General Discussion

...jesus, what a cynical and really cruel game to leave these people at the mercy of the republicans and Trump to advantage such dubious political goal.

I really have a hard time believing anyone in power actually expected republicans from the House, to the Senate, to the WH to bend on this just because the government they wanted shut down was closed.

Like I said, we can try that stupid shit in two months. You had 40 days of squeezing these human beings for the politics.

How can anyone sleep at night knowing the anxiety these workers must be feeling as we play with their lives along with Trump?

Enough.

Who gave us permission to use these people as our political pawns? We need to do more than just leave them at republicans' mercy, and, in effect, our own.