I didn't catch that doofus @schumer.senate.gov saying "We will try tirelessly to restore those subsidies to make ACA coverage more affordable for Americans."

That's the plan here, instead of just throwing up our hands and saying there's nothing more to do.

Right? Riiiight?
@baldwin.senate.gov

BURRY won’t let up — now arguing that Oracle and Meta are overstating earnings by understating depreciation:

“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”

Most people never have a house fire. So why are we wasting money on a fire department?

"I'm here to legislate and to make deals on bills. Outcomes don't matter."

- Dick Durbin and other Senate fossils.

Can you vote in Dem primaries as an Independent? If not, then what you're doing is the worst way to change things.

The better way is to get more pissed off people to register as Dems and give the boot in primaries to anyone that backs this cowardly approach to fascism.

The worse part is when the Dad of @anguskingiii.bsky.social claims the shutdown made Trump stronger because he abused power to cut SNAP
and mess with air travel.

Hey Angus - Do you think Trump/GOP
was winning voters by doing that? HELL NO, his approval kept diving and Dems rolled in elections.

By Preserving Blue Slips, Senate Democrats Are Negotiating Against Themselves Senate Democrats could follow the GOP's lead and abolish blue slips for district court seats. Instead, they're negotiating against themselves.

Durbin surprised you? That guy is all about working with "my Republican colleagues" and the BS "traditions of the Senate."

Do you not know about the blue-slip fiasco that this fossil pulled to prevent the MAJORITY DEMS from having more judges under Biden? ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...

These people aren't "moderate" with actual beliefs. They are CROOKED INSIDERS who think the sanctity of their little DC Club is more important than what happens to normal everyday Americans.

This isn't a left vs center situation. It's a question of who you are working for in the Senate.

Eagles stars to speak at Life Surge, a Christian wealth seminar run by founder with fraud allegations Nick Sirianni and Saquon Barkley are headlining a Christian wealth conference organized by Joe Johnson, whose companies have faced lawsuits and allegations of fraud and deceptive business practices.

Very Saquon Barkley-like. And Nick Sirianni-like.

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#GoPackGo

@davidjroth.bsky.social

This is why I included @ossoff.senate.gov in that post. It was reported he was part of the discussions, and he and Baldwin owe us an explanation of what happened, and what role they were playing.

And Booker is included because that guy is a "Senate tradition" BS believer and Insider at heart.

And MLK weekend. So once those big travel times are done, then it can be shut down again.

And it's likely as lame a reason as "wanting to guarantee travel and get through the Holidays."

While true, this doesn't excuse these old Dems in the Senate who care about making deals and keeping people from feeling the real pain caused by bad GOP policies.

It's strategically dumb, it's cowardly, and it hurts the whole party. It is out of step with the majority of America, let alone Dems.

16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave Another disgrace, and a new path forward.

If outside moderate factionalists really want to disclaim this outcome, they should seize the whip hand in demanding accountability. Immediate new leadership elections, mid-session resignation for all Dem capitulators who would be replaced by Dem governors. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...

Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.

This is the correct response. Cut off all DC Dem groups, only give to candidates and causes that have done the work and stated the beliefs to deserve it.

Fuck it. Let them do that.

That's a different argument, and I largely agree. But the events of the last 40 days helped Dems, especially since GOPs were such a bunch of pigheaded fools throughout the whole thing.

And it primes the voters to demand something be done in the next 2 1/2 months. So hammer the GOP non-stop.

Correct. Either way he should be gone.

A PATHETIC WEAK CUCK.

Schumer is spreading the word he was against the deal. But he is the leader. So he either tacitly let it happen or he failed as a leader. No excuse works for him. This is a fail.

They weren't winning by any means. They got hammered in all places on Tuesday, and Trump's approval is in the 30s in legitimate polls.

Just because network news is bought off and puts on GOP BS artists, it doesn't mean normal Americans were buying the BS.

Couldn't disagree more. GOP got damaged in this and people now see the huge increases in insurance premiums. If GOPs do nothing for the next 2 1/2 months, they're going to get smoked for it throughout 2026.

I would continue the shutdown, but ending it doesn't mean shutdown was a waste of time.

They'd better have the appetite to do it again. 2 1/2 month CR is barely OK IF it means the ACA subsidies get debated, kept on as a hot issue and are (hopefully) restored after GOP caves.

But if GOP does not cave, #ShutItDown all over again. And this time stay out and let things totally fall apart.

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

That's not going to solve it. At least at the federal level.

Now, primarying bad Dems and not donating to any DC Dem group and giving to good candidates and causes? That's the way things really change.

Reiterate that this is happening because the GOP thinks all this is OK. And most Americans have agreed with that so far.

So the out-of-pocket premiums stay high because the House GOPs and Trump refuse to negotiate? Go ahead, MAGAts. Keep losing.

I don't want Dems to even allow for this 2 1/2 month CR, and keep drawing blood. But if the GOPs do nothing on ACA in that time, then shut it down again.

There aren't 24 Dems retiring, are there? It only takes 24 Dem Senators to choose a new leader.

If Schumer stays on after this fiasco and after ignoring the majority of his caucus, then all Dem Senators deserve blame.

That means you, @baldwin.senate.gov, @ossoff.senate.gov, @booker.senate.gov.

Stenographer to Republicans. He claims to be a "Congressional" reporter, but he's nothing more than a relayer of GOP (mis)information. #Hack

this legislation also includes backpay for federal employees, despite the saber rattling from the White House.

THAT IS ALREADY A LAW. TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT WHO SIGNED THAT LAW. YOU ARE A FUCKING NEWS REPORTER

Why, you Cuck? Because coming up with any deal is more important than actually fighting to improve things?

People like Cuck Schumer think "the art of legislating" is somehow more important than the actual outcome of the legislation.

Hey @baldwin.senate.gov - if you're part of this, you are DONE.