Also I'm not taking political advice from the people who just tanked in Nov 4 elections like an atom bomb dropped in the country club pool. Nah.

Anonymous wrote:You are sick. The holidays are coming up. People are flying to see their family, some of whose they only see a few times a year.

The democrats need to get their asses in gear and sign the clean cr, or be removed from office (forcibly, if need be). They are destroying the holidays for so many Americans.

The only person destroying and our holidays and out country is trump and his little cronies. So stuff it.

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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.

A CR has already been passed once, months ago. And the Republicans have failed to cone up with a budget bill. Instead, all they've done is cram through the BUB, which undermines the previous budget such that the CR is no longer 'clean.'

Plus ACA renewals are *now*. It doesn't work to just wait and revisit the idea in a couple of months. By then, tons of Americans won't have health care, and the program will be damaged by the precipitous change.

And you can't trust the Republicans to follow through on anything.

Funny how the Republicans made a huge priority of making temporary tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, but they find a one year extensions of ACA subsidies to be completely objectionable.

Anonymous wrote:Travel is one thing, but SNAP benefits and healthcare premiums are important to people already living on the edge. These people have my entire sympathy, even though... I do think the shutdown has to continue before the GOP gets it.

The GOP clearly is fine with people starving. why else would they try to ban states from filling the SNAP gap? A gap that actually doesn't exist - the program has contingency funds that the Administration is choosing not to use.

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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

You are sick. The holidays are coming up. People are flying to see their family, some of whose they only see a few times a year.

The democrats need to get their asses in gear and sign the clean cr, or be removed from office (forcibly, if need be). They are destroying the holidays for so many Americans.

Holiday destruction is nothing compared to what will happen if they do that.

Anonymous wrote:You are sick. The holidays are coming up. People are flying to see their family, some of whose they only see a few times a year.

The democrats need to get their asses in gear and sign the clean cr, or be removed from office (forcibly, if need be). They are destroying the holidays for so many Americans.

Shut up MAGA.

Trump is on record saying that government shutdowns are the fault of whoever is POTUS. My addition to this statement is…. Rs have all three branches of gov right now. MAGA can spin this in their heads so they can sleep at night, but Americans blame Trump and the Rs for this.

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.

Time for the people to do a general strike....hurt the billionaires wallets.

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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.

And they don't want the Epstein files out.....

Anonymous wrote:I need the GOP to introduce a bill that will get votes. I need to get back to work. I’m beginning to get anxiety over the growing backlog that will greet me when I return. Get it together Congress.

Tell it to Chuck:

https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/message-chuck

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.

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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.

100% Mike Johnson will ensure whatever airport Adelita will fly out of will be closed when/if the House is called back. She needs to have a backup plan!

Anonymous wrote:You are sick. The holidays are coming up. People are flying to see their family, some of whose they only see a few times a year.

The democrats need to get their asses in gear and sign the clean cr, or be removed from office (forcibly, if need be). They are destroying the holidays for so many Americans.

It might be time to ask why the bleeding heart party that notoriously chooses "saving people" over "sensible decisions" is holding fast here.

Eight states managed to get funds onto EBT cards on Friday, just minutes before Justice Johnson issued a stay. Trump is trying to get that money back. Why is that?

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/09/us/trump-news

Trump has always said it's the POTUS' fault if there is a shutdown. Ronald Reagan kept things going even when there was a literal air traffic controllers strike. Who is really to blame here?