just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoDemocrats reach deal to end government shutdown before Thanksgiving: reportwww.rawstory.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down17
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minus-squaresalacious_coaster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up117·2 months agoLast time Schumer caved because he didn’t want to inflict shutdown pain on Americans, so he said. This time he did exactly that, then also caved. Motherfucker.
minus-squaresmeg@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·2 months agoLook, upper and middle income flight passengers were being inconvenienced - the Democratic Party cannot stand for that! Screwing ACA subsidy recipients? They’re easy to sacrifice.
minus-squaresalacious_coaster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoYep. First real opportunity the Dems had to meaningfully oppose Trump, and they rolled over like a trained dog
Last time Schumer caved because he didn’t want to inflict shutdown pain on Americans, so he said. This time he did exactly that, then also caved. Motherfucker.
Look, upper and middle income flight passengers were being inconvenienced - the Democratic Party cannot stand for that!
Screwing ACA subsidy recipients? They’re easy to sacrifice.
This past spring, right?
Yep. First real opportunity the Dems had to meaningfully oppose Trump, and they rolled over like a trained dog