TIL Schumer means Shitweasel in Yiddish.
As I said in the other thread, Republicans could have waited a week or two, got their act together on the budget reconciliation bill and then reopened the government without a single democratic senator. Closing the government hurts democratic interests and the republicans reopening it without democratic votes doesn’t help democratic interests either.
We already have a party that is know for being stubborn, hurting it’s own constituents, and not getting anything in return besides it’s base praising how tough they look - we don’t need a second one.
Cool. As an opposition party you make them do that.
You don’t fucking work with the Nazi party, who is currently actively dismantling the government, because you are afraid your defense contractor constituents won’t be happy.
The democrats got literally nothing from the republicans. That’s absolutely not compromise, it’s just being an ashamed republican.
Like I said in another thread. The shut down is temporary, what they put in that bill is not.
What you’re conveniently ignoring is that Republicans only have a handful of reconciliation bills. Democrats should have forced them to burn one.
And Democratic interests? The government being open isn’t going to stop Elon from gutting social spending. Forcing concessions that rein him in just might.
This is just such a bone-headed take.
The government is already shutting down though, the point is to not give the executive branch a blank check to spend because they’re ignoring the courts. But I agree for different reasons that this move serves the party interests.
All of these ancient corrupt fucks have got to go.
No one over 65 should be “leading” the country; their time is over, they’re no longer going-concerns. All they have left is selfishness and punching downward.
They all need to go.
Just to be clear the bill needs 60 votes to pass. 53 republicans, Schumer makes 54. Still need another 6 dems to flip.
And to nobodies surprise the Dems rolled over and handed another victory to the fascists they spent all last year telling us would deliver the end of American democracy.
I am so fucking tired of this same shit over and over again. when will we at least have some douchebags in government with some sort of fortitude?
A couple briefcases full of cash goe a long way. Dems gotta wet their beaks too. Go capitalist kleptocracy!
10 dems flipped. I was on the fence on Fetterman. He was incredibly disappointing but I chalked it up to him representing a conservative area. He is Sinema all over again and a traitor to his constituents and the country along with the other 9 traitors.
You stupid, rotten, useless cunts!
THEY ARE TERIFIED.
Why isn’t MSNBC on the vigil? Why isn’t CNN on the offensive? Why did the WP sell out its editorial column?
THEY ARE TERRIFIED.
You don’t even know how bad it is, because the commercial entities that the US has entrusted with their information are now looking out for themselves.
THERE’S A REASON THAT THE PRESS IS THE FOURTH COLUMN. and we get to see why in the worst way.
They need to be made to understand that they should be more afraid of us than the MAGAs.
as funny as it may sound, your reply alone helps us all.
Ahh democrats. Showing the real face. See ya in 2028
Guess I’m not voting blue no matter who anymore because they’re a bunch of SPINELESS FECKLESS DICKLESS MORONS.
So Eric Trump in 2028 then
I don’t have to vote for anybody anymore.
Just turn in an empty ballot.
Don’t forget to wipe your ass with it first
I dragged the 2024 ballot across my nuts before I put it in the envelope
Not feckless. They know exactly what they do, and they do it with gusto.
The only way murica comes back is with a revolution. No politicians give a fuck about anyone but themselves and their family. Glad im not murican
Its getting harder and harder to see how we get out of this without violence. The only question is what will touch it off.
Honestly? I see Republicans hit with SS and Medicare cuts going postal before our Democrat representatives bother to even try to be effective
I just hope they don’t blame AOC or something. Their anger should be directed at the traitors and cowards.
100%
At this point how many times do people need to get that Dems won’t fight for you even at their lowest popularity.
Go on, centrists. How is this a Good Thing Actually?
“You see, by giving Republicans what they want, it actually shows how badly we needed progressives in the voting booths last November. Somehow us being evil makes them vote for us more.”
Appeasement. Cowards, the lot of them.
Yippe! Even more spineless than we thought!
Can we get these old spineless fucks out already?
First you have to beat them in what democrats hilariously call primaries. If they have primaries at all.
Wow. Literally just heard this chode on NPR talking a big game followed by Tim Caine that it was going to be a hard “no”. So much for the “we stand united” against a fully packed R bill that never hit discussed with the Ds.
Absolutely fucking spineless. They have literally given up on even trying to look like they are against what is going on.
They were hoping the Republicans wouldn’t be able to pass a bill in the house.
So the thoughts and prayers approach
Yup
If we are going into a Civil War scenario, I am glad it would be under Trump’s influence. I don’t want my enemies to have a smart or iron-willed leader. Preferable for him to be charismatic, so that all the Magats follow him when he runs Fascist America off a cliff.
That is pretty much the only bronze lining to his purge of leaders, soldiers, and workers: They will end up working with the good guys, lending their skill and drive to our cause.
