Anonymous wrote:Good summary of just how disfunctional the GOP House is

This is a really good explanation. The media keeps saying that that the GOP House is trying to go back on “the spending deal McCarthy made with Biden.” No one has explained in this manner that breaking that “deal” is BREAKING A LAW. Here’s a link for those not on Twitter anymore for entirely understandable reasons.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1722971856712442027.html

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

I don't like their policies and their lack of agility. I don't like that federal service has become a jobs program and that's there's a ridiculous number of layers of management in federal bureaucracies. I don't like the fact that we're paying more than ever for .gov and getting less.

I don't like that they screw up everything they touch and they've become an income transfer scheme for the progressive left. Your answer to everything is to throw more money at it.

My answer is to cut it severely and get rid of whole layers of management in government (AKA, the rubber-stamp brigade) and bring back the agility for it to be effective again.

Government - If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solution.

Please share your expertise on federal workers. What agency do you work for?

This. Which agencies have whole layers of management that you think are redundant and can be cut without affecting services. Speaking in generalities is not useful. Give us the specific list. Otherwise it seems you really don’t know what you are talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

I don't like their policies and their lack of agility. I don't like that federal service has become a jobs program and that's there's a ridiculous number of layers of management in federal bureaucracies. I don't like the fact that we're paying more than ever for .gov and getting less.

I don't like that they screw up everything they touch and they've become an income transfer scheme for the progressive left. Your answer to everything is to throw more money at it.

My answer is to cut it severely and get rid of whole layers of management in government (AKA, the rubber-stamp brigade) and bring back the agility for it to be effective again.

Government - If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solution.

You don't seem to understand how government works these days. In the headquarters office of many agencies, a lot of major national programs are only one or two feds deep, the rest has been forced to be outsourced to costly private sector contracts via numerous drivers. As such, even a "middle manager" with only a dozen subordinates might still be responsible for a half dozen national programs in his agency. And no, it's not a "rubber stamp brigade" as in many agencies, every single thing being done in an agency program needs prioritization and justification and many mandates handed down to agencies by Congress are in fact unfunded so they constantly have to rob Peter to pay Paul.

And no, it's not an "income transfer scheme to the progressive left" given the lion's share of the money is going out in contracts mostly to big defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris etc - NOT the "liberal left." One area where there is too much rubberstamping is in contracting - A-76 cost benefit analysis has become a joke, essentially with very few exceptions everything gets rubberstamped to be pushed out to contracts. There is a lot of work that would be cheaper, more efficient and more effective if it were done in-house. Not to mention, having enough federal subject matter experts to prevent the government from being bamboozled by savvy contractors. There is also far too little efficiency and accountability in contracting, particularly on the DoD/IC side. Many of those contractors are more interested in how many asses they can put in seats and how much profit they can milk out of the task, instead of actually completing the task, solving the problem and moving on to the next one.

Huge chunks of money in civilian agency budgets also goes out to states as well. Cutting budgets to civilian agencies will hurt states. We already know what your naive, blunt-weapon "solutions" are, and they completely suck. How about learning more about what's really going on than making dumb statements about how you're going to just gut civilian agencies and their budgets, without actually even bothering to understand what the ramifications are, let alone understanding everything that Congress has mandated? Your "solutions" are dumb things like "get rid of the IRS and EPA and and and" which would be complete disaster.

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

I don't like their policies and their lack of agility. I don't like that federal service has become a jobs program and that's there's a ridiculous number of layers of management in federal bureaucracies. I don't like the fact that we're paying more than ever for .gov and getting less.

I don't like that they screw up everything they touch and they've become an income transfer scheme for the progressive left. Your answer to everything is to throw more money at it.

My answer is to cut it severely and get rid of whole layers of management in government (AKA, the rubber-stamp brigade) and bring back the agility for it to be effective again.

Government - If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solution.

Spoken like someone who has never worked in government nor had any experience with government.

You understand that it is more expensive now because almost all of the work was shifted by the GOP to contractors at places like PWC, Deloitte, SAIC etc - the list goes on and on. The taxpayers pay billions for what should cost millions because the expertise was put outside the shop for "competitive" bids.

Add to it, that each time the GOP "shuts the government down" a lot of the workproduct from these firms get tabled and then re-bid at more expense.

So if you want to complain, complain to the GOP who insisted on "cutting" the government workforce, only to have it all outsourced to the crony consulting firms.

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I guess Johnson is literally going to let us eat cake while and and other republicans rub elbows in Paris.

Throughout this, my range of emotions has ranged from annoyed, bemused, incredulous, etc. at their state of dysfunction. I think this is the first time I've simply been angry. This is completely outrageous. What a leadership failure.

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

I don't like their policies and their lack of agility. I don't like that federal service has become a jobs program and that's there's a ridiculous number of layers of management in federal bureaucracies. I don't like the fact that we're paying more than ever for .gov and getting less.

I don't like that they screw up everything they touch and they've become an income transfer scheme for the progressive left. Your answer to everything is to throw more money at it.

My answer is to cut it severely and get rid of whole layers of management in government (AKA, the rubber-stamp brigade) and bring back the agility for it to be effective again.

Government - If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solution.

Please share your expertise on federal workers. What agency do you work for?

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

I don't like their policies and their lack of agility. I don't like that federal service has become a jobs program and that's there's a ridiculous number of layers of management in federal bureaucracies. I don't like the fact that we're paying more than ever for .gov and getting less.

I don't like that they screw up everything they touch and they've become an income transfer scheme for the progressive left. Your answer to everything is to throw more money at it.

My answer is to cut it severely and get rid of whole layers of management in government (AKA, the rubber-stamp brigade) and bring back the agility for it to be effective again.

Government - If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solution.

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I guess Johnson is literally going to let us eat cake while and and other republicans rub elbows in Paris.

Wait, what? They've gone home for the weekend? And Johnson has left the country?!?

Good summary of just how disfunctional the GOP House is

I guess Johnson is literally going to let us eat cake while and and other republicans rub elbows in Paris.

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Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Let me help you. REPUBLICANS have kept the govt from functioning. They put up ridiculous bills that they know they will not pass, they purposely hurt our National Security (looking at you Tommy T), and shut down govt if they don’t get their way. Don’t blame Democrats. You may not like their policies, but they are in government to enact legislation.

Anonymous wrote:Under the GOP, it's clear the House Republicans are far more interested in performative bullshit and partisan witch hunts than they actually are about keeping the government running and functional.

It's a huge disgrace. I honestly can't understand how anyone in their right mind can vote Republican anymore.

Our govt isn't functional. Hasn't been for years. Where have you been?

Doesn’t look like it’s going well.

What’s not clear is whether they’ve all left for the long weekend??

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-republican-spending-plan-hits-new-snag-shutdown-looms-2023-11-09/

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives had to delay another fiscal 2024 government funding bill on Thursday, as their slim majority struggled to overcome internal differences on spending levels and culture war policies a week ahead of a possible government shutdown.

The delay on a bill to fund the White House, Treasury and other agencies poses a headache for new House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is expected to unveil over the next two days a stopgap spending measure aimed at keeping federal agencies open after current funding expires on Nov. 17.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm going to keep posting on this thread to highlight the Mike Johnson House. days until shutdown and they are voting on this. Not. Serious. People.

Why?

Why keep posting or why vote on salary? For the former (I'm PP) it's to keep the GOP unseriousness at the forefront. Too many posts here (which are mostly trolls) talking about stupid topics.

This the politics thread. The House GOP are there to so ONE JOB, pass a budget. That's it.

We need to shine a spotlight on their dysfunction Every. Single. Day. Put GOP in charge, this is what you get.

+1 so many people complain about the border or inflation or whatever the issue of rage is in the GOP that day. If the GOP gets power, what are they going to do about these issues? Nothing at all. It’ll be revenge and making abortion illegal.

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At some point very soon, the Senate will pass a full on Budget. Biden will signal he will sign it, and the House/GOP will be fully to blame for any government shutdown. there is simply no excuse for this. they chose to be in disarray for a month, they chose not to negotiate, or do anything, and the whole country will suffer.

You are correct, except it’s been over a month now.