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September 23, 2026

Thune Takes a Licking

Timothy Birdnow

Delivered what exactly? Vacation time mostly.

John Thune Gets RATIOED Into Oblivion After Bragging Republicans "Delivered” — America First Voters Aren’t Buying It

Oh, wait; they DID pass a college sports bill. We all know how that was high on the priority list of every Amerrican.

Thune led what was the epitome of a do-nothing Senate. He kept senind his people on vacation without passing key legislation, most notably the SAVE America Act. He said he didn't have the votes. Fine; no votes no vacation. That is how you whip. It's Thune's job to GET the votes. But he did nothing to push any of his caucus.

From the Gateway Pundit:

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) tried to take a victory lap Tuesday night. The grassroots took the lap away from him.

Thune posted a slick message claiming Republicans have spent the last two years delivering "more money in your pocket,” "safer streets,” and "more opportunities to get ahead,” while Democrats opposed the agenda "at every turn.”

The numbers tell the story. As of Wednesday morning the tweet had about 1,400 likes and more than 10,500 replies. That is not engagement. That is a public flogging.

Then came the Community Note.

X users attached a note that read:

The 119th Congress was the least productive in history — No Congress has enacted less legislation or laws. Johnson has cancelled a total 63 scheduled voting days in the House, granting members an extra 2 months PTO, with no House votes scheduled until after the election.

It zeroed in on Johnson because the House at least has tried to deal with the issues, passing the SAVE America Act and other legislation. By virtue of having more members the House is more difficult to move than the Senate, which is a more manageable caucus.

Thune has done virtually nothing as Majority Leader. That shouldn't surprise us; he was McConnell' protege' and McConnell hated Trump and obstructed Trump's agenda when he was Majority Leader. Thune has done likewise.

IF the GOP loses either or both houses of Congress it will be precisely this reason; Nero fiddling while Rome is burning. America elected Trump because we know the country is in trouble, that it was going the wrong way, and we wanted laws passed to restore her. What we get from Thune and company is just more of the same stuff; they are unwilling to do the work of America. Maybe we should replace THEM with illegal aliens, to do the work Congress Just Won't Do?

And everything Thune crowed about here had nothing to do with the Senate; it was all Trump acting alone.

John Thune is just an Establishment Republican who wants to return to the status quo where the two parties sail in the same direction and enjoy the good life without having to work hard while America declines. We voted against that in '24.

The GOP does not deserve power. Sadly the only replacement for them is worse.

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