Democrats must not vote for this CR. They will be pilloried by the right wing reactionaries, but so what? The reactionaries do that routinely. After the the vote, Democrats need to hold numerous press conferences, podcasts, go on multiple media sources non stop, to state the bad cuts that were in the CR. Make them personal. Bring out people to speak who would be adversely affected. The reactionaries bring out people for a bill when they have brutal legislation against immigrants or trans persons. We need to fight back against Republican spin and lies.
They need to never ever vote with Rs UNLESS THEY ARE GETTING SHIT OUT OF IT. They also need to refer to Trump as Vice President Trump and Musk as President Musk because that is UNPOPULAR and they need to 👏make👏it👏stick.👏
I am late to this article, but I think that the DEMS should NOT pass the CR unless they get something. And if that means a shutdown and even a default, SO BE IT. I am so TIRED of the GOP claiming that it us up to the DEMS to rescue their asses.
In conjunction with the DOE firings ("You're Fired!™ And You're Fired!™ And you, You're Fired!™ x 1,300) Sir announced a further refinement for Kennedy So-Called Center performances:
"No more sharpies of flatter notes, those black ones on a pianola. None anymore. And those DEI woke pianolas where the white ones are black and the black ones are white --- you're... you're not fooling me! Can't. Be. Fooled!!!"
There will be some Senate Dems who cave, I won't be surprised if one or both of mine here in MI do. Neither of them respond to calls or emails; so it's time to go to their offices.
Really! They’ll think of some lame, “Biden destroyed our economy” excuse. But at least to people paying attention or to future Democratic candidates, it would be helpful.
Also check this sneaky little move: Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
Every single f*cking person bows down to this one asshat douchebag who is a treasonous jerk but he has a fucking tantrum like the toddler he is and everyone just capitulates to him ! I wish people would grow a spine and remove him as the cancer he is and spreading !
"the CR that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has on offer is so toxic that no Democrat should support it"
Hopefully, a few of the remaining TradRepubs and centrists (both destined for extinction in the New GOP) will jump the sinking ship that is Congress -- especially the House -- and torpedo this bovine scat of a CR. If they don't, it is my fervent prayer that their constituents ignominiously show them the door come the midterms. (I don't expect either to happen though.)
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"Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., moved ahead on the bill despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to oppose it and risk a shutdown that would begin Saturday if lawmakers fail to act." [From the AP link]
"We always get the blame. Name one time that we’ve shut the government down and we haven’t got the blame." Rep Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) Sept 2023
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"The House Freedom Caucus, which includes many of the House’s most conservative members, issued a statement of support saying, “contrary to Congress’ longtime abuse of this legislative tool, this CR is a paradigm shift.”" [also from the link]
The very fact that the ironically named House Freedom Caucus supports this CR is proof positive of its toxicity.
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"it would also hand far more discretion over federal spending to Donald Trump, essentially handing over Congress’s power of the purse to a criminal."
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not a lawyer, nor an expert on the Constitution) but since the Constitution gives the power of the purse to Congress, wouldn't abrogating that responsibility to the Fulvous Fuckwad and the Executive require a Constitutional amendment?
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"Just a little extra slam against DC for Citying While Black."
"allow more time for a better budget compromise that doesn’t just roll over and let Trump be a king"
* "Compromise" is not a word to be found in the RINO dictionary -- it is among the most obscene swearwords there is.
* Does anyone rally think that the House RINOs would accept anything less from their caucus than rolling over for belly rubs from the Sociopathic Marigold Swamp Monster?
Democrats must not vote for this CR. They will be pilloried by the right wing reactionaries, but so what? The reactionaries do that routinely. After the the vote, Democrats need to hold numerous press conferences, podcasts, go on multiple media sources non stop, to state the bad cuts that were in the CR. Make them personal. Bring out people to speak who would be adversely affected. The reactionaries bring out people for a bill when they have brutal legislation against immigrants or trans persons. We need to fight back against Republican spin and lies.
They need to never ever vote with Rs UNLESS THEY ARE GETTING SHIT OUT OF IT. They also need to refer to Trump as Vice President Trump and Musk as President Musk because that is UNPOPULAR and they need to 👏make👏it👏stick.👏
Shut it DOWN!!
I am late to this article, but I think that the DEMS should NOT pass the CR unless they get something. And if that means a shutdown and even a default, SO BE IT. I am so TIRED of the GOP claiming that it us up to the DEMS to rescue their asses.
John Fetterman. A Democrat....except when it makes him uncomfortable.
A one term-er for sure.
In conjunction with the DOE firings ("You're Fired!™ And You're Fired!™ And you, You're Fired!™ x 1,300) Sir announced a further refinement for Kennedy So-Called Center performances:
"No more sharpies of flatter notes, those black ones on a pianola. None anymore. And those DEI woke pianolas where the white ones are black and the black ones are white --- you're... you're not fooling me! Can't. Be. Fooled!!!"
Ta, Dok. The Democrats in Congress and the Senate must oppose this; all of it, Katie.
Excuses have been prepared in advance...
Rosa's a D, but not a D-NY. She represents us here in New Haven, which makes her Rosa DeLauro, D-CT.
Thought y'all could tell from the accent!
She has an accent?
Just say no.
There will be some Senate Dems who cave, I won't be surprised if one or both of mine here in MI do. Neither of them respond to calls or emails; so it's time to go to their offices.
Think of all the Russia-loving Members who voted to let in rubes like Hegseth, Gabbard and RFK Junior.
No one wants a shutdown. But with the crap Republicans are trying to pull, they need to own this one.
Take responsibility? Republicans?
Really! They’ll think of some lame, “Biden destroyed our economy” excuse. But at least to people paying attention or to future Democratic candidates, it would be helpful.
Also check this sneaky little move: Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
https://bsky.app/profile/fritschner.bsky.social/post/3lk4eyqy73k2z
Every single f*cking person bows down to this one asshat douchebag who is a treasonous jerk but he has a fucking tantrum like the toddler he is and everyone just capitulates to him ! I wish people would grow a spine and remove him as the cancer he is and spreading !
Americans wanted this so they could hurt the minorities they dislike. So they'll get what they voted (or non-voted) for.
The Dale Carnegie winning friends and influencing people headline of the day : Via Daily Beast
"Vance Tells House Republicans They’ll Be Blamed for Government Shutdown"
But, they said thank you.
The man has the people skills of a damaged robot.
An errant piece of messy dog poop embedded in a shoe sole, more like.
"the CR that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has on offer is so toxic that no Democrat should support it"
Hopefully, a few of the remaining TradRepubs and centrists (both destined for extinction in the New GOP) will jump the sinking ship that is Congress -- especially the House -- and torpedo this bovine scat of a CR. If they don't, it is my fervent prayer that their constituents ignominiously show them the door come the midterms. (I don't expect either to happen though.)
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"Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., moved ahead on the bill despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially daring them to oppose it and risk a shutdown that would begin Saturday if lawmakers fail to act." [From the AP link]
"We always get the blame. Name one time that we’ve shut the government down and we haven’t got the blame." Rep Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) Sept 2023
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"The House Freedom Caucus, which includes many of the House’s most conservative members, issued a statement of support saying, “contrary to Congress’ longtime abuse of this legislative tool, this CR is a paradigm shift.”" [also from the link]
The very fact that the ironically named House Freedom Caucus supports this CR is proof positive of its toxicity.
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"it would also hand far more discretion over federal spending to Donald Trump, essentially handing over Congress’s power of the purse to a criminal."
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not a lawyer, nor an expert on the Constitution) but since the Constitution gives the power of the purse to Congress, wouldn't abrogating that responsibility to the Fulvous Fuckwad and the Executive require a Constitutional amendment?
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"Just a little extra slam against DC for Citying While Black."
A a little more gravy for the RINOs: DC must be punished for being deep blue. It has voted for the Dem POTUS candidate every time since 1964. (via https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_voting_trends_in_the_District_of_Columbia)
In 2024 Ms Harris whipped Mooseballs Mussolini's ass in DC:
> "Electors of the Democratic Party candidates President and Vice President, Kamala D. Harris and Timothy J. Walz, received 294,185 votes.
Electors of the Republican Porty [sic] candidates President and Vice President, Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, received 21,076 votes." https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/election-maps/2024/ascertainment-washington-dc.pdf
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"impoundment — that is, holding back federal funding already appropriated by Congress"
Just another attempted unconstitutional power grab by the Mango Malignancy:
> "The president does not have the power to override spending laws that Congress has passed and the president has signed into law.
Presidents cannot unilaterally withhold or block investments that have been enacted into law—through what’s known as “impoundment.”
Presidents don’t get to pick and choose which parts of laws they feel like following, nor do they
get to pick and choose how much funding that was signed into law gets out to the American
people." https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/trump_impoundment_eos_fact_sheet.pdf
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"allow more time for a better budget compromise that doesn’t just roll over and let Trump be a king"
* "Compromise" is not a word to be found in the RINO dictionary -- it is among the most obscene swearwords there is.
* Does anyone rally think that the House RINOs would accept anything less from their caucus than rolling over for belly rubs from the Sociopathic Marigold Swamp Monster?
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