Joe Biden is a failed president placing the future of our nation in jeopardy.
This means the Republican Party should be united and focused on one objective, victory on Nov. 5, 2024.
Unfortunately, instead of uniting behind the platform of the party and heeding the wishes of grassroots Republicans, the GOP is amid turmoil again.
After the 2022 midterm election, the Republican Party regained control of the House of Representatives for the first time in four years.
While the party only enjoyed a slim 222-213 majority over the Democrats, it was enough to direct legislative agendas and the investigations of House committees.
Sadly, that House majority has been dwindling ever since the Republican Party gained power. It seems that some House Republicans are intent on losing their majority and giving complete control of Congress to the Democrats.
For example, it was utterly foolish for the Republicans to relinquish a House seat and expel Congressman George Santos, R-N.Y., after he was indicted for conspiracy, credit card fraud, wire fraud, and other charges.
Of course, Santos may be sketchy, but he has not been convicted.
Everyone deserves a chance to mount a defense, state their case, and refute the charges.
Santos should have been given an opportunity to challenge the charges in court.
If he was to be expelled it should have been by his voters, if that was their desire, in the next election.
Instead, after he was removed, his congressional seat was filled by a Democrat who won the special election.
Regarding Democrats, they would never have expelled Santos if he was a member of their party. Thus, it is no surprise that Democrats have not expelled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who has been charged with wire fraud, extortion, and bribery among other charges.
No wonder so many people refer to the GOP as "The Stupid Party."
Along with booting Santos, five Republican members of Congress announced their retirement early in this term, but only one representative had a legitimate reason.
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, resigned to tend to his "wife’s health concerns."
Of course, taking care of an ill spouse always takes precedence over politics, so Stewart had his priorities in the right order.
Fortunately, his seat was filled by Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah.
None of the other four Republicans who quit their positions early had a compelling reason.
Fromer Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., resigned because he was angry about losing his speakership.
Upon leaving, he said he wanted to "serve America in new ways."
However, that still amounts to an abdication of his responsibilities to his constituents.
It resulted in the scheduling of a special election for May 21 of this year.
Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, left his congressional seat to take a position as president of Youngstown State University.
He should have declined the position or told the university that he would be unavailable until after his term ended.
His departure will force another special election to be held on June 11, 2024.
Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., announced his resignation earlier this month.
It was effective on Friday.
He gave no justifiable reason for leaving other than his frustration with colleagues.
Buck said the last year was "the worst" of his career.
He said he planned to take another job "I want to go do."
Yet, he quit the job he already had, forcing a June 25 special election.
The latest resignation occurred last week when Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., announced his intention to vacate his seat.
He said he was "proud" of his work in Congress but gave no reason for his resignation.
He intends to officially resign on April 19, after the deadline for a special election.
According to Wisconsin law, if the resignation would have occurred prior to second Tuesday in April (the 9th), there would have been a special election scheduled.
Instead, by making his resignation effective April 19, Gallagher will prevent a special election for his district, thereby giving his constituents no representation for the remainder of the year.
Once Gallagher officially leaves, the House Republican majority will shrink to a tiny 217-213 margin.
Currently, there are five House vacancies, but only four special elections scheduled since Gallagher’s seat will remain vacant.
If Democrats win the four special elections, there will be a tie in Congress, with both parties controlling 217 seats.
The rumor is that several more House Republicans will announce their decision to leave Congress prior to the end of their terms.
If this happens, it will practically ensure that Democrats take control of the House of Representatives before the fall election.
Whether it's hatred of House conservatives or President Trump, decisions to quit are unjustified and should be condemned by all Republicans.
The stakes are too high for our country to allow personal grievances to give control to Democrats, who have been so destructive to America.
Jeff Crouere's "Ringside Politics," airs nationally on Real America's Voice Network, Real America's Voice News weekdays at 7 a.m. CT and from 7-11 a.m. weekdays on WGSO 990-AM & Wgso.com. Jeff is also a political columnist, the author of "America's Last Chance" and provides regular commentaries on the Jeff Crouere YouTube channel as well as on Crouere.net. For more information, email him at jeff@ringsidepolitics.com. Read Reports by Jeff Crouere — More Here.
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