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Jose Garcia

(3,370 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:52 PM Monday

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When was the last time the party shutting down the government got anything close to what they were demanding?

Politicians either have short memories, or too much hubris.

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When was the last time the party shutting down the government got anything close to what they were demanding? (Original Post) Jose Garcia Monday OP

Wow! A reality-check... thank you. (But, you'll get a lot of flak for being honest.) QueerDuck Monday #1

Nah, the thread will just drop like a stone tritsofme Monday #5

Yep... likely. QueerDuck Monday #6

Not surprising! lol tritsofme Monday #9

Hubris? I think it's just contempt. Autumn Monday #2

Don't make excuses for the inexcusable. lees1975 Monday #3

Shotdowns didn't work back then, either Jose Garcia Monday #10

The answer is never. This time was never going to be different. People wanted a performative fight tritsofme Monday #4

Pretty much my assessment as well unfortunately AZJonnie Monday #7

K&R canetoad Monday #8

QueerDuck

(595 posts)

1. Wow! A reality-check... thank you. (But, you'll get a lot of flak for being honest.)

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:53 PM

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Hang in there.

tritsofme

(19,727 posts)

5. Nah, the thread will just drop like a stone

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:19 PM

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QueerDuck

(595 posts)

6. Yep... likely.

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:32 PM

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(Kick!)

tritsofme

(19,727 posts)

9. Not surprising! lol

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:52 PM

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Autumn

(48,599 posts)

2. Hubris? I think it's just contempt.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:04 PM

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lees1975

(6,842 posts)

3. Don't make excuses for the inexcusable.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:06 PM

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This isn't the old days of negotiate and hope the other party keeps its word. They don't.

Jose Garcia

(3,370 posts)

10. Shotdowns didn't work back then, either

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:34 PM

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tritsofme

(19,727 posts)

4. The answer is never. This time was never going to be different. People wanted a performative fight

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:18 PM

Monday

They got it. Now it’s over.

Democratic leadership humored this charade for far too long, and just made the inevitable temper tantrum when it ended much more severe.

AZJonnie

(2,249 posts)

7. Pretty much my assessment as well unfortunately

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:34 PM

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canetoad

(19,821 posts)

8. K&R

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:23 PM

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I wonder what people REALLY expected to happen to end the shutdown.

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