I have to confess I was well and truly gob smacked when I awoke this morning to the horrific news that the Democrats in the United States Senate had once again folded and are prepared to capitulate to the demands of the Republicans in order to reopen the government. These are the same Republicans who had their asses handed to them in the election, not yet a week old. In the wake of this wave of national support and strength from the Democratic base and beyond, despite collective suffering, the leadership took it upon themselves to demonstrate their inherent weakness and cowardice. They were given a winning hand by the people, and they decided nonetheless to fold their cards.
And the fig leaf they've been "promised" by a party more than willing to let hungry citizens starve and sick citizens die, by this pack of jackals, is that there will be a vote on the Affordable Care Act subsidies sometime next month. And there won't be a vote, and if there is the Democrats will lose it. Lucy's football will be snatched away yet again, and the Democrats will end up on their asses yet again, sputtering about a lack of fair play. The utter foolishness of this strategy is jaw dropping. I've already sent in my message to Chuck Shumer's office that he must step down as Minority Leader of the Senate. He has failed in his job to lead yet again, and he must be replaced by someone willing to hold the line. That most likely will require an election. Expect to see new faces in the Democratic Party as the current crop will either need to step up their game or they will be replaced.
And don't complain when it happens, you asked for it, Charlie Brown!
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