House of Representatives in a sad state
It has been deeply disturbing to watch as the U.S. House of Representatives has been engulfed in chaos. A small contingent of hyper-partisan zealots, the ill-named Freedom Caucus, have hijacked the Republican conference and effectively stopped all meaningful activity in the House. This occurs at a time when we absolutely need effective leadership and action.
I was also very dismayed to see our Representative, Nancy Mace, cast her lot with the chaos brigade. While I do not agree with her politics, I thought she was much smarter than this. In 2024, Lowcountry voters will be given an opportunity to send a very clear message to Nancy Mace: We reject your “burn it down” philosophy and we demand effective governance. We are sending you home and replacing you with someone who will better represent us in Washington.
By the way, those who blame the Democrats for the current situation are completely off-base. Kevin McCarthy lied to and betrayed the Democrats far too many times. The last straw was when he attempted to blame the Democrats for the debt crisis after they had bailed him out by voting “yes” on the bipartisan bill to fund the government. McCarthy had proven himself to be completely untrustworthy and he gave the Democrats no reason to throw him a lifeline.
– Peter Birschbach, Port Royal
