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markodochartaigh

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4. I think that

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 06:53 PM

Dec 11

I may understand some Democratic politicians who have lived in a rarefied world for decades, or perhaps their entire lives. Many of their friends, relatives, and business partners are Republicans. They may agree on more things with Mitt Romney or John McCain than they do with AOC, Ro Khanna, or Dennis Kucinich. Now they see their friends, relatives, and business partners forced to take stands and act in ways that seemed unthinkable before.
It isn't that unusual. How many spouses or friends have gradually grown apart, one day realizing that people that they thought that they knew either had changed or were never the people that they thought that they were.
A lot of Republicans have been in denial about exactly what they have gotten into bed with. Probably a lot of Democratic politicians have trouble coming to terms with the fact that their good friends have unwittingly sold their souls.

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"Senate Democrats hoped the threat of soaring insurance premiums would force Republicans to act" [View all] Miles Archer Dec 11 OP

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

Why are you going on about flight delays and not SNAP and federal worker paychecks? FascismIsDeath Dec 11 #8

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

this makes me sick , that there are still dems who dont understand the animals with which they are dealing Fullduplexxx Dec 11 #6

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

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

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