I really hope that Hakeem Jeffries was right, and Democrats will not help Republicans out of yet another jam. Applies both to spending bill and to anti-Mike Johnson wing within GOP
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Yes hakeem. Jeffries will not help. The republicans out of anther jam which applies to the spending bill and they won't Mike Johnson out as speaker to.
Yes David hakeem. Jeffries is right the Democrats will not be helping republican s out anther jam. They have always helped the republican s get out of a jam. Jeffries said no. More
Remember when they said they had a mandate? Since they believe they have a mandate, they should figure it out as a party, without any assistance from Democrats.
GOP rely on Dems to save them from themselves so they can be both "good cop/bad cop" to their voters...and they look like winners either way
Dems need to let the Reps sort it out. I don't want the gov to shut down but Reps will keep using Dems as long as they can rather than sort their own shit out
I don’t think the Dems should let the government shutdown while Biden is in office. I say force the original deal and let the GOP figure it out in March. Ensure that the GOP screws it up under TrumpElon.
The Dems can't force anything in the house. Johnson controls what comes to the floor. All the D's can do is vote yea or nay, and they should vote "nay" for everything except the original deal.
Biden Democrats lack a proper sense of priorities condemning Russia while Trump threatens all of America with attacks on economy & constitution in what is truly "outrageous" as "attacks on Ukraine" seem irrelevant
The Trump Administration is wanting to deport millions of immigrants but allowing an immigrant to wreak havoc in our country and thwart the decisions of our lawmakers. Elon was once an illegal immigrant, and now runs the U.S. Make it make sense! They want to hurt many to benefit a very few. Unreal!!
In the past few years I don’t remember the Republican controlled house passing much of anything. A lot of investigations but not much legislation. They will need the Democrats to help get things passed. We shall see.
Democrats should let MAGA sink or swim & force the GOP House to pass any further legislation with their majority.
If MAGA can’t govern- e.g. drive the government into a shutdown or default- or refuse to fund disaster aid- It’s on them!
Playing nice has gotten Dem’s nowhere- time for hardball!
Agreed, make them do the job they told the American public they would do. Let the public learn what they voted for without having a mature political party rescuing them from destruction. Remind the public they can remove the people they elected.
Democrats need to stop try reach across the aisle to work with the GOP(MAGA) they’ll never reach back unless they can benefit from it or someone to blame for their failed agenda. I’m tired of watching Democrats playing nice and getting beat continuously.
I wonder if that’s the right move. The status quo is intolerable but an executive stranglehold on congress would be much worse. Do we let Rome burn and build on the ashes, or do we apply what pressure we have to split our opposition?
I agree that we should not help them out of another jam. We need to start telling the American people the truth about actions Republicans take and stop allowing them to constantly blame us. We need to respond
to their false allegations.
They will. We’re in this mess cause Dems refuse to play by the rules Republicans set. As long as they play dirty by lying & cheating & Dems don’t. Democracy won’t survive. Republicans aren’t patriots, they’re just a cancer that needs stomped out.
The democratic party has said multiple times on record that they want "a strong republican party". I get that you like white house dinners and rubbing shoulders with powerful people but lets not start pretending that dems are actually invested in any fight for justice, m'kay?
The Ds need to be careful. The mid terms are 2 years away. Americans have the attention span of a gnat. They will forget about this shut down long before 2026 giving the Rs 2 years to assign blame to the Ds. Better to do the right thing & avoid a shut down-they aren’t going to get credit either way.
Right, David. We actually got it wrong when we let McCarthy get ousted though. He was more of an old school Republican. Johnson should not be saved. The way he delayed a Ukraine vote for 6 months was low.
Democrats already tried to pass a spending bill, which Republicans killed. Let them lie in the bed they made.
The only Congressmen shirking their duty are those who killed a bipartisan spending bill at the behest of an unelected billionaire. Anything after is their fault, not the Democrats.
True. Now convince Republicans of that. Thats why nothing changes. Let Republicans take full credit of the suffering & chaos they’re causing. Then when enough Republicans suffer along with Dems. next election, they’ll stop voting republican criminals into office.
Weird, you quoted something that wasn't said.
Helping them out of a jam is different. You are comparing the monolith of the GOP to individual votes.
Keeping it is open is the duty, however, duty doesn't mean capitulate to every part of the budget even if you disagree.
He was my congressman in Brooklyn years ago. I wrote, called and tried otherwise to get a response from his office. Don’t hold your breath for him to do anything - other than advancing his presidential bid.
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Dems need to let the Reps sort it out. I don't want the gov to shut down but Reps will keep using Dems as long as they can rather than sort their own shit out
They’ve turned their hypocrisy into a sharp knife.
WHAT THE FUCK?
Biden Democrats lack a proper sense of priorities condemning Russia while Trump threatens all of America with attacks on economy & constitution in what is truly "outrageous" as "attacks on Ukraine" seem irrelevant
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5056133-biden-russia-attack-ukraine/
Dems have got to stop saving the American people from who they vote for. It's harsh but it's true
If MAGA can’t govern- e.g. drive the government into a shutdown or default- or refuse to fund disaster aid- It’s on them!
Playing nice has gotten Dem’s nowhere- time for hardball!
Including President Musk
That is enabling Donald Trump and his handler, Elon Musk
to their false allegations.
The only Congressmen shirking their duty are those who killed a bipartisan spending bill at the behest of an unelected billionaire. Anything after is their fault, not the Democrats.
Helping them out of a jam is different. You are comparing the monolith of the GOP to individual votes.
Keeping it is open is the duty, however, duty doesn't mean capitulate to every part of the budget even if you disagree.