The Dems can't cave until enough people see the huge increases in their healthcare premiums for 2026. Then they need to be on TV (all day and every day) saying "See? This is what we were fighting about." Until people see how something affects them directly, they generally don't care.
Go for it - run the government into the ground - the Democrat Party has nothing else to offer. Game on. It's Democrats' 'Kamikaze Governance'. Do note that Republication voter registrations are up in 49 states....Democrats just voted for the 13th time to keep the government closed
Simply stated - and I understand it was a truly traumatic experience for some of you, i.e. ALL OF YOU Dems-
But TRUMP WON.
BY A LOT.
And it is only you Blue Staters that believe this kamikazi, last gasp effort by The Dems is benefitting the cause (their reelection) while in fact it is a near certain prelude to the Republicans keeping Congress next Nov.
And as Congressional Dems wheel out this week's version of No Kings nonsense with a childish tirade against a needed White House rehab project, they are going all in against the average family who is using credit cards to buy food when the Snap Card runs out, and has been doing so since the middle of the NITwit Biden’s immobiled tenure in office.
Honestly-the majority are not holding the Republicans responsible for this. It is a political stunt of the worst sort.
Remember , like Carville said - “it’s the economy stupid” and the Dems will be held responsible for this by another voting block they desperately depend upon for urban votes-the poor.
Blame it on the Democrats? When there are so many avenues for the Republicans to end the shutdown all by themselves? The truth is Trump and his minions are loving the shutdown. They don't need Congress. They don't want Congress. This makes life so much simpler for them.
Democrats are going to cave. Only a matter of time. Republicans control all the branches of government—they’re going to make sure Democratic constituents continue to suffer and Republican ones don’t. Democrats can’t win.
Your closing comment was snarky considering how many Republicans have said much much worse. For being supposedly non-partisan, Gabe, you should've also included any one of the numerous callously cruel statements made by complicit members of this regime.
Here, I'll give you one from Jodi Ernst, and a bonus, her doubling down on her comment:
"One audience member could then be heard shouting, “People are going to die.”
“Well, we all are going to die,” Ernst responded.
Audience members gasped and booed the senator, but Ernst seemed unbothered."
"Appearing on camera with what look like tombstones in the background, Ernst said: "I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a statement that I made yesterday at my town hall."
"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth," she continued, adding that she's glad she didn't have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy.
"But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ," she said."
None of these politicians represent the will of the people in any way and all of the messaging I've seen has taken the partisan bait. All week I've seen people say "its the ____'s fault that our government is shut down", when really it is all of them! None of them care! REMEMBER WHO YOUR ENEMY IS!
The Dems can't cave until enough people see the huge increases in their healthcare premiums for 2026. Then they need to be on TV (all day and every day) saying "See? This is what we were fighting about." Until people see how something affects them directly, they generally don't care.
That would make sense considering that is their main message and the CR is short enough to set up the same dynamic again.
Why should Democrats cave? It makes no sense.
Go for it - run the government into the ground - the Democrat Party has nothing else to offer. Game on. It's Democrats' 'Kamikaze Governance'. Do note that Republication voter registrations are up in 49 states....Democrats just voted for the 13th time to keep the government closed
So who you going to blame? If we the people are all externalizing blame (never a sound psychological move) then let us all blame Trump's parents! :-]]
Spoken like a true Dem, as does our author.
Simply stated - and I understand it was a truly traumatic experience for some of you, i.e. ALL OF YOU Dems-
But TRUMP WON.
BY A LOT.
And it is only you Blue Staters that believe this kamikazi, last gasp effort by The Dems is benefitting the cause (their reelection) while in fact it is a near certain prelude to the Republicans keeping Congress next Nov.
And as Congressional Dems wheel out this week's version of No Kings nonsense with a childish tirade against a needed White House rehab project, they are going all in against the average family who is using credit cards to buy food when the Snap Card runs out, and has been doing so since the middle of the NITwit Biden’s immobiled tenure in office.
Honestly-the majority are not holding the Republicans responsible for this. It is a political stunt of the worst sort.
Remember , like Carville said - “it’s the economy stupid” and the Dems will be held responsible for this by another voting block they desperately depend upon for urban votes-the poor.
Blame it on the Democrats? When there are so many avenues for the Republicans to end the shutdown all by themselves? The truth is Trump and his minions are loving the shutdown. They don't need Congress. They don't want Congress. This makes life so much simpler for them.
Democrats are going to cave. Only a matter of time. Republicans control all the branches of government—they’re going to make sure Democratic constituents continue to suffer and Republican ones don’t. Democrats can’t win.
Maybe they'll go down fighting. Not that they have in recent memory
The Republicans have the power to end the shut down. When are you going to write about that? I hope the Dems hold strong.
Gabe,
Your closing comment was snarky considering how many Republicans have said much much worse. For being supposedly non-partisan, Gabe, you should've also included any one of the numerous callously cruel statements made by complicit members of this regime.
Here, I'll give you one from Jodi Ernst, and a bonus, her doubling down on her comment:
"One audience member could then be heard shouting, “People are going to die.”
“Well, we all are going to die,” Ernst responded.
Audience members gasped and booed the senator, but Ernst seemed unbothered."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/30/joni-ernst-town-hall-00376747
Doubling down: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5418932/we-all-are-going-to-die-ernst-joni-town-hall-iowa-senator
"Appearing on camera with what look like tombstones in the background, Ernst said: "I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a statement that I made yesterday at my town hall."
"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth," she continued, adding that she's glad she didn't have to bring up the subject of the tooth fairy.
"But for those that would like to see eternal and everlasting life, I encourage you to embrace my lord and savior, Jesus Christ," she said."
We lost a military helicopter and an F-18 yesterday approximately 30 minutes apart. Do those planes falling out of the sky count?
None of these politicians represent the will of the people in any way and all of the messaging I've seen has taken the partisan bait. All week I've seen people say "its the ____'s fault that our government is shut down", when really it is all of them! None of them care! REMEMBER WHO YOUR ENEMY IS!
But the Ballroom! The Epstein Ballroom!
Isn’t this a russian tactic?