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Chris Sununu’s blunt message to Washington this week was exactly what Americans need to hear: get the government open and stop making ordinary citizens pay for political theatre. The former New Hampshire governor used his platform on a conservative network to push for a clean, short-term funding measure and urged Democrats to drop the posturing and vote to keep the lights on.
The stakes are real and immediate — the federal government entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, leaving hundreds of thousands of public servants furloughed or working without pay and threatening vital services that families rely on. This is not an abstract Washington fight; it’s people missing paychecks and programs for children and veterans being placed in limbo.
Meanwhile, the White House has made it plain that a prolonged shutdown will be met with hard choices, including potential firings and permanent cuts to projects that never should have been approved in the first place. Rather than cowering to the usual bureaucracy, the administration is using this moment to rein in waste and shrink an out-of-control federal footprint — exactly the kind of accountability conservatives have been demanding for years.
Republicans, led by pragmatic voices and a president who has seized the mantle of fiscal seriousness, are now in the unusual position of urging Democrats to stop blocking a common-sense short-term fix. That role reversal speaks volumes: when you care about fiscal discipline, you don’t beg for more spending, you force the other side to choose between rhetoric and responsibility. The political calculus falls squarely on Democrats if they refuse to back a simple continuing resolution.
Even Senate leaders who normally reflexively oppose Republican proposals are wrestling with the choice between keeping the government running and letting partisanship win. Legislative leaders in both parties are being forced to reckon with the human cost of a shutdown, and there is no political glory for those who watch the country suffer rather than do the right thing. Washington’s dysfunction can’t be an acceptable excuse for letting hardworking Americans bear the burden of political grandstanding.
Sununu’s plea was more than politics — it was a conservative demand for competence and accountability from both sides of the aisle. Hardworking Americans don’t want Washington’s endless fights; they want steady government that protects liberty, defends the vulnerable, and respects taxpayers’ money. If Democrats are serious about governing, they’ll stop the games, vote to reopen the government now, and let real reform follow.
