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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsF-ing headlines. Where's " Thune refuses to negotiate for the Democratic votes he needs"
I cannot find one headline that puts the shutdown threat where it belongs: on Majority Leader Thune's shoulders. This is his ballgame.
It's crap like "Schumer is in a shutdown mess."
I got news. Schumer is no longer the Majority Leader. That's John Thune.
John, ya need Democratic votes for cloture? Then something's gotta give.
Schumer's demand for a clean CR is not even a very strong demand when what Congress should be doing -- Democrats and Republicans -- is facing down the lawless president and the partners in crime he has installed.

Skittles
(162,527 posts)Dem will get the blame for what they do AND what they don't do.
Wiz Imp
(4,233 posts)Johnson didn't end up needing to negotiate with Democrats as he got the bill passed through the House without Democratic votes. John Thune is Majority Leader. (Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House)
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pat_k
(10,971 posts)angrychair
(10,348 posts)On Schumer making a deal with Thune to let the House CR pass on straight Republican party line by Dems agree to vote for cloture and in exchange Dems will get to vote on Sen Murray's 30 day CR first.
pat_k
(10,971 posts)Things like Government Shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle or Schumer won't block...
Not Thune makes a deal.