by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project:
(Carey Wedler) Last week, President Trump claimed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had found something “horrible.” This “horrible” discovery is yet to be announced, but the teasing statement perpetuates the popular narrative that DOGE is hard at work. The revolutionary agency is cutting waste and slashing treacherous left-wing influence in the federal government.
This version of reality is seductive and tells much of the population what they desperately want to hear: change has come, and powerful people have come to save us from evil forces. Despite flashy headlines and outlandish examples of spending (some of which have turned out to be false), DOGE’s actual role has nothing to do with government efficiency. It has everything to do with pacifying a rightly fed-up public.
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Saying so is not a condemnation of the billions of dollars the agency claims to have saved (though some of the hard evidence is difficult to find). Rather, it’s a sobering reminder of the reality of government and politics.
Case in point: Just this week, Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hesgeth bragged about an upcoming trillion-dollar military budget. The president proudly declared it “the biggest one we’ve ever done for the military.” However much Musk claims to have cut so far, it is a drop in the bucket compared to yet another year of astronomical defense spending. But this is not the only hole in the new regime’s disingenuous messaging about balancing the budget and cutting waste.
The narrative
Shortly after Trump’s victory in November, both the House and Senate formed DOGE caucuses claiming to embody the DOGE spirit of eliminating waste and cutting the gargantuan debt. While the House DOGE caucus states clearly that they are separate from Musk’s operation, they promise similar action:
“The bipartisan DOGE Caucus will lead government efficiency initiatives in the House of Representatives. The nation expects sweeping common-sense reform, and the DOGE Caucus will pave the way for the House of Representatives to streamline government operations and to save taxpayer money.”
Announcing the creation of the Senate DOGE caucus, Senator Joni Ernst declared they were “ready to carry out critical oversight in Congress and use our legislative force to fight against the entrenched bureaucracy, trim the fat, and get Washington back to work for Americans.”
On the surface, it appears real transformation and accountability have come to Washington D.C. In reality, a quick examination of these caucuses reveals the same old rot dressed up as reform.
Doublespeak
In the House, MAGA and DOGE-aligned lawmakers had the opportunity to make immediate changes by voting against a continuing resolution for the budget that largely extended Biden-era spending levels through September. Instead, they rammed it through, and MAGA diehards and the president himself demonized Rep. Thomas Massie—the only Republican in the House to vote against it. Every House DOGE caucus member who voted on the bill voted in favor (my examination of the vote found two caucus members didn’t have a vote logged in the roll call record).
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