Long may the shutdown continue

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Anonymous wrote:None a single billionaire is even offering to pony up money for the people of the country that pads their wallets. Is Musk going to try to feed the people in his new home state of Texas? Of course not. But he happily bought an election.

Is Zuckerberg so corrupted by his wealth and power at this point that he is immune to what his pediatrician/philanthropist wife thinks--or is she just as corrupt?

He has no morals. Profit over people. And, Trump has threatened to ruin his companies if he doesn’t support him.

Trading Places, Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) states, "It seems to me that the best way to hurt rich people is by making them poor".

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Anonymous wrote:We all want the shutdown to continue.

+1, I want it to go on for at least another three months

I want it to last as long as it takes for the MAGA rubes and non voters to be affected.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

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Anonymous wrote:We all want the shutdown to continue.

+1, I want it to go on for at least another three months

I want it to last as long as it takes for the MAGA rubes and non voters to be affected.

DP. As for me, I just want it to last long enough that the basics get fixed. I don't need any retribution. I agree, though, that this is unlikely to happen until people feel pain, and I hate that.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

This. I doin't trust Republicans not to ram through some crazy legislation or executive orders in that 2 week period that further screw everything up.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

Don't know. But I know the Dems could blame any lack of snap funds on Trump for not planning for the known, expected shutdown on Nov 21.

The Trump admin is certainly competent when finding funds for a ballroom or to send to Argentina and other things they care about. They should apply that same when planning for snap during the shutdown.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

Don't know. But I know the Dems could blame any lack of snap funds on Trump for not planning for the known, expected shutdown on Nov 21.

The Trump admin is certainly competent when finding funds for a ballroom or to send to Argentina and other things they care about. They should apply that same when planning for snap during the shutdown.

For real. Their priorities are disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Don’t blame Schumer because you love pedophiles.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

Don't know. But I know the Dems could blame any lack of snap funds on Trump for not planning for the known, expected shutdown on Nov 21.

The Trump admin is certainly competent when finding funds for a ballroom or to send to Argentina and other things they care about. They should apply that same when planning for snap during the shutdown.

My friend, why do you think it matters what Dems blame anything on? Has that EVER changed what Trump does in office? When?

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

Don't know. But I know the Dems could blame any lack of snap funds on Trump for not planning for the known, expected shutdown on Nov 21.

The Trump admin is certainly competent when finding funds for a ballroom or to send to Argentina and other things they care about. They should apply that same when planning for snap during the shutdown.

My friend, why do you think it matters what Dems blame anything on? Has that EVER changed what Trump does in office? When?

He won't change, but more Americans will see him for what he is and vote against him.

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Don’t blame Schumer because you love pedophiles.

+1. Schumer can't single-handedly keep the government shut down. If a few more Democrats jump ship it doesn't matter what Schumer does.

Unlike Mike Johnson, who can single-handedly keep the House out of session because he loves pedophiles.

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Trump is on camera years ago saying any shut down is on POTUS. And right now Rs have all 3 branches of government. MAGA can spew out all their propaganda but America and the world know that this is on Rs.

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Why do you want to continue EMERGENCY COVID SUBSIDIES for Obamacare?

Are we still in Covid?

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Anonymous wrote:I have multiple flights booked in the next few weeks and I am more than happy to sit in airports or have them cancelled if it means some curtailing of this psychotic government’s power. I am so sick of the devaluing of the American presidency with wild bs. I honestly wouldn’t care if it shut down until the midterms and I don’t think I’m alone.

That’s fine. But just understand that you’re willing to miss your flight because Senator Schumer is trying to avoid a primary.

Or that Mike Johnson doesn't want to bring the House back because he would have to swear in a certain member that was elected almost 2 months ago. We can do this all day.

No we can’t do this all day. Because the Speaker said about a thousand times the House will be brought back into session 48 hours after the Senate passes the clean CR.

That would require the House pass a clean CR. What they passed that is sitting at the senate is not a clean CR. Add to it that teh CR was supposed to be a bridge to passing a full budget bill. That bill should have been ready now for debate and passage, but since the House hasn't been in session, the bill is not ready. That is not the Dems fault.

If it's not a clean CR then you'll need to explain what's new in it. Because that's what everyone is reporting, not just Fox.

My advice to the Dems would be to come out with a public statement saying they have decided to vote for the House CR because they don't want to see Americans suffer due to reduced SNAP benefits. However, if extension of the ACA subsidies aren't in the next House bill, they will not support it, same as this time. Give them warning to pull the snap payments forward and replenish the contingency funds.

It makes the Repubs look like heels and preserves their negotiating leverage, while giving Americans a break and the Trump admin some rope to hang themselves.

oh yeah sure, that will work
for sure

All these Republicans working in good faith. This time, Charlie Brown, this time it will work! Because it has to.

gettin right on that

It doesn't have to work. The CR that passes will only be good until Nov 21.

Dems will have their leverage back, plus any missing snap benefits in the Nov 21 shutdown will be 100% Trump admin's lack of planning. Then ask why Trump couldn't plan for it like any competent admin would do.

This isn't a Charlie Brown situation. This is a classic Judgement of Solomon situation. The Dems need to be the mother who refuses to split the baby in half.

Problem is that the time is now, and the leverage is now. No reason to put off until tomorrow, or two weeks, or whatever.

Right now, we can get money to hungry families (though NYT is covering that Trump is trying to claw back money off EBT cards). Right now, the military is being paid, as it is.

Who knows what fresh hell Trump will introduce in the next few weeks. You already know there are unidentified masked guys in unmarked vans pulling American citizens off the streets, right? Even former US military, without notifying their families, offering access to a lawyer, even feeding them?

Two weeks is a loooooooooooooooooong time to work up some good Insurrectionist Act manuevers.

Nope. The time is now. Americans expect something to change, and this is the only lever in hand.

You’re walking right into their trap. What the Repubs really want is to extend the CR into next year.

Give them the lame duck bill that's on the Senate floor now so that you can better resist extending the next CR without ACA subsidies. Put Trump on notice that he should pull forward next month's snap benefits and replenish the contingency fund. Any competent admin could get it done.

So, tell us what you give as odds that things will proceed smoothly after that until November 21 -- that the Trump government will come up with SNAP funds and military pay and allow the country to just chug on undisturbed until a good faith accounting for where we are at on November 21, to face whatever music needs to be faced.

Are you giving 100% chance of that, a for sure deal? 80%? 60%?

Don't know. But I know the Dems could blame any lack of snap funds on Trump for not planning for the known, expected shutdown on Nov 21.

The Trump admin is certainly competent when finding funds for a ballroom or to send to Argentina and other things they care about. They should apply that same when planning for snap during the shutdown.

My friend, why do you think it matters what Dems blame anything on? Has that EVER changed what Trump does in office? When?

He won't change, but more Americans will see him for what he is and vote against him.

How is that getting anything more than we have now? We have the attention of the people, and they get it. They voted overwhelmingly blue on Nov 4, even in small areas that have been solid red for decades.

You are saying that Dems should suddenly back off -- and without any guarantee that the administration won't blow something up to take it off the rails right after that, anyway (you couldn't even guess at the likelihood) -- all for, what, now? For nothing?

Now is the time.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to continue EMERGENCY COVID SUBSIDIES for Obamacare?

Are we still in Covid?

We're sure as hell in an emergency.