...and the whole rest of that story.
Except, in the real world, Republican weaklings and cowards keep scampering to weaker and weaker shelters.
From The Washington Post:
Republicans reject spending bill, under pressure from Trump and Musk
Unless Congress acts, a government shutdown deadline looms just past midnight Saturday.
Republicans rejected House Speaker Mike Johnson’s bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown, as President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk joined a broad swath of the House GOP on Wednesday to condemn a compromise bill full of Democratic policy priorities.
The rebuke, which built steadily through the day and culminated with a long written statement from Trump in the late afternoon, has forced Johnson back to the drawing board on a plan to prevent a Christmastime shutdown — and maintain the support of his chaotic conference to be reelected as speaker early next year.
“Your elected representatives have heard you and now the terrible bill is dead,” Musk boasted on X, the social media site he owns, after he spent the day blasting the legislation. “The voice of the people has triumphed!”
Johnson has not outlined a backup plan, and multiple people familiar with the real-time conversations said the next step remains unclear, as leaders would need significant support from both parties — and Trump — to pass a funding extension. If Congress doesn’t extend the deadline, most federal operations would shut down at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, though the effects of a shutdown wouldn’t fully kick in until Monday...
Wow, so there really is a War on Christmas. And its the Republicans who are trying to blow old St. Nick out of the sky.
Well Feliz Navidad, kids, and a Happy FAFO New Year to all the meatbags who voted for this clusterfuck.
Let the Republicans shut down the government and allow a credit default. For fucks sake, rescuing Republicans from their own policies has been and will continue to be counterproductive to ever getting out of this dysfunctional era.
ReplyDeletePresident Musk and DJT have publicly renounced Democrats rescuing Republicans on this issue. Let them fucking hang themselves.
want to take a moment to point out how ungrateful MAGA have become.
ReplyDeleteAs this Libtard wrapped p in wokeness has taken so much risk and put himself in harms way by going out and getting the COVID booster.
Why you ask I risk it all for MAGA and how they are ungrateful and refuse to acknowledge my sacrifice for the superior race to have more Horse De wormer on the shelves for them to have on hand supply. If all us woke-teers did not go for the vaccine and instead ran and bought out the shelves of Horse de wormer. They would not have that COVID protection they came to trust.
They tanked the bill because it had Democratic priorities in it that were negotiated to obtain the Democratic votes it needed to pass because Republicans can't pass anything without them.
ReplyDeleteNow that the 72 hours rule has passed, they will need even more Democratic votes to pass it under suspension of the rules.
They apparently believe Democrats will withdraw those priorities in order to avoid a shutdown during the holidays.
Mr. Jeffries has stated they will not.
Democrats should demand inclusion of new regulations on presidential pardons in exchange for their support.
-Doug in Sugar Pine
Democrats should start standing up to Republicans and allow them to shut the government down. They have the majority, they can pass whatever they want.
DeleteFLASH! The new bill that Trump and Mini Me-lon approved is toast too - something like 170 Rs and no Ds in support. Hope you don't count on Social Security or veterans' benefits!
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ReplyDeleteElmo thinks he owns everyone's thoughts; While Trump's cowardice is even more see-thru
Donald fears raising Debt-ceiling(not unlike his fear of covid testing) & wants Pres Biden do the job - then blame Biden for doing it = Then Trump's TAXSCAM 2.0 https://bsky.app/profile/eric-nelson.bsky.social/post/3ldpw4s4yjs2v