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When I worked on the Hill many moons ago, “The Hill” was a local newspaper that updated readers on the status of legislation & other wonky policy issues. It was an insider’s guide to the status of certain bills & the mechanics of lawmaking. Now its more of a Capitol Hill version of the NY Post.

Dem senator who requested anonymity, “Most people want to avoid brinkmanship…I think people understand that it’s important to keep the government operating.” Most people understand the federal government no longer operates to serve Americans, Dems will yield and the GOP will go on their merry way.

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Not a single Democratic representative or senator should vote yes or abstain. 100% no. The Republicans control both houses, this is on them. November 2025 and November 2026 are down the road.

The Democrats need to message that this is a REPUBLICAN issue. They must take every opportunity to fight back. They should be screaming loudly about ALL the R’a who voted to hide the #EpsteinFiles. Signed, a once loyal Dem who is now a progressive. Will donate to candidates but not the party.

Oh Dems r working on it. Notwithstanding all the bitching and whining from the left who don't get governance, Chuck Schumer has been a discreet superhero keeping Trumps judicial appointments in committee on procedurals and throwing down over this spending bill Schumer may quietly save the republic

So the two "opposition" c#nts are going to force us to pay for our own demise, TWICE... fk schumer and jeffries, the reason fascism is thriving in America. LOCK THEM UP... Inside traders

Respect and dignity… lead by example… the people are watching for real leaders that fight fascism and death cult narratives. Defunding society is not the solution. Defunding fascism is key #resist #NoKings

Oh Dems r working on it. Notwithstanding all the bitching and whining from the left who don't get governance, Chuck Schumer has been a discreet superhero keeping Trumps judicial appointments in committee on procedurals and throwing down over this spending bill Schumer may quietly save the republic

Because Democrats are expected to behave like reasonable adults and help keep the government operating. Yes, again, this is an example of the differing standards the two parties are judged by. It sucks but not much can be done about it.

Because the entire MSM is terrified of the fascist Trump regime shutting them down. There are very few genuine journalists left. Now it's a collection of prima donnas going through the motions to build enough fame and notoriety to sell books.

Well that’s true. But at the same time blaming them for everything in the face of what’s happening seems different (probably because of the side I tend to take). But I do agree with your point. I’d say it’s important to see the reasons for shutdown if it happens. Compare and contrast the reasons.

Naw, I blame the mfkers who let a 34x convicted felon insurrection inciter walk the streets with us much less ALLOW him on the ballot. He's ineligible to be president according to their rules. Laws are futile if there is no punishment... They had the law and constitution on their side🙄

Because their continuing income, power, and privilege rest on being oblivious to reality and keep playing their game of make believe hoping that they can maintain their status quo, which works very well for them, in the new shitty reality.

MAGA could have all seats in government and they'd still push blame off. If they got to completely take over, with no Dem pushback, they wouldn't survive cause they'd have nobody to blame when things inevitably go wrong. Adults who never learn to admit fault are not truly grown. They're incompetent.

But they would find someone to blame. Someone who is totally blameless, of course, but the MAGA core would believe, and the blame would stick, regardless of facts, unless it was overwelmed by events so painful to that core as to render the blaming ridiculous.

Hot take: propose healthcare spending **while proposing cuts elsewhere** so we can try to shed that “tax and spend” stereotype. Heck, why not propose an entirely different budget that pays down the deficit while paying for healthcare and childcare? Can we be on offense instead of defense??

In normal times, I would agree with keeping all Government open and compromise. These are NOT normal times. The essentials will stay open and the wheel will turn but non-essentials will s.l.o.w.d.o.w.n. (ICE is not essential). Shut.it.down.

For the same reason they blame all of these assassinations of late on left-wing shooters. And lots of stupid people believe them. Red meat for the base.

Bring back the monopoly trust busters and tear MSM a new ass. Go back to local ownership of stations and restrictions on how many means of news one can own in any town and city. We were much more democratic and better informed back in the day.

Because they took the job as OPPOSITION. If you're gonna push everything the repugs are doing SIT THE FK DOWN AND GET OUT OF THE WAY... These c#nts have ALLOWED AND ENABLED A MADMAN and they KNEW IT...

Tell me you're a useless coward without saying "I'm a Democrat." "One Democratic senator who requested anonymity to comment on political" The only reason not to shut this down that I can think of is because Republicans politically need Medicare to stay funded but also don't wanna vote FOR it.

So by letting the Dems "force their hand," R's can not lose elder votes while looking principled to their base... The dems look like they "got tough" and saved Medicare. So it falsely sets up a win win... which I'm sure is almost irresistible for useless lumps like Schumer and Jeffries.

The "wolf and sheep dog cartoon" congress is just so tired. Almost as tired as the Foghorn Leghorn act of the ivy league "everyman" John Kennedy from Louisiana. No wonder Trump does so well with half the country, he knows reality TV like the makeup on the back of his hand.

The Republicans would like nothing better than to get a government shutdown AND to be able to blame the Dems. It would also legitimize all their past and future shutdown votes.