2023 Republican Government Shutdown: Same Shit, Same Story

[thrillhammer 683]

52 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

for the same reasons the border patrol has given trump and the gop a list of things they need and a wall isn't in the top 10. what trump tries to pass as truth, and a crisis, is a lie.

[4th&Five 41535]

his words are meaningless

 

[Patrick Bateman 3913]

The Art of the Deal.... when you can't, declare an emergency.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

The most fucked up thing about this is there's probably nothing the democrats could do.  Trump would just keep moving the goal posts.  He benefits from the shutdown and EXHIBIT A is getting prime-time TV coverage on EVERY network to blame the democrats.  

[David Dennison 18856]

13 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The most fucked up thing about this is there's probably nothing the democrats could do.  Trump would just keep moving the goal posts.  He benefits from the shutdown and EXHIBIT A is getting prime-time TV coverage on EVERY network to blame the democrats.  

He's not benefitting from this at all. He's getting weaker politically.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Just now, David Dennison said:

He's not benefitting from this at all. He's getting weaker politically.

He doesn’t care about that.  He is running for his life.  No amount of political damage he’s inflicting on himself will get him to change course when the alternative is certain political and legal doom.

Here’s what he cares about:

[David Dennison 18856]

Politically, all I care about is his power.

He's weak right now and that's fine by me.

Edited January 9, 2019 by David Dennison

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

The less bad news is Trump might inflict enough political damage on himself to give the GOP an opportunity to throw him overboard.  

[David Dennison 18856]

2 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The less bad news is Trump might inflict enough political damage on himself to give the GOP an opportunity to throw him overboard.  

I'm sure it's already being discussed in the Majority Leader's office.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

I'm sure it's already being discussed in the Majority Leader's office.

The democrats are fucking up by not screaming from the rooftops to get McConnell to take a vote.

 They should be running all over the media saying, “Why doesn’t Mitch take the vote?  Who does the Senate work for, Trump or the American people?  Why won’t Mitch let our democracy work like it’s supposed to?”

Democrats suck at political warfare 

[DDD Dad 14339]

A vote on the same bill they passed before Christmas by acclamation?

[GSU&UT 1798]

10 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

I'm sure it's already being discussed in the Majority Leader's office.

I think the past year convinced me he would never lose support from the R senators, but if people keep blaming him for the shutdown this could become very interesting.

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

9 minutes ago, GSU&UT said:

I think the past year convinced me he would never lose support from the R senators, but if people keep blaming him for the shutdown this could become very interesting.

I think we get a new look at it, because a new group of senators is next on the reelection list.  The 2018 group never left him, but the 2020 group might.

[David Dennison 18856]

11 minutes ago, GSU&UT said:

I think the past year convinced me he would never lose support from the R senators, but if people keep blaming him for the shutdown this could become very interesting.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-poll/a-growing-number-of-americans-blame-trump-for-shutdown-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1P223U

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

11 minutes ago, GSU&UT said:

I think the past year convinced me he would never lose support from the R senators, but if people keep blaming him for the shutdown this could become very interesting.

R senators have a lot more leverage over Trump than they did last year because Trump no longer has the protection of the house. 

A coalition of 20 R Senators could get Trump to do just about anything.   However, fat chance that happens. 

[GSU&UT 1798]

5 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-poll/a-growing-number-of-americans-blame-trump-for-shutdown-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1P223U

Yeah this is what I was referencing, the majority of people blame him and I don't think they're going to start giving him credit all of a sudden.

[Pig Bellmont 8717]

He’s painted himself into a corner. Senate Rs will vote on a clean bill eventually and force Trump to veto 

[hayden_horn 11362]

3 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

i actually said something like this on the trump thread. 

what the actual fuck, john cornyn? represent our goddamned state, you buffoon. grow some texas balls, because we know ted cruz ain't got any.

[hayden_horn 11362]

also, will hurd gets points from me for speaking out for his constituents. 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861]

1 minute ago, hayden_horn said:

i actually said something like this on the trump thread. 

what the actual fuck, john cornyn? represent our goddamned state, you buffoon. grow some texas balls, because we know ted cruz ain't got any.

He's tweeting pro-wall stuff.  But I bet he senses the gig is about up and doesn't want actual photography showing him on Trump's side on this right before Trump is about to take an L.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The most fucked up thing about this is there's probably nothing the democrats could do.  Trump would just keep moving the goal posts.  He benefits from the shutdown and EXHIBIT A is getting prime-time TV coverage on EVERY network to blame the democrats.  

Exhibit B

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

The democrats are fucking up by not screaming from the rooftops to get McConnell to take a vote.

 They should be running all over the media saying, “Why doesn’t Mitch take the vote?  Who does the Senate work for, Trump or the American people?  Why won’t Mitch let our democracy work like it’s supposed to?”

Democrats suck at political warfare 

Klobuchar gets it but come on Dems, now is the time to go on offense. 

 

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17 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

[4th&Five 41535]

 

[hayden_horn 11362]

4 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

oh, look, they are adjusting! HE WAS RIGHT

[JimmyJames 12271]

5 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

He should just tell his landlord he’ll start paying him when trump says it’s ok to do so. Although it might be a couple years. That should work. 

[DixonHur 11301]

4 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

oh, look, they are adjusting! HE WAS RIGHT

Trump knows a thing or two about financial sacrifice...I have it on good authority that he once had to fly in a G3...top that TSA boy!

[lemonlime 5503]

9 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

 

It's their fault.  They don't need $800 iPhones or flat screen TVs.  signed, the GOP

[Guest Lobo]

I love that there'll be less personnel at the border visit by Trump tomorrow outside McAllen because of the shutdown.  

You just need one reporter to point out the fucking idiotic irony of that fact to him.  It won't change his mind, but his facial expression and he realizes the futility of it all will probably cost us billions but would at least provide 30 seconds of entertainment for those of us that wonder if some of his sons owe their extra chromosome to his extra one.  

[hayden_horn 11362]

cry, baby, cry

[hayden_horn 11362]

now they are marching pence out to make remarks. this should go well.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

This is all by design.  Trump embraces the shutdown.

[lemonlime 5503]

1 minute ago, hayden_horn said:

cry, baby, cry

No way the cheeto wrote that.  Border's spelled correctly.

[Guest Lobo]

What the fuck is a steel barrier?  Is this a fucking Who concert  

[hayden_horn 11362]

CRISIS at our southern border. it's a wonder the brown horde has not already overrun austin after sacking corpus and san antonio

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Just now, Hugo Stiglitz said:

This is all by design.  Trump embraces the shutdown.

Just like flying Pence across the country to listen to the natl anthem and walk out. GOP/Trump == pure evil

[mdmost 43001]

Look here, he never wanted to shutdown the government even though he said he would be proud to shutdown the government just barely under a month ago.

[Aqua Buddha 14595]

42 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Exhibit B

 

He turned down that deal because that same wing of the party refuses to compromise on DACA.

[hayden_horn 11362]

hey, pence, make sure you say "humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border" three times!

[hayden_horn 11362]

now kevin mccarthy out here calling schumer a liar. 

this is terrible theater. 

this is like me mediating between my sons over whether they play board games together, video games together, or go outside. they will actually start fighting over stupid shit like that.

this shit is not hard. all these people are ridiculous.

pass the fucking resolution YOU ALREADY PASSED 100-0, you fucks.

[Pig Bellmont 8717]

5 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

cry, baby, cry

President deals at it again 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Look at these fucking traitors line up to fluff Trump.

[hayden_horn 11362]

someone ask john thune why he voted for the continuing resolution he's already voted FOR.

[David Dennison 18856]

The Republicans have lost.

They are going to open the government with no funding.

[SmokeyTheBear 5562]

Its bullshit and transparent that they are trying to trick the optics as a wall is border security and border security is a wall. I doubt the Dems would say no to funding for border security. 

[Js1 85321]

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The president slammed the table, asked Speaker Pelosi if she would support his wall and when she said no, he walked out and said "we have nothing to talk about".

Ok I'm a little hard.

[hayden_horn 11362]

Just now, David Dennison said:

The Republicans have lost.

They are going to open the government with no funding.

yeah, they mad.

by the way, these guys are angry liars. 

there's a $1.6B funding in the current resolution passed by the house. scalise is out here saying pelosi said $1. 

this anger is very unbecoming. chuck and nancy win again.

but republicans are the party of angry.

now, bereft of soul nielsen out here talking crisis, crisis, crisis. "walls work."

these people are terrible human beings.

 

[Js1 85321]

Why not donate sperm and plasma and sell your kid too?

 

[Pig Bellmont 8717]