AlBUNDY4TDS Posted October 30 Posted October 30 Just now, Doc Brown said: Because they like to keep their jobs. U mean leverage?
Wolfgang Posted October 30 Posted October 30 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Just approve the enhanced ACA tax credits now. It really doesn't seem like it's that hard. God forbid a political party does that in this country. Your request is illogical...
unbillievable Posted October 30 Posted October 30 1 hour ago, Doc Brown said: Because they like to keep their jobs. The shutdown is popular with Democrat voters. It's short-sighted because its unpopular with everyone else, but it helps them in blue states. 1
Doc Brown Posted October 30 Posted October 30 (edited) 17 minutes ago, unbillievable said: The shutdown is popular with Democrat voters. It's short-sighted because its unpopular with everyone else, but it helps them in blue states. Exactly. Health care is the only major voting issue that most people give a damn about that the general population trusts Democrats more than Republicans. The economy, immigration, and crime issues all favor Republicans. It may be short sighted but when Republicans took the political backlash for shutting down the government in 2013 it didn't seem to matter as they controlled the presidency/senate/house three years later. Edited October 30 by Doc Brown
B-Man Posted October 31 Author Posted October 31 "This probably wasn’t their intention, but in drawing so much attention to the expiring Obamacare subsidies, Democrats have shown the country what a bad deal Obamacare was to begin with. The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was never actually affordable,” opined The Washington Post editorial board on Oct. 5." 1
JFKjr Posted Sunday at 05:17 PM Posted Sunday at 05:17 PM Due to Daylight Savings we get a whole EXTRA HOUR of shutdown this week! 1 2 1
AlBUNDY4TDS Posted Monday at 07:24 PM Posted Monday at 07:24 PM Why is someone on food stamps for 20 years? I thought these benefits are temporary? 1
B-Man Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Author Posted Monday at 10:11 PM Democrats have ushered in a full-scale disaster disrupting millions of air travelers’ lives: TSA checkpoint wait times have ballooned past three hours at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport — with some passengers enduring up to five hours in line. At nearby William P. Hobby Airport, security wait times are routinely exceeding one hour. Half of the nation’s busiest airports faced severe staffing shortages over the weekend, triggering a cascade of delays and cancellations that are rippling through the entire country. In fact, since the Democrat Shutdown began, four times as many staffing shortages have been reported at air traffic control facilities compared to last year. It’s not going to get better until Democrats end their senseless shutdown. Passengers in the New York City area are being warned of “schedule changes, gate holds, and missed connections,” while major disruptions have hammered airports in Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, LosAngeles,Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Austin, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston, Indianapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and countless others. 1
B-Man Posted Wednesday at 02:16 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 02:16 PM Congratulations, Chuck! Your Schumer Shutdown Has Officially Made the Record Books Bob Hoge https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/11/04/congratulations-democrats-your-schumer-shutdown-has-made-the-record-books-n2195835 Who, besides some of the lefties here, didn't know this ? 1
B-Man Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago 1 hour ago, Andy1 said: Based upon the election results this week, Republicans would be wise to sweeten the deal a bit to convince 6 Dems to vote for it. It would demonstrate that they can actually govern and keep the country running. No deal on ending shutdown By Bill Glahn Democrats think they are “winning” the shutdown. As long as they continue to think that, it will continue, into 2026, perhaps into 2029. Yesterday’s offer from Senate leader John Thune (R-SD) has been rejected. From The Hill newspaper, Deal to reopen government falters over Democrats’ distrust of Trump. A “deal” can’t “falter” if there never was a deal. Distrust of Trump? The Hill reports, Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can trust President Trump to act in good faith to extend health insurance subsidies or to stop firing federal workers. Was there ever any Democratic support? They mistrust/distrust/don’t trust that Trump will meet 100 percent of their demands. Is that Trump’s “fault”? Days ago, the current “shutdown” passed the record to become the longest ever. The now-second-longest shutdown occurred during Trump 1.0 over his request for a border wall. He never got it. The local Minneapolis Star Tribune put out this headline, Democrats consider prolonging the shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix How can Democrats “prolong” something for which they are totally without blame? (Good question) Democrats are the proverbial dog who chased and caught the car. They have no idea what comes next. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/11/no-deal-on-ending-shutdown.php
B-Man Posted 6 hours ago Author Posted 6 hours ago Schumer's Shutdown is now in its 38th day, making it the longest government shutdown in history. And from the way Democrats are talking and behaving, they don't plan on opening the government anytime soon. Seems like an odd thing for the party that supposedly cares so much about the little people, don't you think? But when you realize what their end goal really is, it all makes sense because the point is to make Americans suffer. So they'll blame Trump and Republicans since they're 'in charge.' A normal person doesn't necessarily pay attention to politics and news, and Democrats know it. Byron York exposed their entire playbook: Our government is so dysfunctional that it can't even do the one job it's supposed to do. Is it time to vote on term limits yet, or what? https://twitchy.com/samj/2025/11/07/byron-york-exposes-democras-shutdown-playbook-n2421374
B-Man Posted 5 hours ago Author Posted 5 hours ago Dem Sen. Ed Markey Helpfully Explains Why the Democrats Own the Shutdown The government shutdown continues, and all the while many Democrats are still trying to blame Trump and the Republicans. Naturally they're getting plenty of assistance from the usual suspects in the media: But just occasionally a Democrat will come right out and admit which party is responsible for keeping the shutdown going, and Sen. Ed Markey did that very thing yesterday. Watch: Even Axios is reporting that the Dems are the ones keeping the shutdown going: https://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/11/07/dem-sen-ed-markey-helpfully-explains-why-the-democrats-own-the-shutdown-n2421377
SCBills Posted 44 minutes ago Posted 44 minutes ago Politics are pure blood sport. Ok.. so we’ve gotten the intended election night results from the shutdown that we wanted. How about we open it back up and extend the ACA subsidies one year… ….to set to expire right before the midterms Diabolical work
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