Shouting “FIRE!” In An Empty Theater

ROY with an ominous late-night tweet. The Texas Republican voted no in Rules last night. He has flipped a lot this congress. But many in his world feel that the string is running out and promises have not been kept....

an interesting few days -- or more! -- ahead https://t.co/zBWipZuoTQ

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 2, 2025

More gossip, please! Followed by news from the Don’t Hold Your Breath, Dept.

Time for the phony House Caving Caucus to end the performance art and vote for the biggest deficits in the history of human civilization and drive us closer to insolvency. pic.twitter.com/E0aOP5OulI

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 2, 2025

Saddle up, boys. Performative outrage is over, time to do some caving! pic.twitter.com/DOyAB8SLkb

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 2, 2025

In other words, they can always rely on the right-wingers who talk a big game on deficits and debt to cave claiming huge growth numbers far above estimates will magically materialize so we won’t go bankrupt. Exactly how Trump ran his casinos and Trump Airline. pic.twitter.com/bDuhZHWBfv

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 2, 2025

And there’s always an out: when all else fails, ignore the fucking rules. (Thune never had to fire the Senate Parliamentarian. The GOP just quit submitting portions of the bill for review for compliance with reconciliation rules. After all, rules are for little people.)