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27. I appreciate Lawrence's perspective

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 03:40 PM

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While I might not agree with him on all issues, I am willing to consider what he has to say, especially since he as more experience working as a senate staffer than anyone else I know of.

My sense is that it is too soon to know what will come of this. I am leery of expecting Republicans to deal in good faith but also not really optimistic that the Dems would get what they wanted by holding out. It certainly feels bad that some Democrats and an independent "caved." I don't know what to make of it in terms of logical analysis.

While I question whether Chuck Schumer is the right person for the job as minority leader, I don't expect that he has that much power over all those senators in the coalition. As Lawrence said, it has always been like herding cats.

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Listen to Lawrence: '271 Republicans caved to the demands of five Democrats" [View all] bigtree Tuesday OP

LOL, no thanks, i've seen enough Lawrence apology posts for the disgusting backstabbing. nt yaesu Tuesday #1

par bigtree Tuesday #2

Boy did we pull one over on them. Emile Tuesday #3

Seems unwise to proudly take ownership of 15M Americans losing health coverage. RockRaven Tuesday #4

which is what republicans have done bigtree Tuesday #6

Then we should've let them nuke the filibuster. mr715 Tuesday #23

what, the ones that compromised for two more months of funding bigtree 16 hrs ago #50

Meh. Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #5

it's funny. I read these things to inform myself. Including posts and replies bigtree Tuesday #7

The voters will do the math Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #8

voters need to understand the math bigtree Tuesday #9

Telling voters what they "need to understand" has been SUCH A WINNING STRATEGY. Maru Kitteh Tuesday #16

it's like I raised my children bigtree Tuesday #22

You believe voters and children respond favorably to condescension. Maru Kitteh Tuesday #28

I may not be an eloquent enough writer but I'm not campaigning bigtree Tuesday #30

Your dismissal of my comments doesn't change the fact that voters don't GAF about senate traditions Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #19

you missed his point bigtree Tuesday #31

Mommy's drunk and Daddy won't pay the bills, and it's the kids who are spoiled? Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #35

what? bigtree Tuesday #36

I just saw mention in a book of Lawrence working for Moynihan: betsuni 17 hrs ago #44

he had adoringly long hair back then. bigtree 16 hrs ago #47

Nope. This is a transcript for personal use, not commercial purposes, so it falls under 'fair use,' ancianita Tuesday #13

That's not what fair use is Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #15

Note under DU's copyright section... ancianita Tuesday #18

From DU's TOS: Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #20

Yeah. I linked it. Read the parts you prefer. ancianita Tuesday #21

"What does 'caved' mean?" A powerful trigger, symptoms include excessive online trolling and foaming at the mouth. betsuni Tuesday #10

Thank you. Esp for the transcript, since reading enhances short and long term memory. ancianita Tuesday #11

First off, John Glenn was a Marine BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #12

oh that makes all the difference bigtree Tuesday #33

If he can't get that right BeerBarrelPolka Yesterday #37

if YOU can't get that right... bigtree 20 hrs ago #39

I am right. O'Donnell is wrong. He went into space as a Marine. BeerBarrelPolka 20 hrs ago #40

lawd bigtree 18 hrs ago #41

I was not inaccurate BeerBarrelPolka 18 hrs ago #42

that's not 'all there is to it' you left a lot out bigtree 17 hrs ago #43

What he wrote regarding the agreement BeerBarrelPolka 17 hrs ago #45

facts he mentioned about the agreement that he got right bigtree 16 hrs ago #48

271 Republicans caved to the demands of five Democrats BeerBarrelPolka 16 hrs ago #49

alright, be done. bigtree 16 hrs ago #51

Leave it to Lawrence to spell this "caving" out for everybody to understand. n/t valleyrogue Tuesday #14

That is a lot of words for "Back to square one" Sympthsical Tuesday #17

Lawrence needs to sit down with Jon Stewart. SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday #24

I think I understand what Lawrence is getting at. Katinfl Tuesday #25

I am a huge Lawrence fan senseandsensibility Tuesday #26

I appreciate Lawrence's perspective Redleg Tuesday #27

I agree with Lawrence LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #29

. MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #32

I appreciate Lawrence's messaging crimycarny Tuesday #34

Lawrence thinks we can't see or understand what's going on in plain view. ihaveaquestion 23 hrs ago #38

for Schumer's critics, the fight ended when the shutdown ended. bigtree 16 hrs ago #46