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Democrats have been exposed again for putting political theater ahead of ordinary Americans, treating working families and frontline federal employees like bargaining chips in a cynical game. Instead of solving problems, party leaders have tolerated — and in some corners celebrated — pain as leverage, a tactic that is as callous as it is reckless. Hardworking taxpayers and federal workers deserve representatives who will reopen the government, not those who cheer when the crisis deepens.
The facts are ugly and indisputable: members of the Democratic coalition and their aides have privately and publicly signaled that prolonging suffering advances their position, even boasting that “every day gets better for us” as the shutdown grinds on. Congressional debate and public records make clear that some in leadership viewed hardship as a tool rather than a tragedy, a confession that should anger every voter across the nation. This is not guerrilla governing; it is a contemptible admission of using people as pawns.
Meanwhile, the fallout is landing in America’s airports and on family vacation plans — the FAA has been forced to scale back flights and warn of mounting disruptions as essential aviation personnel face pay uncertainty. Parents, veterans, and small-business owners are paying the price for Washington’s spectacle while bureaucrats swap talking points. If planes are delayed and livelihoods interrupted, the blame lies not with families trying to travel but with politicians who prioritize political posture over the public good.
Republicans on the Hill, including Rep. Mike Lawler, have rightly pointed out the hypocrisy: Democrats once supported similar stopgap measures and now refuse them for purely partisan reasons. Lawler and other conservatives are not asking for political theater; they are demanding the simple decency of keeping government functioning and paying those who keep our country safe. The truth stings — Democrats could have avoided much of this misery by accepting earlier compromises instead of doubling down on brinkmanship.
That duplicity has opened raw wounds within the Democratic ranks, with even some of their senators breaking ranks to end the shutdown and return to governing. The party’s infighting exposes a dangerous calculation: maintaining a grievance narrative matters more to them than the jobs, benefits, and security of everyday Americans. Voters should not forget which party held the levers and chose pain over solutions when the cameras were on.
Patriots who love this country must demand better from every member of Congress. Reopen the government, restore pay for federal workers, secure the skies, and then argue policy like adults — not by weaponizing hardship. The GOP has shown a willingness to negotiate; Democrats must stop treating citizens as political collateral and start doing their jobs for the people who actually sent them to Washington.
