Do you ever wake up in the morning full of energy, a positive attitude, and the metaphysical certitude that you have a solution for every one of the world’s problems? Yeah, me neither, but today I awoke with some subversive, dare I say nearly Republican, solutions to some of America’s most vexing problems.
The first of these was the debt ceiling. I propose a kind of Republican Jujitsu solution. Instead of negotiating with the MTG-Gosar-Bobert moron-hegemony, Biden should tell McCarthy that he has authorized Sec. Yellen to delay certain payments – not to bondholders or retirees or veterans but to Defense Contractors and Energy producers – until the debt ceiling is raised. Let’s see how long it takes for GE, Lockheed-Martin, Exxon, Ratheon, SpaceX, and their ilk to get the moron caucus’ attention. Let’s face it, the American people have little to no political pull, but American business and its billionaire class do. Let’s hear it for the power of the purse!
Okay, now that the debt ceiling has been raised with little or no fuss, let’s deal with the Supreme Court’s fall into corruption and disgrace. The justices refuse to adopt any meaningful code of ethics, and they refuse to honor Congressional subpoenas. So, I think that Sec. Yellen should forego payment of all salaries for the security of the Supremes and the SCOTUS building, and the SCOTUS staff including all of the clerks. In addition, the SCOTUS should be locked out of the building. I know this sounds outrageous, but that is exactly what the Executive has done in the past when there wasn’t enough money to keep our national parks and monuments open. This is no different.
The offer to the SCOTUS should be, “When you have committed to comply with Congressional subpoenas for your testimony and shown us a rigorous code of ethics, we will open the doors and resume funding you until such time that you show that you are unwilling to continue to comply with these conditions.
Now that all is well with America, I’m going to dunk this biscotti until I finish it, drink the remainder of my coffee, take the rest of my daily medications, and then plop my head back on this pillow. Tomorrow, I may take on gun violence; I bet Sec. Yellen can solve that one too.
Zzzzzzzzzzz.