The Do Nothing Club

The Republican Do Nothings

Meet the Do Nothing Club, the Republican Senate leadership that took a 53 seat majority and turned it into a two year nap.

John Thune, John Barrasso, Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito, James Lankford and Tim Scott were dealt a winning hand. A Republican House, a Republican President and the biggest agenda in modern history. They sat on it.

Yes, they passed the Laken Riley Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill. That is the entire highlight reel, and it fits on a napkin. Meanwhile the SAVE America Act is collecting cobwebs. Trump's executive orders are still unprotected, waiting for the next Democrat president to wipe them out on day one.

Here is the part that should make every conservative furious. Republicans hold 53 seats. Without the filibuster, they need just 50 votes and the Vice President to pass anything they want.John Thune never fought for those 50 votes. When Trump demanded action, Thune whined that someone needed to "show me how this ends." When conservatives begged him to change the rules, he lectured them about Senate tradition.

Leaders find a way, and Thune found excuses. Democrats never had that problem. Harry Reid nuked the filibuster for nominees in 2013. Chuck Schumer tried to blow it up for his election takeover bill in 2022. They have no principles when power is on the line, and in 55 days they get the gavel back.

On January 3, every bill this Senate failed to pass is dead for at least two years. Every Trump order left uncodified becomes a target. Every Trump nominee still waiting becomes a hostage to Chuck Schumer.

So here is the message to the Do Nothing Club. Cancel the holiday recess and forget going home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Work nights, work weekends and stay in that chamber until the SAVE America Act passes and the Trump orders are law.

Voters gave you every tool you needed. You have 55 days to stop hiding behind procedure, get off your ass and do the job. Should the Do Nothing Club be forced to work straight through Christmas, or have they already blown their last chance?

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