ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

"In only six months as Speaker, Johnson rammed through a multi-trillion dollar two-part ominbus spending bill that funded almost all Biden’s priorities, flip-flopped to kill a requirement for intelligence agencies to obtain a warrant before surveilling Americans, and – perhaps most painful for conservatives – surrendered on a months-long pledge never to move foreign aid before taking action on border security.

Ensuring the Foreign Surveillance Act passed without a warrant requirement and gifting tens of billions in aid to Ukraine were perhaps Biden’s greatest priorities of the second half of his term. Johnson delivered Biden his desired outcome on both the warrant requirement – in which Johnson was the deciding vote – and Ukraine funding over the objections of a majority of his own party.

Even before Johnson caved on Ukraine funding, Republicans have openly speculated about what deal Johnson could have made with Democrats to save his speakership from Republicans increasingly frustrated with his advancement of a Democrat agenda."

MY COMMENT: With friends like this, who needs enemies???

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/mtg-teases-forcing-vote-to-recall-johnson-after-democrats-endorse-him-uniparty-on-full-display/

Liberty Tree

Since he has a razor thin majority, complete with RINOS and the Senate will reject any real conservative bill what would you do if you were him?

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

The Speaker of the House is one of the most powerful figures in American politics and is ultimately responsible for helping the party get its legislation enacted. If he is unable to do so, he does not belong in the position, and let someone else assume that role.

I have written many posts on Mike Johnson's failures as House Speaker. Here is a list of some of those failures:

Let's take a quick look at what Mike Johnson has done (or rather hasn't done) since he become Speaker of the House in October of 2023:

1. In November 2023, after Congress passed a two-step CR with Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 appropriations deadlines, speaker Johnson stated, “I’m done with short term CRs”. On January 19, the GOP-led House passed a continuing resolution (CR) to extend current federal funding levels to avoid a government shutdown, despite House Speaker Johnson having previously vowed not to pursue any more temporary spending bills.

Congress has passed four continuing resolutions since the new fiscal year began to avert a government shutdown amid an inability of the Senate and House of Representatives to agree on the contents of 12 permanent appropriations bills for the year. Leaders of both party caucuses in both houses announced a deal on Feb. 28 to pass two consolidated bills, known as “minibus” bills, comprising six appropriations bills each. MY COMMENT: Johnson is so afraid of a partial government shutdown and being perceived as the one responsible if it happened. Partially shut it down until the House Members get their act together and do the job they were elected to do. That should be easy to explain to the public!

2. The Southern border remains wide open because Johnson has refused to use his leverage as House Speaker and use the power of the purse to stop the illegal flow of migrants across our border. MY COMMENT: Johnson caved and failed to stand firm and force Biden to either restore Trumps executive orders regarding the border, or enact most or all of the reforms passed by the House in H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023. You don't fix the border, you don't fund the government! Simple, but it takes courage and principles which Johnson lacks!

3. Legislation to reform FISA Section 702 and stop the FBI’s warrantless spying on innocent Americans was blocked by Johnson. The competing bills would have imposed the requirement for the government to get a warrant (as specified in the 4th amendment of the US Constitution) before spying on American citizens.

4. The CBO estimates that the Federal Budget deficit will increase by $1.6 Trillion for fiscal 2024

5. Politico is reporting that "Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Johnson’s handpicked choice to take over the House Appropriations Committee after Rep. Kay Granger’s (R-TX) resignation in March, wants to “unlock the possibility of more earmarks”, despite the fact that House Republicans banned the practice of earmarking in 2011 after the Republican Tea Party takeover. Why? Because "earmarks give leadership a powerful tool to coerce skeptical lawmakers to endorse massive multi-trillion dollar spending packages. Lawmakers are incentivized to look the other way and disregard the fiscal responsibility planks of their campaign platforms when their districts get a cut of the loot."

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Too funny !!!!
All of Mike Johnson compatriots voted against these bills.
They were only passed with help of the
Grown Ups ( democrats) !!!!!
They are all right there telling their constituents back home what a wonderful
Job they’ve done.
Skeezy on top of Skeezy !!!!

tomhoff24

Good for him.