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U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) Photo credit: NBC News

by Dick Hall-Sizemore

Four Republican Congressmen from Virginia, Wittman (1st District), Good (5th District),  Cline (6th District), and  Griffith (9th Distict), recently voted against the continuing resolution, introduced by the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives, to fund the government.  In effect, they would have shut down the government.

I wonder how they will vote. when they come back from the Thanksgiving recess, on the resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following the release of a unanimous, scathing report by the bipartisan Ethics Committee recommending that he be expelled.

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26 responses to “Just Wondering”

  1. William O'Keefe Avatar
    William O’Keefe

    Rob Wittman has transformed himself from a principled,conservative Republican into an unprincipled cultist .
    What a shame!

  2. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
    James Wyatt Whitehead

    Those four voted that way a symbolic gesture. Perhaps there is concern over this?
    https://usadebtclock.com/
    We all know they will kick the can down the road after Thanksgiving. Why not? It’s not their money.
    As for Santos. Sure, expel him. But that is unlikely as well. Only 5 members of the House have ever been expelled. All Democrats. Wouldn’t hurt to add a red team member. Need to be inclusive.

    1. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
      Dick Hall-Sizemore

      I agree that the increasing national debt is concerning. However, it is hard for the Republicans to have much credibility on this subject when the debt increased $7.8 trillion under Trump, the man they follow. And much of that increase was before the pandemic occurred. That was the third highest increase, relative to the size of the economy, of any Presidesidential administration. https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump

      1. Randy Huffman Avatar
        Randy Huffman

        Trump did not do a lot to reduce deficits, I agree with that, but you know darn well spiraling spending occurred during prior administrations that carried over into his Presidency, then COVID contributed significantly to this amount.

        I don’t have my normal source handy but the one site I am looking at had 2019 at $984 Billion and 2020 $3.132 Trillion. I don’t have any idea where this $7.8 Trillion number comes from unless it picks up some or all of fiscal 2021, and if it does, then that’s two years of COVID.

        We also need to look at who runs Congress, not just President.

      2. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
        James Wyatt Whitehead

        Burden of debt accumulated under Clinton, Obama, and Uncle Joe:
        $11,502,934,200,000
        Burden of debt accumulated under
        GHW Bush, Baby Bush, and the Don:
        $13,729,425,100,000

        Pick your brand. It does not matter, and they don’t care. We’ve been had by both teams.
        https://www.investopedia.com/us-debt-by-president-dollar-and-percentage-7371225
        We need more Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. They reduced the national debt by 5 trillion dollars. What a roaring good time that was!
        https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9ab2a4eb1fea904ae1e35f2f26c0cf18429155876809be38157614a34c687ab6.jpg

        1. walter smith Avatar
          walter smith

          But don’t say UniParty! People might think you like OrangeMan!

        2. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
          Dick Hall-Sizemore

          I will go with Clinton. He ended up with a budget surplus. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-clinton-surplus-became-a-6t-deficit-2013-1

        3. LarrytheG Avatar
          LarrytheG

          for those truly interested in deficit and debt, know that the Trump Tax cuts currently add to the deficits.

          https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c9f7fb7055992297267e1e1f1aa0cde782723fddfacd7081b2e5f3b3edc0c584.png

          cutting spending to fix this will be a real trick since about 75% of the current budget is Defense, health care (like Medicare/Medicaid) and interest.

          It’s not really a spending problem as much as it is that taxes have been cut too low to fund a normal, typical budget.

          And the burn-it-all-down folkls could care less because what they want is “attention” by threatening mayhem – they have NO PATH to a balanced budget at all… and they know it.

        4. Dick Hall-Sizemore Avatar
          Dick Hall-Sizemore

          I will take Clinton. He ended up with a surplus. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-clinton-surplus-became-a-6t-deficit-2013-1

          1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
            James Wyatt Whitehead

            A strong .com economy and a Newt Gingrich leash produced a compromising and fiscally tight Clinton.

        5. Eric the half a troll Avatar
          Eric the half a troll

          Then came the vacuum cleaner guy… 😬

          1. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
            James Wyatt Whitehead

            Move over Camp David. Hello Camp Hoover. A must see for Herbie aficionados.
            https://www.nps.gov/places/000/rapidan-camp.htm

          2. Eric the half a troll Avatar
            Eric the half a troll

            That actually looks pretty interesting…

          3. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Could be worse. There’s a Nixon Park in PA, but it isn’t until you reach the gate that it says “Richard M.” The road signs just say Nixon.

          4. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
            James Wyatt Whitehead

            Camp Hoover is a good visit. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/rapidan-camp.htm

          5. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
            James Wyatt Whitehead

            Camp Hoover is a good visit. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/rapidan-camp.htm

  3. LesGabriel Avatar
    LesGabriel

    Was there some reason for these particular unrelated votes together? I think it is a generally good idea to have visibility, transparency, and accountability on all votes by all elected officials.

  4. walter smith Avatar
    walter smith

    Oh my…the world will end if THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN!!! HORRORS!!!
    What a joke. No budget for 30 years? $33 trillion of debt, and we have what to show for it? Interest will hit $1 trillion annually. Why do they get paid?
    I’m pleasantly surprised Wittman voted against the resolution. Must have been getting calls from the Normies.
    Meanwhile, I’ll look for purity in party voting when the Dems vote honestly on their own criminals. It’s disgusting.

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      No SocSec check for you!

      I know where $8T of the debt came from and where it went.

      1. walter smith Avatar
        walter smith

        Not to me…

    2. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      No SocSec check for you!

      I know where $8T of the debt came from and where it went.

  5. Theron Keller Avatar
    Theron Keller

    Classic “cover” vote. They knew it would pass, the leadership gave them permission to appease their constituents. Happens all the time.

  6. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    Given that these 4 Congressional Districts are the most Conservative of the 5 Republican districts in Virginia, apparently they are simply representing their constituents in voting to shutdown the federal government. I’m surprised it is not a central piece of the Republican Party platform these days.

  7. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Republicans have run on shutting it down since Reagan. It’s scorpions and turtles now. As for Santos? Well, if they expelled him then they could claim that they’re draining the swamp.

    Never in the course of human events have so few done so little for so many.

  8. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    Strange? The count shows my posts, but they don’t appear.

    Oh well…
    Republicans have run on shutting it down since Reagan. It’s scorpions and turtles now. As for Santos? Well, if they expelled him then they could claim that they’re draining the swamp.
    Never in the course of human events have so few done so little for so many.

    1. Eric the half a troll Avatar
      Eric the half a troll

      Yeah, discus was doing some weird stuff earlier with my comment. Looks to be better now.

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