Originally published at: During the 2025 Shutdown, Republicans Refused to Negotiate. This Time Looks Different.
In October 2025, with Senate Republicans and Democrats unable to come to an agreement on the then-expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, the country plummeted into what later became the longest government shutdown in the history of the U.S. Just months later, we are on the cusp of another — this time partial — government…
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It’s too bad the Republicans in Congress can’t do the jobs they were elected to do, including spending, and that they have fully given all financial decision making to the White House without any shame or embarrassment.
“Too bad” being a euphemism for “despicable”.
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As pointed out by Markos at Daily Kos, the murder execution killing of Nurse Pretti broke the misinformation machine:
It wasn’t until after the..killing of Alex Pretti…that Tr*mp began to soften his rhetoric… That shift does not reflect a moral awakening…What changed is that Alex Pretti looked like them.
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I think there’s another super important factor here: The Democrats used their power last time. The Republicans tried to stand firm and got pummeled. Now the Republicans know that the Democrats might not just roll over and show their bellies.
You only get invited to the table if you’re actually a player. You make yourself a player. Now, once you’re at the table, you might still get played. But if you just roll over completely, you’re a joke.
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