Future When He Rang the Alarm Bell

 

Did Jamaal Bowman Foretell the Future When He Rang the Alarm Bell?

Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s schoolboy prank earlier this week turned out to be a bellwether for what’s happening in Congress. A virtually unknown member of Manhattan’s 16th district, Mr. Bowman’s only claim to fame seems to be that his wife’s last name is Oppenheimer. Beyond that, he has made little impact since getting elected in 2021

But he gained his 15 minutes of fame when he pulled the fire alarm outside the Congressional Hall while several G.O.P. nutcases were trying to stall a vote on stopgap funding that would prevent a government shutdown.whatever it was meant to be, he managed to do what political leaders couldn't do. He temporarily stopped the insanity of the gang of crazies who control the Republican Party in Congress. Consequently allowing them to later pass the measure, and at least kick the can down the road.

The co-sponsors of the stopgap measures, as you might expect, included many of the usual suspects: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Mike Collins (Ga.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Tony Gonzales (Texas), Mary Miller (Ill.), Gary Palmer (Ala.), Matt Rosendale (Mont.), Randy Weber (Texas), Troy Nehls (Texas), Josh Brecheen (Okla.), and Barry Moore (Ala.).

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