I mean, yes, him too. But why do you assume that this wasn't a deal that Schumer and friends worked out, where a bunch of people who are retiring or in safe districts or suffering from brain damage agree to take the fall?
Dick Durbin is the minority whip
Schumer didn't want to do the shutdown in the first place
I now don't hear anyone in Democratic leadership out yelling about how these assholes betrayed everyone, like they did when Mamdani won the primary or Bernie participated in one. It's all just a suspicious silence, and oh well, thoughts and prayers and let's move on.
None of the senators are up for reflection next year, and all of the representatives are retiring next year. None of them will face a consequence for this
This isn't 8 deluded idiots standing on idiotic principle.
It's a carefully stage-managed operation to scuttle the fight for even a few crumbs of healthcare.
Notice how every single one of these motherfuckers is either retiring or not up for re-election any time soon. They even rigged it so Schumer could vote no and take a little of the recent heat off himself.
The rot in the Democrat party goes all the way to the core. There's no reforming it.
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Infynis@midwest.social · 51 pts · 304d
Oh good, now it really was for nothing. Thanks Fetterman et al
PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au · 19 pts · 304d
I don't think it's Fetterman.
I mean, yes, him too. But why do you assume that this wasn't a deal that Schumer and friends worked out, where a bunch of people who are retiring or in safe districts or suffering from brain damage agree to take the fall?
Infynis@midwest.social · 5 pts · 304d
Oh, it absolutely had to go through Schumer. I just mentioned Fetterman specifically, because he keeps filling that role
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 303d
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus · 34 pts · 304d
Randomgal@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 304d
'Blink', is a funny way to spell 'bend over and spread open'.
infinitebagels@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 304d
Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 304d
It's fucking collaboration is what it is.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 304d
Millions of Americans myself included suffer for nothing. This why I say fuck both parties.
BakerBagel@midwest.social · 6 pts · 304d
None of the senators are up for reflection next year, and all of the representatives are retiring next year. None of them will face a consequence for this
ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 304d
Bold of you to take these assholes at their word.
They did this on purpose with malice aforethought to scuttle the fight for even a little consideration for healthcare costs drowning the 99%.
The Democrat party works for the donor class, exactly like their friends in the GOP. It couldn't be any clearer.
ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org · 16 pts · 304d
This isn't 8 deluded idiots standing on idiotic principle.
It's a carefully stage-managed operation to scuttle the fight for even a few crumbs of healthcare.
Notice how every single one of these motherfuckers is either retiring or not up for re-election any time soon. They even rigged it so Schumer could vote no and take a little of the recent heat off himself.
The rot in the Democrat party goes all the way to the core. There's no reforming it.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 304d
Certainly seems that Schumer was behind this despite pretending not to be:
https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 304d
Distraction ... endless distraction.
That is what America politics has become. It's been like that a little in the past but now it will be the norm.
Endless nonsense and crisis .... just crisis after crisis.
The US government has basically fallen. It doesn't work as intended anymore and does the opposite.
Ascrod@midwest.social · 7 pts · 304d
I'm actually surprised Schumer isn't among the spinless capitulators, this time.
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 304d
It’s my understanding they chose democrats who weren’t up for reelection or were retiring so it wouldn’t matter.
floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 304d
It seems he was behind them, just too cowardly to put his name to it publicly:
https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 304d
This feels extremely fitting.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 303d