Source: New York Post
by staff
“Rep. Thomas Massie loves to play the purist, but somehow that means the Kentucky Republican keeps voting with the Democrats whenever the pedal hits the metal. The latest is Massie’s vow to vote ‘nay’ on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown; the CR cleared the House Rules Committee this week and was sufficiently fiscally hawkish to win support from the Freedom Caucus. It’s far from perfect, but that’s what governing means: taking wins where you can and compromising where you have to. For Massie, that’s not enough. Rather than act like an adult, he prefers to endanger the bill (remember, the GOP House majority is so thin it can only withstand one defection) and risk all the political opprobrium a shutdown would bring. He posted on X: ‘Why would I vote to continue the waste fraud and abuse DOGE has found?'” [editor’s note: How about those big spenders get the hell out instead? – TLK] (03/11/25)