**IRONY ALERT: The GOP Senate's "Unanimous Consent" Game of Chicken**

IRONY ALERT: The GOP Senate’s “Unanimous Consent” game of chicken

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what historians are calling the political equivalent of a dog finally catching the car it’s been chasing, Senate Republicans this week found themselves in the bizarre position of having to vote to confirm the very people their own voters demanded they put in power. The twist? They had to do it without the theatrical opposition they’ve been training for.

THE SCENE: Sen. John Thune (R-SD) stood at the dais Wednesday, gavel in hand, trying to secure “unanimous consent” to fast-track a slate of Trump nominees. The problem? No one was disagreeing enough. For the first time in three years, the aisle was so quiet you could hear a draft of an executive order flutter.

THE MEME: “When you’ve memorized the script for a filibuster but the other party suddenly agrees with you.”

THE IRONY: The MAGA base, accustomed to watching their heroes fight tooth-and-nail against the “deep state,” is now forced to watch 47 hours of floor speeches about… who gets to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Fish & Wildlife. Clips of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) looking visibly bored during a 2 a.m. procedural vote have been remixed with the SpongeBob “two hours later” meme.

THE VIRAL QUIP: “Democrats: ‘We’re going to obstruct everything.’ Republicans: ‘Finally, a challenge.’ Democrats: Votes ‘Yea’ on first nominee. Republicans: ‘Wait, that’s not how this works.’ "

TRENDING SOUND: *[Audio of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) saying, “In the spirit of bipartisanship…” followed by a record scratch and “What in the blue hell?”