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Republicans in Congress failed twice last week to pass any kind of funding resolutions, including a military appropriations bill, and the Party doesn't appear to have a clear path forward if they have to rely on one another. One Republican, Congressman Mike Lawler, described his Party as being "very dysfunctional right now," and that might even be an understatement, considering the stakes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.

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So as we start this week, the big question is, of course, can Republicans get their act together to pass bills in order to stop a government shutdown? That is supposed to happen this coming weekend if we do not get those appropriations bills passed. And as it stands right now, all signs are pointing to know, no, we cannot do that. Because to quote one Republican lawmaker, the party is very dysfunctional right? Now that of course, is a statement from Republican lawmaker. Uh, Tim Burkett from North Carolina Republican representative, but he's not the only one calling out his current party for being so incredibly stupid and let's face it terrible at their jobs. Here is Republican representative Mike Lawler, who had this to say, they have to come to a realization if they are unable or unwilling to govern others will. And in a divided government where you have Democrats controlling the Senate, a Democrat controlling the White House, there needs to be a realization that you are not going to get everything you want, just throwing a temper tantrum and stomping your feet. Frankly, not only is it wrong, it's pathetic.

So Burett says this party is dysfunctional. Lawler's implying that his party, or at least the extremist members of the party are pathetic and they both, by the way, are bringing up very real and accurate points. The Republican party is dysfunctional and pathetic. The problem is it's been dysfunctional and pathetic for several decades now. It just took a lot of extremists to really help expose the dysfunction and how pathetic it is. 'cause here's what's happening last week, of course, everybody knows the Republicans tried to vote two separate times on two separate days to bring forward these bills, these procedural bills that would allow them to then start voting on the appropriations bills. But you had the extremist wing of the party, which is effectively being led by Matt Gates. Right now. Most people are in the media referring to him as Speaker Gates because he is essentially usurped all of Kevin McCarthy's power, but they want their little pet projects funded.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jim Jordan want to make sure that all of Jack Smith's prosecutions into Trump are totally defunded. That ain't gonna pass in a final bill. Matt Gaetz wants guarantees, and possibly even inclusion of his pet projects, which include term limits for lawmakers, which I don't disagree with that. But also a couple of other things like a balanced budget amendment, which is just a pie in the sky, idiotic Republican talking point. None of these things are gonna make it into final bills. But Republicans were so dysfunctional last week that they couldn't even vote on a stop gap measure to just give us one more month of funding before the government shuts down.