Senate Democrats did their level best to deny Russ Vought a confirmation as the chief of the Office of Management and Budget. And now they may be doing their level best to hand Vought the keys to the entire executive branch just a few short weeks later.
How so? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledged last night to block the House’s continuing resolution, claiming to be willing to risk a shutdown. Well, guess who’s in charge of how money flows when funding authorizations run out?
Okay, okay, it’s technically the president. But guess who makes those decisions on his behalf?
A government shutdown will put Russ Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in charge. That is as close as America will ever come to having Ron Swanson in charge, and it is beautiful.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 13, 2025
This isn’t exactly a secret. The…
