I don't know guys, I've heard a lot people saying he's totally not to blame since he himself voted against it (yes, seriously).
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The blue billionaires will save us bro trust me bro. Just wait to the midterms bro one more millionaire Democrat in power and we defeat facism trust time bro.
Of course. Why else would it be dems not going for reelection. Just like republicans growing a spine and criticizing trump after they’ve resigned, the dems letting others vote for something unpopular and then resign so it’s “not the dem’s fault.”
IDK, it seemed pretty clear to me from the start that the Democrats would only hold out until about mid November. The just wanted to wait long enough for people to start seeing their insurance rates for next year. Less than actually wanting to fix the problem, they wanted people to remember who was fighting for when the 2026 election year starts.
he has no control over his party
He can't actually order them to do anything. One might argue that if he was a better leader, he could have persuaded them to stick with the plan longer, but maybe he had already done that weeks ago and this is the longest that anyone could have persuaded them to hold out. It is the longest shutdown ever, after all...
This is the game. This is how the game is played, everywhere, all over the world, at every level of government.
I'm calling it now.
Israel told this lot to cave so the US Gov would reopen because Israel is plotting something.
Maybe they're gearing up to attack Iran again.
Maybe they're prepping to fully annex Palestine.
Idk why, but we know Israel has a firm grip on the GOP and most Dems. It wouldn't surprise me if they need the US gov open and just functional enough to send them more bombs and arms to slaughter more innocent neighbors.
There's a interesting notion behind the name "Shaheen", but I don't think you can imply symbolism of a patriotic eagle when you're literally part of the reason why the dems caved in.