Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer offered a new plan to Republicans that would allow the U.S. government to reopen after a shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
But Republicans quickly dismissed Schumer’s proposal, which hinges on protecting enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for at least one year.
Schumer’s proposal calls for Democrats to agree to pass a so-called clean resolution that would provide short-term funding for government operations.
Well for one thing, I do admit when I’m wrong.
You’re full of shit, so I assume it’s all projection.
Furthermore, this attempt at negotiating and compromise signals an intent to… you know… compromise…. With people that haven’t actually compromised in 20 years.
Which, if you have not been paying attention, is how we’ve come to be here.
Yeah, I have no reason to believe Schumer is going to do the right thing here, either.
You assume the Democrats expected the Republicans to actually accept this. I’m certain they didn’t, but now they can truthfully say that they tried to compromise to reopen the government and the Republicans still turned them down. Politics is very much a game, and this was the right move to play.
First and foremost.
Let’s get one thing absolutely and crystal clear.
Politics is absolutely fucking not a fucking game and fuck you for callously saying it is.
40 million Americans are facing food insecurity because of this attitude.
24 million more will see their healthcare costs go up. Because of this attitude.
I could list a rather shocking amount of absolute and unmitigated shit that is happening right now, because of this attitude.
Making offers you know are nonstarters isn’t negotiating. Especially offers that are largely unacceptable to your base. Fucking around with the lived and wellbeing of everyone here is not appropriate.
It was also unnecessary. Most of us realize that republicans are in control and that they could end the shut down with everything they wanted any time they want. (Also, could have stopped it from happening.)
Also, why would you trust a man that convinced the House to hold out, promising to vote against cloture the last time, only then to backstab everyone and vote for cloture?
There is no reason to; and he’s lost control of the democrat senators. As for last nights no-vote, I was somewhat relieved until certain of the other senators came out saying he approved it or whatever.
Not that I outright believe it, but it does suggest he knew they were turning rogue. Maybe one shouldn’t bullshit with things that won’t get accepted instead of shoring up the party unity.
(Maybe he should have endorsed Mamdani, too, for that matter.)