Unleash The Vought

Thanks to Democrats in the Senate who have decided to shut down the government instead of provoking a fight with their progressive base, the United States is about to come as close to having Ron Swanson in charge as it is possible in reality.

Under a government shutdown, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget oversees the government and the procedures of a shutdown. That would be my friend Russell T. Vought — outstanding patriot, hater of the federal government, and contributor to Project 2025.

Democrats fell into the trap perfectly.

If they agreed to fund the government, they’d fund deportations and DOGE. By refusing to fund the government, they are putting Russ Vought in charge of a shutdown government.

Magic Mike Johnson created a brilliant trap — fund Elon Musk or unleash Russ Vought. Either way the Democrats lose. If they fund Musk and DOGE, they will see a progressive uprising against them. If they shutdown the government, they can be seen as fighters while Russ Vought cripples their governmental constituencies.

Right now, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats seem inclined to unleash Russ Vought on the government — a fully empowered Director of the Office of Personnel and Management who will leave open the monuments the tourists see and shutter all the parts of government Democrats love.

So be it.

Democrats got into this mess by covering for a dementia patient until they couldn’t and then replacing him with a walking word salad. They have no good options because of their own election strategy last year.

So unleash the Vought.

Or fund deportations and DOGE.

Have at it, Democrats. The Republicans are fine being thrown into the briar patch of a government shutdown.