Republicans have full control over the government. If they wanted to fund the government, they could. If they wanted to fully fund Medicaid, protect Social Security, and keep health care more affordable for millions of Americans, they could do all of those things because, once again, they have complete control over our government.

We often think of the most dangerous things as the ones which move fastest, or look the strongest. But the ones that move quietly, in the background, do real damage too. It's like that old story, the tortoise and the hare. Only the tortoise wants to attack our fundamental rights and destroy our democracy.

For all their bluster about law and order, this administration doesn’t seem to have any problem turning a blind eye to criminal activity within their own ranks.