a money-making (for them, but nobody else) flop, it’s history’s longest-running such flop! The last time US politicians actually (and very temporarily) paid off their ever-growing debt was 190 years ago in 1835.” (09/09/25)