A typical human story. Acceptance of abuse invites more abuse, even if retaliation can be costly. People are warier of people who hit back.
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Sahil Kapur
Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
“We liked it over here,” one said.
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“‘I’m not sure exactly what their demand is,’ Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) told reporters…Democrats might just be seeking a vote on their funding bill and, once it fails, will back Republicans’ bill, he said.”
But the landscape in September is going to be drastically different than it is now, and their old moves won't be working quite the same.
Reminder, reconciliation is not subject to filibuster.
Hit them where it truly hurts in the wallet. No changes, no money.
Clooney got them to oust Biden in by saying no donations unless they found a new candidate, so they did.
https://bsky.app/profile/jazzhandmedowns.bsky.social/post/3lkcljzzt5s24
Republicans will write a budget doing whatever the hell they want in September, and dare Democrats to block it.
And does anyone seriously think the Democrats will actually block it? I know that after today, no one on the left does.
But I think the GOP is *already* destroying trust in US debt. Default would accelerate that, but it's on the path
Let’s remember why we have a conservative Scotus for example
And this is especially true of Trump, as has been demonstrated many many times. What in the world are Senate Dems thinking?
Run, and you're "prey."
GOP needs no Dem votes in September to pass the omnibus
LITIGATE EVERYTHING!
In junior high I started punching bullies. Sometimes they punched back, sometimes they didn’t, but they pretty much always left me alone after that.
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Democrats will only have leverage united.
Future negotiations will be difficult.
The GOP knows that Democrats will fold on any must-pass funding, be it debt limit, or budget.
And for all those nature analogies consider this: a strong and healthy predator will often *avoid* the weakest prey to avoid diease, gain a more nutritious feed, etc.
Maybe we are not facing a lion in the current Republicans, but a shit-house rat.
In some ways, that's much more dangerous.
* Advancing the
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Once it goes for 2nd vote, only takes 51 Repub votes to pass. So voting Yes to advance but NO on the final isn't about policy or principle - it's gaslighting & voting no when they've already been paid to capitulate.
"People are warier of people who hit back."
All these years I really overestimated both Schumer and McConnell, for opposite and conjoined reasons.
haunt, lead to paranoia.
very destructive
reality bites
hardest when unexpected.
stay woke and open
so much is not known.
best to humbly recognize,
shun dunning-kruger
democracy fails
fastest from inside fighting.
we unite, we win!
best faced together, just like
slava ukraini!
well, this was fun. enough for you? i could go on, but stuff to do. y'know, working forward, toward democracy, not gnawing at it from the inside.
thx for the, um, inspiration? sorry 'vichy' was not stated. but, it's in there.