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The deal to end the recent government shutdown exposed what every honest observer suspected: this wasn’t a principled fight over policy, it was politics — pure and simple. Fox News senior analyst Brit Hume said plainly on Special Report that the shutdown “wasn’t about enhanced ACA benefits” but about Democrats positioning themselves to resist and oppose President Donald Trump at every turn.
Put bluntly, Democrats tried to weaponize the machinery of government to score political points, even as unions and frontline workers begged for stability and continuity. Key union voices — from federal employees to airline and pilots’ unions — urged passage of a temporary funding measure because they understood the human and logistical cost of a protracted shutdown.
The consequences of that cynical gambit were immediate and painful for ordinary Americans: air travel descended into chaos, SNAP benefits were held in limbo, and federal employees went without pay while essential services frayed. Reporters on the ground documented the disruptions, and voters who care about competence and order watched in disgust as partisan theatrics trumped everyday necessities.
Even within the Democratic Party, the infighting proved costly — eight Democratic senators ultimately broke with the hardliners to vote to reopen the government and end the crisis. That split confirms what conservatives have been saying for months: the party’s radical fringe is willing to harm the country to make a point, and more moderate Democrats are now forced to choose between principle and party loyalty.
Brit Hume also warned that much would depend on how the media frames this mess, and he’s right — the press has a long record of rescuing political actors from the consequences of their own bad decisions. Democrats hoped the narrative would be about obscure policy fights; conservatives know the real story is about who put the nation’s functioning at risk for political theater.
Now is the moment for patriotic Americans to demand accountability. Call out the opportunists who gambled with people’s paychecks and meals, hold elected officials to the standard of competence, and remember this episode when the next election rolls around: voters will not forget who put politics over the country.
