The GOP’s Energizer Bunnies
null By Kimberley A. StrasselNov. 16, 2023 6:57 pm ETWonder Land: If control of both the House and Senate returns to the Democratic left in 2024, Matt Gaetz and his seven Republican sidekicks will be remembered for a historic sellout of conservatism. Images: Zuma Press/Getty Images/Reuters/Shutterstock Composite: Mark KellyA modern-day Aesop might have fun with today’s House Republicans, say with an update of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Consider that GOP warren of Energizer bunnies, currently doing all it can to ensure it never wins the noble race in which it claims victory is so vital.Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday passed another extension of government funding, giving the House and Senate a few more months to hammer out new spending bills. Ninety-three Republicans voted against the extension (and their new speaker), necessitating Democratic support for final passage. Give the GOP holdouts credit for at least forgoing a motion to depose Mr. Johnson for working with the other side.
Nov. 16, 2023 6:57 pm ET
A modern-day Aesop might have fun with today’s House Republicans, say with an update of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Consider that GOP warren of Energizer bunnies, currently doing all it can to ensure it never wins the noble race in which it claims victory is so vital.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday passed another extension of government funding, giving the House and Senate a few more months to hammer out new spending bills. Ninety-three Republicans voted against the extension (and their new speaker), necessitating Democratic support for final passage. Give the GOP holdouts credit for at least forgoing a motion to depose Mr. Johnson for working with the other side.
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Kimberley Strassel is a member of the editorial board for The Wall Street Journal. She writes editorials, as well as the weekly Potomac Watch political column, from her base in Alaska.
Ms. Strassel joined Dow Jones & Co. in 1994, working in the news department of The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels, and then in London. She moved to New York in 1999 and soon thereafter joined the Journal's editorial page, working as a features editor, and then as an editorial writer. She assumed her current position in 2005.
Ms. Strassel, a 2014 Bradley Prize recipient, is a regular contributor to Sunday political shows, including CBS's "Face the Nation," Fox News Sunday, and NBC's "Meet the Press." She is the author of "The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech," which chronicles recent attacks on conservative nonprofits, businesses and donors.
An Oregon native, Ms. Strassel earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University. She lives in Alaska with her three children.
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