Disclaimer: This is satire. If it sounds like the truth, it’s because the truth got mugged, stripped naked, and duct-taped to the front of the Capitol.
You think the GOP stumbled into this shutdown? Wrong. They wanted it. They’re rubbing their little grubby hands together going, “Perfect—lights are off, cameras are off, the referees are out cold, let’s loot the joint.”
Because here’s the deal: a shutdown isn’t gridlock, it’s cover. With no oversight, no staffers, no watchdogs, they can run the...