House Speaker Mike Johnson called an early recess for the Thanksgiving break on Thursday. Republicans need a rest. They were so punchy from all the infighting and name-calling that they just allowed a short term continuing resolution with no budget cuts to pass, mostly with Democratic votes, and couldn't even work up a good old-fashioned cry. There are a few diehards still shaking their fists on the Capitol steps and vowing never to let this happen again but nobody has the energy to cheer them on at this point:
"Strike one, strike two," Chip Roy warns Speaker Johnson after short-term spending bill was approved with Dem support under suspension of the rules and without spending cuts.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 16, 2023
"The swamp won and the speaker needs to know that."
MTG: "It's extremely concerning to me" pic.twitter.com/P7IbW5MJqZ
