Yet another GOP shutdown?

[Anonymous]

If the GOP is serious about cutting government spending, why is their first fight over lifting the debt limit? I thought they were going to be cutting spending on day 1?

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Anonymous wrote:Mike Johnson is toast. He’s a loser who has no spine. There is no longer checks and balances anymore . President Musk is in charge of the executive and legislative branch. He will soon be telling the Supreme Court how to rule. This is so sad and not what our founding fathers intended.

The Republicans don’t care about the founders. They just like to say they do for propaganda. All they care about is power.

Smart people know this! You get what you vote for!

[Anonymous]

Well, the Republican’s could not pass their own bill. They are voting now but too many Republicans have already voted against so it will fail.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey look at what’s no longer in the bill that the guy who manufactures cars in China hated.

Ah so we just figured out why President Musk decided to come out against it. Get ready for more of this. The US Government is now just an instrument for advancing the interests of Tesla and SpaceX.

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Anonymous wrote:There's still two days. Any predictions?

Something will pass by Friday because Congress wants to go home. They will find an excuse to give Trump the middle finger and Trump will accept it because his a weak, lame duck and Musk will Xhit some lies and we'll all move on.

I doubt it. Trump shut the government down right before Christmas in 2018 for 5 weeks. He isn’t even President yet, and somehow these fools are letting him run the show. How is that going to look in the history books? “The GOP followed the President-ELECT’s lead and shut down the government for…. Costing the government $XX… “ It’s so stupid.

Trump will say "it happened under Biden" and his idiot followers with a 5th grade education will cheer it on.

Then President Doge will convince Rs in Congress to raise the debt ceiling to bankrupt the country like every Trump company, and his idiot followers will cheer him on.

And why isn’t Biden saying anything now?

Because he's lost faith in the American people.....many of us have. The morons voted and now we all deal with the chaos.

Then why isn’t Biden stepping down? Totally fine to lose faith, who cares, but he is still in office and has a job to do.

Why do people like you keep assuming Biden isn't doing his job or should step down? He has a month left. His teams are still working for the American people. He doesn't control the House and hasn't for two years, so whatever the send to him, he will likely sign.

Because they never took an American civics class and vote blindly against their own interests.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the Republican’s could not pass their own bill. They are voting now but too many Republicans have already voted against so it will fail.

Why are R's not supporting this stripped down bill? I don't understand--what do they want? a two sentence straight extension? or they just want the govt closed until 1/20, so nothing will satisfy them?

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the Republican’s could not pass their own bill. They are voting now but too many Republicans have already voted against so it will fail.

Why are R's not supporting this stripped down bill? I don't understand--what do they want? a two sentence straight extension? or they just want the govt closed until 1/20, so nothing will satisfy them?

This is what Elon was advocating yesterday.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the Republican’s could not pass their own bill. They are voting now but too many Republicans have already voted against so it will fail.

Why are R's not supporting this stripped down bill? I don't understand--what do they want? a two sentence straight extension? or they just want the govt closed until 1/20, so nothing will satisfy them?

The GOP is not a serious party and is not serious about governing. This has been evidence for years. The next 2-4 years is going to be a total sh*tshow.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the Republican’s could not pass their own bill. They are voting now but too many Republicans have already voted against so it will fail.

Why are R's not supporting this stripped down bill? I don't understand--what do they want? a two sentence straight extension? or they just want the govt closed until 1/20, so nothing will satisfy them?

There are about a dozen of them that vote against every CR no matter what. The party is full of cranks and idiots.

[Anonymous]

Continuing resolution fails: 174-235.

Godspeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Continuing resolution fails: 174-235.

Godspeed.

Merry Christmas and a ho ho ho to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Continuing resolution fails: 174-235.

Godspeed.

It is not clear to me what the Rs that voted against it want. It might not be clear to them either. Unless they pass something tomorrow, Christmas is going to suck for a lot of people.

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Anonymous wrote:Continuing resolution fails: 174-235.

Godspeed.

Well they wasted a whole day on that plan that was obviously doomed when no one bothered to talk to the people they needed to vote for it. What’s Johnson’s next brilliant plan?

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Anonymous wrote:If the GOP is serious about cutting government spending, why is their first fight over lifting the debt limit? I thought they were going to be cutting spending on day 1?

First fight?

They wanted the debt limit to be intact for two years. So no leverage; keep it going until after the 2026 midterms. Is that wise from a negotiating point of view?

I can see why big spenders would want it, but seriously? When exactly do you think we're going to tackle the debt problem, which from my numbers show it at

[Anonymous]

Shit, shut us down until January 6.