Everyone knows who is responsible for running the U.S. Government, Donald Trump and the Republican controlled U.S. Congress. Trump in his first administration had a history of shutting down the federal government, three times in 4 years. And before the present government shutdown said he had no problem with shutting down the government again. Louisiana's representative Mike Johnson is Speaker of the U.S. House and Steve Scalise is the number two representative in the House. Both are charged with the responsibility to more legislation thru the House for Trump's priorities.
Johnson and Scalise rammed thru Trump's big UGLY bill in the House because they controlled the majority vote and had no reason to allow the democratic party to add any of their priorities. The bill then passed the Senate with only the 51% majority needed. That took place months ago. The GOP knew the outcome before hand because they controlled the votes.
So after wasting months doing nothing the House finally voted on Trump's shutdown legislation, passed it with GOP's controlling vote and did something they never would have done before, they sent it to the GOP controlled senate that they knew did not have the votes to pass the shutdown legislation and therefore, a government shutdown would take place just like Trump and the GOP wanted.
Johnson and Scalise would never send a piece of their own party's legislation passed by the House to the Senate if they knew they did not have the votes to pass it. But they sent it anyway knowing it would never pass. And bingo, Trump and his ditto heads party accomplished the government shutdown they wanted all along.
The majority of people in Louisiana voted for Trump, Johnson and Scalise and gave the opportunity to shutdown the federal government. It was all predictable because of Trump and the GOP's failed record of the past. So for them, the future is like the failed past. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
