By Douglas V. Gibbs
CEOs from several major U.S. airlines have jointly urged Congress to end the government shutdown that has left the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partially unfunded. More than 300 TSA agents have left federal employment since the shutdown began, and with the first full paycheck now missed, more are expected to follow. In their letter, the airline CEOs explained that it is “simply unacceptable” to expect TSA personnel to work without pay.
This disruption to travel and security comes at a critical time, with spring break underway, FIFA World Cup 2026 travelers preparing for arrival, increased travel for America’s 250th birthday celebration, and a heightened potential for terrorist activity amid military actions in the Middle East.
At major airports, wait times have surged to multiple hours. While airlines are attempting to mitigate the disruption by holding flights for late passengers and rebooking others, the impact is proving unacceptable, affecting not only passenger travel but also cargo carriers.
Even the mainstream media, which typically runs interference for Democrats, is questioning the wisdom of their holdout. NBC’s Kristen Welker confronted Adam Schiff about the shutdown, asking if it was responsible for Democrats to hold up DHS funding with the threat of terror attacks looming during the current conflict in Iran. CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Democratic Senator Cory Booker with the same question: “Isn’t it time for Democrats to reopen DHS?”
In both instances, the Democratic senators blamed Republicans. They failed, however, to acknowledge their direct responsibility for the heightened threat of terror attacks in the United States; a consequence of their open-border policy and their attempts to stop ICE from deporting the criminals and terrorists the Biden regime allowed into the country over the previous four years before President Trump took office.
Despite their anti-Trump antics and the idiotic belief that “resisting” is working in their favor, 60 weeks into President Trump’s second term, his approval rating is higher than both Barack Obama’s and George W. Bush’s at the exact same point in their second terms.
Polls show that 97% of voters support the effort to deport illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes, terrorism, and child rape. An overwhelming majority of GOP voters approve of President Trump’s military operations against Iran, and more than fifty percent of all likely voters approve of the strikes against Iran. The inflation rate have dropped, gas prices were falling and will drop again once Operation Epic Fury concludes, tariffs have leveled the international trade playing field, and a manufacturing resurgence is on the horizon.
Unfortunately for Democrats, it is all falling apart. They are unwilling to adjust because their primary positions no longer matter; their current stances exist only to fuel their anti-Trump madness. The war will end, gas prices will come down, inflation will continue to improve, Cuba will fall without a shot fired, and China will retreat as its energy imports from Iran and Venezuela dry up through cooperation with the United States. Voters will remember that Democrats were willing to hold DHS hostage to double down on the very policies that caused these problems in the first place: their refusal to act in America’s best interest.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
