Strachan Pindar 💙

Andy Borowitz continues to shine brightly through these dark days.

Cheers to a great sense of humor!

She then said she worked every day she was here. Hmm, I don’t remember her holding any town halls or meetings or events. 🤔

Is this not defacement of government property? Back when I was in law enforcement, that was a crime. 🙄

Robert Reich What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing

Never before in living memory has it been as urgent for America to have a strong opposition party. Which is why it’s so important for Democrats to take the steps I lay out in this video.

And if there are Democrats who won’t — we need to replace them with those who will.

Trump Honors Those Who Helped Others Avoid Service at Tomb of the Unknown Podiatrist He thanked the fallen foot specialists who bravely risked their medical licenses so that others facing military service could be free.

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"In 2010, he quit Congress and helped launch an offshoot of the Heritage Foundation think tank called Heritage Action for America, which was tasked with strong-arming congressional Republicans to act more conservatively."

Yes. But I grew up with my staunchly republican family telling me how FDR was guilty of the “take from the Haves to give to the lazy Have-Nots” doctrine, and they despised him for it. So it wasn’t new. I’d say the Reagan era was the resurgence of the Republican road to the disaster we now face.

Rex Tillerson didn't call him a 'fucking moron' for nothing

Dem shutdown messaging should be:
1) "Donald Trump is willing to cancel flights at Thanksgiving and starve American citizens in order to deprive people of affordable health insurance"
2) "Donald is doing all this to cover up the Epstein Files"
3) "Donald controls all three branches of government."

…and push

Republican politicians in Trump's orbit...actually practice their Christian faith about as often as as I drop money in an offering plate in a chapel.

And this where Democrats should be directing most of our shouting, at the goddamn republicans. Of course they aren’t going to do what they should do or say they will do. They’re the GOP.

Oh, so that was the original “big lie,” eh? “If Obama thought of it, it’s a bad idea (even if it was our [GOP] idea in the first place).” Anyway, that sure made me miss Harry Reid. Publicly calling out republicans for being the (insert horrible descriptors here) they are.

“Fighting” exactly how, Senator? You just capitulated. That’s not fighting. Go to hell.

Maybe if government officials had they same healthcare as the rest of us, they might find it worth fighting for.

How stupid of me to forget to just follow the damned money.

In which case the “Dems involved” are craven fools. Damn them.

Dem base that gave them a blue tsunami: DON'T CAVE

Majority of Dem elected officials: DON'T CAVE

The majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown and higher costs...

8 Dem Centrists (and you better believe Schumer knows what's up): Nah, We'll cave.

I guarantee you calls came from donors.

The Schumer Sellout (again)

Centrists and moderates, what have you done for America lately?

Reminds me of the white moderates MLK warned about so many years ago.

Just useless.

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.

She voted yes because Republicans said it was this or nothing? Fuck you Jean😡

Another one saying Republicans would not budge…. so we did.
Fuck you, Angus 😡😡😡

Just what right-minded Democrats want: the mere thought of that disgusting SOB dancing with glee at MAGA-Loco, or anywhere else. 🙄😡

Looks to me like none of these senators has the slightest excuse for selling out ACA. Certainly not those retiring; and do the others really think they have to quake in their boots over reelection votes 2+ years away? Give me a break.

Been scratching my head about it for a long time. 🤔🙄

New: Sens. King, Shaheen, Hassan led negotiations on a deal that will have enough Democratic support to pass in the Senate, I'm told. This is the package: - CR thru Jan 30 - A vote on a ACA bill by a December, on a DEM bill - Minibus WHICH INCLUDES reversal of shutdown RIFs and back pay and protections against them happening in the future PLUS SNAP is funded through the fiscal year 26

Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Two so-called Democrats + Angus King. Very annoying.

Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.

Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.

We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.

A vote for this bill is a mistake.