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2. So why did they cave on the shutdown again?

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:39 PM

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Maga is Lucy. Dems are Charlie Brown. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum. NewHendoLib Dec 11 #1

I think that markodochartaigh Dec 11 #4

Plenty of DUers bought into this shit Arazi Dec 11 #5

We had less than a week of flight delays and Dems caved Arazi Dec 11 #9

People with private jets were Bettie Dec 11 #11

I think their logic might have been that keeping karynnj Dec 11 #12

thast why im glad to see more and more entrenced dems get primaried moonshinegnomie Dec 11 #15

So why did they cave on the shutdown again? leftstreet Dec 11 #2

Because imposing more cruelty upon federal workers and SNAP families tritsofme Dec 11 #18

Somehow we need to create a public option next time we have the WH. OrlandoDem2 Dec 11 #3

Agree....👍 anciano Dec 11 #7

A public option was written into the ACA and passed in the House. betsuni Dec 12 #19

I think a lot of them have decided the house is lost Johonny Dec 11 #10

Because the naivete and delusion have served us so well dalton99a Dec 11 #13

They're burning down Rome while the fat, orange imbecile is fiddling wolfie001 Dec 11 #14

Fight Cirsium Dec 11 #16

The cruelty of the republican cult liberal N proud Dec 11 #17

And now I get to hear Woodwizard Dec 12 #20