B-Man Posted September 25 Author Posted September 25 White House says to prep for mass firings if government shuts down Well, this is interesting: If the Senate Democrats continue to block the CR, Trump will have free reign to clean house, and the workers/unions will have no reasonable basis to argue against the firing of people from unfunded jobs in Court. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4de02x3wo 1
nedboy7 Posted September 25 Posted September 25 Top Economic Leaders Warn Supreme Court to Allow Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence.
B-Man Posted September 25 Author Posted September 25 ED MORRISSEY: White House: Nice Swamp Ya Got There, Chuck. Shame If Something Happened to It. Of course, even with the spin, that still leaves Trump in charge of any shutdown. As I explained on Tuesday, that would give any aspiring swamp-draining president plenty of opportunity to hammer Democrats’ constituencies, but even I may have underestimated Trump’s ambition. The Wall Street Journal reports today that they will use any shutdown as an opportunity for permanent mass firings, not just furloughs: The White House’s budget office directed federal agencies to draw up plans to permanently reduce their workforces if there is a government shutdown next week, raising the specter of mass firings on top of the customary furloughs during a lapse in funding. The new memo sent by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought sharply raises the stakes for funding talks and increases the pressure on Senate Democrats, who are demanding that Republicans restore hundreds of billions of dollars in healthcare spending as a condition of their support for keeping the government funded. The White House’s budget office directed federal agencies to draw up plans to permanently reduce their workforces if there is a government shutdown next week, raising the specter of mass firings on top of the customary furloughs during a lapse in funding. The new memo sent by Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought sharply raises the stakes for funding talks and increases the pressure on Senate Democrats, who are demanding that Republicans restore hundreds of billions of dollars in healthcare spending as a condition of their support for keeping the government funded. “Sharply raises the stakes”? You better believe it, Chuck. Vought makes clear, too, that the cuts will get targeted in accordance with Trump’s priorities: The OMB memo instructs agencies to design reduction-in-force plans for employees who work for programs that have no current funding and have no outside funding source, and that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.” This would be in addition to any temporary furloughs that happen during a government shutdown. The memo from Vought says that any cuts made after the funding deadline would be permanent. https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/09/25/white-house-nice-swamp-ya-got-there-chuck-shame-if-something-happened-to-it-n3807167 John Nolte adds, “Trump can’t lose here. Democrats will be blamed for the shutdown. Bureaucrats will be fired. On the other hand, if Democrats cave and vote for the continuing resolution, their base will be furious. Additionally, these insane demands from Democrats have already been made public, which will haunt them going into the midterms.” https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/25/nolte-trump-plans-mass-firings-bureaucrats-if-dems-shut-down-government/ Or as Ed Morrissey writes, “Nice box canyon ahead of you, Chuck.” Jim Geraghty concurs: Democrats Prepare to March into a Box Canyon by Shutting Down the Government. “Do you envision Trump making significant concessions to ease the pain and suffering of federal government workers? No, I don’t, either. Schumer and the Democrats will have gotten themselves into a high-stakes fight with Trump where one of the party’s key constituencies — government workers — feel the most pain, and it gets worse the longer it drags on.” https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/democrats-prepare-to-march-into-a-box-canyon-by-shutting-down-the-government/ .
4th&long Posted September 25 Posted September 25 Stunning poll shows Trump unpopular with voters on every major issue https://flip.it/6LIqTV Maga losers.
The Frankish Reich Posted September 25 Posted September 25 26 minutes ago, JFKjr said: More Libnut madness. Right! We'll add $4 trillion to the deficit and NOT ONE PENNY MORE! 4
Niagara Bill Posted September 26 Posted September 26 Military leaders summoned, government about to be shutdown, seems like I have heard this scenario before...now where was that...hmmm Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, ??? 1
Wolfgang Posted September 26 Posted September 26 1 hour ago, Niagara Bill said: Military leaders summoned, government about to be shutdown, seems like I have heard this scenario before...now where was that...hmmm Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, ??? 1
Big Blitz Posted September 26 Posted September 26 (edited) On 9/25/2025 at 2:46 PM, 4th&long said: Stunning poll shows Trump unpopular with voters on every major issue https://flip.it/6LIqTV Maga losers. Selzer poll. QP just as bad. Edited September 26 by Big Blitz 1
Niagara Bill Posted September 27 Posted September 27 On 9/25/2025 at 5:05 PM, JFKjr said: More Libnut madness. 100% fake news. If you believe what is being said you are burying your head. Not that I trust Schumer, but he has become the lesser of 2 xxxxs. If you throw water on him does he melt like the wicked witch of the west.
Homelander Posted September 28 Posted September 28 On 9/4/2025 at 10:54 AM, B-Man said: Iran will not get a bomb in the next four years There is always a thread.
Homelander Posted September 29 Posted September 29 On 7/18/2025 at 11:24 AM, B-Man said: This is the most transparent administration in U.S. history. Yeah
B-Man Posted Tuesday at 04:28 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 04:28 PM A lot of folks here cheered when this happened.
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