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Jose Garcia

(3,416 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:52 PM Nov 10

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When was the last time the party shutting down the government got anything close to what they were demanding?

Politicians either have short memories, or too much hubris.

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When was the last time the party shutting down the government got anything close to what they were demanding? (Original Post) Jose Garcia Nov 10 OP

Wow! A reality-check... thank you. (But, you'll get a lot of flak for being honest.) QueerDuck Nov 10 #1

Nah, the thread will just drop like a stone tritsofme Nov 10 #5

Yep... likely. QueerDuck Nov 10 #6

Not surprising! lol tritsofme Nov 10 #9

Hubris? I think it's just contempt. Autumn Nov 10 #2

Don't make excuses for the inexcusable. lees1975 Nov 10 #3

Shotdowns didn't work back then, either Jose Garcia Nov 10 #10

The answer is never. This time was never going to be different. People wanted a performative fight tritsofme Nov 10 #4

Pretty much my assessment as well unfortunately AZJonnie Nov 10 #7

K&R canetoad Nov 10 #8

QueerDuck

(871 posts)

1. Wow! A reality-check... thank you. (But, you'll get a lot of flak for being honest.)

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:53 PM

Nov 10

Hang in there.

tritsofme

(19,766 posts)

5. Nah, the thread will just drop like a stone

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:19 PM

Nov 10

QueerDuck

(871 posts)

6. Yep... likely.

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:32 PM

Nov 10

(Kick!)

tritsofme

(19,766 posts)

9. Not surprising! lol

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:52 PM

Nov 10

Autumn

(48,717 posts)

2. Hubris? I think it's just contempt.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:04 PM

Nov 10

lees1975

(6,888 posts)

3. Don't make excuses for the inexcusable.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:06 PM

Nov 10

This isn't the old days of negotiate and hope the other party keeps its word. They don't.

Jose Garcia

(3,416 posts)

10. Shotdowns didn't work back then, either

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 06:34 PM

Nov 10

tritsofme

(19,766 posts)

4. The answer is never. This time was never going to be different. People wanted a performative fight

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:18 PM

Nov 10

They got it. Now it’s over.

Democratic leadership humored this charade for far too long, and just made the inevitable temper tantrum when it ended much more severe.

AZJonnie

(2,663 posts)

7. Pretty much my assessment as well unfortunately

Reply to tritsofme (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 04:34 PM

Nov 10

canetoad

(20,066 posts)

8. K&R

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 05:23 PM

Nov 10

I wonder what people REALLY expected to happen to end the shutdown.

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