Government News

[Paraselene]

Dem defectors claim (lie) that "it was the only deal".

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...tdown-vote

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm not so sure. America seems to enjoy our peculiar brand of political theater, and if the Dems were in power, the GOP would have even more incentive to shut down the government, in order to prevent the Dems from implementing policies.

I was thinking recently that both sides are a bit of a con game.  We let ourselves think that our vote and other modest contributions will ultimately yield a windfall in terms of favorable policies enacted, just as a lottery player thinks that their $2 ticket is going to net them a good bit of return, and it never does, with either politics, or the lottery.  But we let our confidence in the likelihood of such a result be manipulated by promises and exhortations whose sincerity seems to evaporate when they hit the bargaining table.    We keep thinking that if we just invest a little, we'll get back a lot.  But that's unrealistic.  Where else in life would you expect this?

The first time I tried to write rap, the verse was --

Democracy's a scam, a sham to make you think
you've got a voice, you've got a choice
you've got the right to think for yourself tonight ...
for now.

That was as I was abandoning my former Libertarianism, a couple of centuries ago.

[Mr Greene]

Those who decided to vote in favor of ending it only wanted to end the suffering of the people, not realizing that in the long run the suffering continues due to their cowardice.

[awty]

Wonder if we should wait to cash the $2K tariff rebate check that Trump promised till we get that DOGE refund check we were promised.

[Paraselene]

Schumer faces mounting Dem calls to resign as leader

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/10/schumer...eal-senate

[Fake Messiah]

Maybe it's not so bad what democrats did because Republicans were ready to starve and torture people. Medicare subsidies will go away for a few years until democrats come to power and fix it.

[Deesse23]

If Dems were in power, none of this BS would be happening.

I'm not so sure. America seems to enjoy our peculiar brand of political theater, and if the Dems were in power, the GOP would have even more incentive to shut down the government, in order to prevent the Dems from implementing policies.

Frankly, the US is already known all over the world for making a theater of everything and anything.

[Fireball]

I'm not so sure. America seems to enjoy our peculiar brand of political theater, and if the Dems were in power, the GOP would have even more incentive to shut down the government, in order to prevent the Dems from implementing policies.

Frankly, the US is already known all over the world for making a theater of everything and anything.

Yeah, we're special. 

[Deesse23]

Frankly, the US is already known all over the world for making a theater of everything and anything.

Yeah, we're special. 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm not so sure. America seems to enjoy our peculiar brand of political theater, and if the Dems were in power, the GOP would have even more incentive to shut down the government, in order to prevent the Dems from implementing policies.

Frankly, the US is already known all over the world for making a theater of everything and anything.

Mark my words: we will see a replay of this in Jan 2026, when the current funding bill expires.

Mark my words.