In a political drama that seems straight out of a Hollywood script, yet another far-left judge finds themselves in the spotlight, facing down the Supreme Rubber Stamp Club. This sage wisdom of the highest court in the land came in the form of a smackdown back in July, reminding the judge that overstepping boundaries isn’t as hip as it sounds. It all started back in May when this particular judge tried to argue that the President doesn’t have the executive authority to be the boss of his own executive branch. Quite the revolutionary idea, right? Well, this time the boxing gloves have come off, and the White House is planning to appeal. And they might as well, because this is shaping up to be quite the constitutional showdown.
Enter stage left: Steve Moore, former Trump economic advisor and man-about-town at the Heritage Foundation. He reminds us why voters fell head over heels for Donald Trump in the first place. It’s all about draining that swamp in Washington, D.C., don’t you know? Under the Biden administration, they’ve been creating jobs, sure, but it’s the kind of job creation that seems to involve making the government bigger than your Uncle Bob’s fishing tales. But fear not, Moore assures us that the government workforce is finally on a diet. It’s about time someone cut back on those unnecessary government positions that apparently multiplied like rabbits under the previous administration.
Despite the doom and gloom predictions from the left, conservatives aren’t losing sleep quite yet. After all, isn’t the President supposed to be the CEO of the government? Shouldn’t he have the power to streamline the operation by bidding farewell to workers who are about as necessary as a screen door on a submarine? Some might worry that this could set a precedent where a future Democratic President might start axing agencies like ICE, but that’s a bridge to cross in a future chapter of this ongoing saga. For now, the pressing issue lies in reversing the astronomical government growth that is somehow creating employment, just not the private sector kind that taxpayers appreciate.
Of course, the conversation wouldn’t be complete without touching upon the ever-present fiscal nightmare: the behemoth known as government spending. Moore points to the jaw-dropping $2 trillion deficit that looms over the nation like a financial Godzilla. This gargantuan spending spree needs a lesson in serious thriftiness, and it’s time Congress dusted off their scissors and made some meaningful cuts. Even modest reductions in some of the rapidly ballooning programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the poster child of unfulfilled promises—Obamacare—are essential to stave off the impending budgetary apocalypse.
And while on the topic of reform, there’s a murmur of revolution in the air around the IRS. The current administration suggests an overhaul that might inspire nightmares in the minds of left-leaning groups. Ah, the sweet memory of the Lois Lerner saga still lingers like a bad dream, doesn’t it? Political shenanigans aside, a flat tax might just be the bucket of ice water the IRS needs to wake up. Simplifying the tax code to a level that doesn’t require a PhD in Advanced Cryptography could put the IRS out of the fraud business and the American public at ease. After all, why should tax season feel like deciphering Greek when the solution is just a little common sense?
