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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • First and foremost.

    Let’s get one thing absolutely and crystal clear.

    Politics is absolutely fucking not a fucking game and fuck you for callously saying it is.

    40 million Americans are facing food insecurity because of this attitude.

    24 million more will see their healthcare costs go up. Because of this attitude.

    I could list a rather shocking amount of absolute and unmitigated shit that is happening right now, because of this attitude.

    Making offers you know are nonstarters isn’t negotiating. Especially offers that are largely unacceptable to your base. Fucking around with the lived and wellbeing of everyone here is not appropriate.

    It was also unnecessary. Most of us realize that republicans are in control and that they could end the shut down with everything they wanted any time they want. (Also, could have stopped it from happening.)

    Also, why would you trust a man that convinced the House to hold out, promising to vote against cloture the last time, only then to backstab everyone and vote for cloture?

    There is no reason to; and he’s lost control of the democrat senators. As for last nights no-vote, I was somewhat relieved until certain of the other senators came out saying he approved it or whatever.

    Not that I outright believe it, but it does suggest he knew they were turning rogue. Maybe one shouldn’t bullshit with things that won’t get accepted instead of shoring up the party unity.

    (Maybe he should have endorsed Mamdani, too, for that matter.)