Mike Johnson Opens Government Except Military Paychecks
On Day 10 of the government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson played a masterclass in political gymnastics by defending his refusal to pass a military pay bill, even as federal workers face layoffs. Johnson claimed that Republicans voted to OPEN the government and pay troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veteransâbut then blamed Democrats, especially Chuck Schumer, for âCLOSINGâ it because they're too scared of their Marxist left wing to pass a continuing resolution. Meanwhile, the Pentagon casually announced Qatarâs shiny new F-15s were stationed...somewhere (since this blog just up and closed). In short: everyoneâs out of session, but the PR circus is still full-throttle.
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Mike Johnsonâs logic: We voted to pay the military and federal workers, but also didnât pass the bill. Punchline? Itâs Chuck Schumerâs fault Republicans canât figure out how to write a check while sitting on their hands.
Nothing like claiming you opened the government while paying nobody but bragging about it like itâs the moon landing.
Congress treating paying the military during a shutdown like a group project where everyone insists they did all the work alone.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 10/11/2025 | Author: Robert Mackey, Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose
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