Let’s not pretend the democrats are blameless here either. After 30+ years of framing *every* GOP attempt at congressional oversight as frivolous partisanship, with assists from their media allies (and all too frequently, GOP backbenchers looking for exposure), it’s not at all clear that a more-functional Republican Party would be able to gain traction on legitimate issues.
Let’s not pretend the democrats are blameless here either. After 30+ years of framing *every* GOP attempt at congressional oversight as frivolous partisanship, with assists from their media allies (and all too frequently, GOP backbenchers looking for exposure), it’s not at all clear that a more-functional Republican Party would be able to gain traction on legitimate issues.
Look on the bright side of this. At least the DOD is better at keeping secrets than the SEC was about keeping bitcoin, ETF secret.
Thanks for the Katie Porter clip!
One more example of why comity is more important the Constitution when it comes to running the country.