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Graham obviously thinks the wind has shifted. He suddenly became MAGA in 2017 for Trump's first term, then became the worst of the worst RINOs during Biden's term. He started out under Trump's second term trying to stay on the RINO team, but now he clearly has decided it's time to flip flop again.



As descipicble as men like Graham are, at the end of the day there will always be unprincipled men who will play along to get along. They are only interested in power and staying "relevant," and these guys will always exist. They have always existed, and unfortunately they must be accommodated. There has never been a time period without opportunists.

We just have to accept the fact that there will be many who bend the knee to whatever is powerful, and seek to become the most powerful to make sure these types of people work for the good guys.
 
Graham obviously thinks the wind has shifted. He suddenly became MAGA in 2017 for Trump's first term, then became the worst of the worst RINOs during Biden's term. He started out under Trump's second term trying to stay on the RINO team, but now he clearly has decided it's time to flip flop again.





One of the most striking things about yesterday’s Zelensky press conference was Lindsey Graham’s reaction to it. The two are old friends, but Graham disavowed him within the hour. This was more than just transactional disloyalty. It was scapegoating. Lindsey Graham knows what’s coming. Over the past three years, with the tacit support of its western patrons, the Ukrainian government has committed a remarkable number of serious crimes. The Ukrainians sold huge quantities of American weapons on the international black market at twenty cents on the dollar. These weapons are now in the hands of armed groups around the world, including Hamas, the Mexican drug cartels and the forces now controlling Syria. God knows what the Ukrainians have done with the pathogens in American biolabs in their country. Even US intel agencies aren’t sure. The Ukrainians have also murdered a number of people in various countries in political assassinations, and tried to murder others, including American journalists and a European head of state. This is all true, and it’s all going to come out at some point. Better to start blaming it on Zelensky now.
 


Wacky Races Lol GIF by Boomerang Official
 
I"m sure this is just pandering and will go nowhere.

Mike Lee Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Oust Congress When Deficit is Too High​


Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has proposed a constitutional amendment that would make all members of Congress ineligible to run for reelection “whenever inflation exceeds 3%” or when the deficit exceeds 3% of gross domestic product (GDP).



The proposal revives an idea first suggested by Warren Buffett more than 10 years ago in which Buffett suggested he could “end the deficit in five minutes” by disqualifying lawmakers based on the nation’s economic health.

In a post on X, Lee wrote, “It’s better to disqualify politicians than for an entire nation to suffer under the yoke of inflation.”


Lee is among a handful of GOP Senators who have pushed back on the President Trump’s tax reconciliation and spending cuts package as it’s currently written, arguing that the measure doesn’t go far enough to reduce the national deficit.

Lee added, “Federal spending has become excessive. The resulting inflation harms Americans and weaponizes government. The Senate can make this bill better. It must now do so.”

The practicality of removing all members of Congress from office at once remains in question, as does the likelihood of how much support would be found among current lawmakers.

The House of Representatives recently passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) which now awaits the Senate’s review and possible revision.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Congressional spending bill, saying, “We have to bring this down gradually because we want to do two things. We want to cut and constrain spending and we want to grow the economy.”


Elon Musk, who has publicly rebuked federal lawmakers over the OBBB, calling it “debt slavery” has endorsed Buffett’s plan to fix the deficit crisis as well as pushing for greater government efficiency and accountability.

Despite internal disagreements over what other federal spending to cut, Republican leaders continue to push for completing work on the reconciliation bill in time to have it reach the president’s desk by July 4.
 
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