Staff Reports
In a fiery exchange on Fox News, Brian Kilmeade took aim at Representative Tim Burchett for voting against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, highlighting McCarthy’s impressive 96% Congressional Approval rating like a shiny trophy. But Burchett wasn’t about to be intimidated by Kilmeade’s attempt to shame him.
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“I don’t work for the people in Congress. I work for the people in the second district of Tennessee,” Burchett fired back, refusing to be swayed by the politics of popularity. And boy, did he have some valid concerns to back up his decision!
Burchett explained that his constituents were fed up with the reckless spending habits in Washington. “$5 trillion in and $7 trillion out? Come on! It’s like if you eat Twinkies all day and then complain about your expanding waistline,” Burchett quipped. And he wasn’t impressed with the leadership’s decision to throw in an extra two weeks of summer vacation, pushing important matters right up against the holiday season.
But Kilmeade wouldn’t back down, trying to belittle Burchett’s concerns. “This has never been done before, congrats! Now let’s talk about your obsession with summer breaks,” he condescendingly remarked. But Burchett wasn’t having it, pointing out that the national debt had ballooned to a whopping $36 trillion.
Suddenly, all those Twinkies seemed like small potatoes compared to the financial nightmare facing the country. Burchett wasn’t shy about attributing some blame to McCarthy for the rapid rate of growth in debt. And can you blame him? The defense bill alone was loaded with an extra $30 billion for the Pentagon, which couldn’t even pass an audit. It’s like throwing money at war pimps and expecting peace to magically appear!
Even when Kilmeade played a clip of McCarthy disputing Burchett’s version of a phone call they had, the Congressman remained undeterred. He had questioned McCarthy about the lengthy summer breaks and the lack of a term limits bill, only to be met with excuses. “The buck stops somewhere, and in the House of Representatives, it stops and starts at the speaker’s office. And clearly, that’s not happening,” Burchett asserted.
And he was right. Burchett’s loyalty lay with the people of Tennessee, not the political elites in Congress. The approval ratings might be high for McCarthy among the establishment, but that’s just a popularity contest. What really mattered was representing the concerns and values of his constituents. It’s refreshing to see a representative who cares more about principle than pandering. Bravo, Congressman Burchett, bravo!
