Senate Showdown: A 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Faces the Force of Fiscal Frugality!

A Disturbance in the Force There Is!

Hmm a disturbance in the Force I sense. Senator Ron Johnson he speaks. Of a 'big beautiful bill' from the House he does. But support he does not. Enough colleagues he believes he has to stop this… ambitious creation. A path difficult this will be. Like navigating the asteroid field near Hoth yes. Meddle not too much the Speaker urges? Easier said than done that is. "Do or do not. There is no try," he should remember.

Skyrocketing Deficits: A Path to the Dark Side?

Skyrocketing deficits Senator Johnson fears. Like the Sith always hungry for more! Spending before the pandemic he wishes to return to. A simpler time perhaps? But change is inevitable like the turning of the tides on Kamino. Brushed aside the Speaker has these concerns. But ignore the Force one cannot.

Wimpy and Anemic Cuts: A Diet of Disappointment!

Senator Rand Paul he speaks of 'wimpy and anemic' cuts. Like a Padawan learning to wield a lightsaber not strong enough they are. Support he might give but the debt it explodes! 'The problem is the math doesn't add up,' he says. Hmmm perhaps he needs a better calculator. Or maybe the dark side clouds everything.

A $3.8 Trillion Wookiee in the Room!

The Congressional Budget Office with numbers it speaks. $3.8 trillion the deficit could increase! Over the next decade they say. A hefty price that is. Like trading with the Hutts always a risk. Careful we must be. Or a trap it will be.

Spending Reduction: A Jedi's Duty!

The first goal deficit reduction should be Senator Johnson declares. Wise words these are. Like balancing the Force one must balance the budget. Reduce spending we must. Or consumed by debt we will be.

In the Senate Arena a Showdown Looms!

So the battle lines are drawn. Fiscal hawks against ambitious spenders. The Senate a battlefield it becomes. May the Force be with them all… they will need it. "Wars not make one great," but sometimes fight we must. Hmm a headache this is becoming. Time for some green milk perhaps.