by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
The Swamp does not intend to go quietly into the night. Just last month, the American people elected Donald Trump, and Trump received tremendous praise for appointing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a “Department of Government Efficiency” which will attempt to greatly reduce government waste. Even many on the left are excited to see what Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can do once Trump takes office. But for the moment, it is business as usual in Washington, and our Congress critters are poised to substantially increase government spending and government waste. House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing a 1,547 page “continuing resolution” that is absolutely loaded with pork. Johnson personally negotiated this deal with the Democrats, and ultimately he gave the Democrats almost everything that they wanted. Needless to say, a lot of Republican members of Congress are very upset about this…