A Void of Leadership
Last Friday, thirteen Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to pass the 1.9 trillion dollar infrastructure bill. If these (un)representatives had voted against the bill, it would have failed since some Democrats voted against it. If the bill didn’t pass, the Biden Socialist agenda would have been stopped. Instead, these ignorant Republicans chose to hurt all of us. However, the problem in the House of Representatives is the leadership. There is a void of leadership, and it’s becoming more and more evident.
Kevin McCarthy
McCarthy must NEVER be speaker of the house. It will be another huge disappointment for conservatives everywhere. I don’t trust him at all. He is exactly what you would expect in a politician because he’s like a slimy used car salesperson. He isn’t a leader. You can’t be a leader if you can’t influence others. You can’t be a leader if you’re playing some political game for your own benefit.
McCarthy should have known that thirteen members of his party planned to help the Democrats pass a bill that should have failed. It’s an incredible lack of leadership when you don’t know what your team is going to do. What if five members of your football team decided they would play for the other team during a game? And, you had no idea they planned to do that. Are you a good coach? Of course not.
McCarthy should have known this ahead of time and worked with the team to achieve the objective of voting down this bill. But alas, I don’t think he sets objectives. He could use a course in project management and leadership skills. Or better yet, we should replace him with someone who can actually lead.
Steve Scalise
As Republican Whip, Scalise is responsible for gauging the potential votes on a bill. He is supposed to gather voting data and work with all of the Republican representatives to achieve a desired outcome. Well, he failed miserably. He didn’t do his job. And he should be replaced immediately.
I know Pelosi rammed this thing through with little time to prepare the vote, but Scalise should have been in front of this. A good leader anticipates change and has solutions ready. If there was not enough time to prepare for the vote, then every Republican representative should have voted against the bill. Instead, thirteen Republicans voted for a bill that they knew very little about. They hurt people and they hurt our country. And Scalise should be ashamed.
Elise Stefanick
Stefanick recently replaced Liz Cheney as House Republican Conference Chair. She is third in the Republican chain of command in the House of Representatives. How could she not know that thirteen Republicans planned to break rank and single-handedly destroy party unity? A good leader knows their team members and their intentions. And a good leader communicates with others so that everybody is working toward the same objective. If a team member strays from the objective, the leader needs to communicate with the team member to get them back on track. For someone who is usually on the right side of things, she let all of us down here.
Thirteen Stooges
If you’re an elected representative in the federal government, you qualify as a leader too. The people voted you into office to represent them, and they expect you to act like a leader and represent them. But, all to often, our representatives vote against our wishes and without caring about what harm it could bring to their constituents. If you are one of the thirteen stooges, you are worse than the coronavirus. You just voted for more inflation, more socialism, more border crossings and more pipeline closings.
I have no idea what would drive you thirteen stooges to do this. In addition to all of us, you and your families will be affected by your lack of leadership. You are the most ignorant people to ever be in Congress.
Conclusion
There have been a lot of letdown moments in Republican history. Remember Paul Ryan. This letdown is pretty high on the list. I read article after article prior to the vote on this bill talking about how the Democrat party is in disarray. But, the joke was on us. It wasn’t the Democrat party, it was the Republican party. The Republican leadership and stooges helped pass a bill that was horrendous.
When something like this happens, the hairs on the back of my neck go up. I start thinking about bribery and extortion. Is it possible money exchanged hands for a vote? Was something being held over someone’s head so they would vote a certain way? Or, was this just pure stupidity? It’s probably pure stupidity and a total lack of leadership.
