Special to the Press-Citizen

Lately, it seems like elected Republicans have forgotten something important about the 2024 elections − they won.

The president is a Republican. The Senate and the House of Representatives have Republican majorities. Even the Supreme Court is stacked with Republicans .

These are basic and glaringly obvious facts, but somehow, when it comes to who is responsible for… well, anything the government does, our elected officials seem to forget just who is in charge.

Take Iowa’s Representatives. They harp on about what the Democrats will or won’t “let” them do, but the Speaker of the House, the Majority Whip and most Representatives are Republicans. And the person who made the call to adjourn the House in mid-September? Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johns

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