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gab13by13

(32,484 posts) Mon Mar 17, 2025, 08:18 AM Mar 2025

Rejecting The Horrible CR Would Have Had Horrible Consequences For Someone [View all]

“Schumer begins a book tour this week.

Mon 3/17 7pm Central Library, Baltimore

Wed 3/19 Politics & Prose, DC

7pm Thursday 3/20 at the Weizman, DC

Sunday 3/23 · 3pm Moss Theatre Santa Monica, CA

Mon 4/21 MJCCA Atlanta 7:30PM”

Instead of working on Jeffries 30 day CR.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/14/2310308/-Schumer-s-Book-Tour

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Rejecting The Horrible CR Would Have Had Horrible Consequences For Someone [View all] gab13by13 Mar 2025 OP

They had no option of rejecting the CR FBaggins Mar 2025 #1

I do not understand your post gab13by13 Mar 2025 #2

The option was between the CR and a government shutdown EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #3

The government shutdown has been in progress Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #4

When I am clearing some brush on my property, I think: usonian Mar 2025 #7

Agreed -- those 10 voted to allow the "custom" shutdown to continue LSparkle Mar 2025 #8

The notion going around that Trump wanted a shutdown was not true at all. gab13by13 Mar 2025 #9

That doesn't answer the question EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #11

The point was to return it to the house. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #16

That would work if the House Republicans preferred the CR to a shutdown karynnj Mar 2025 #23

And again: they are permanently shutting down many parts of the government. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #29

Of course there was a downside FBaggins Mar 2025 #32

There was no option of returning it to the House FBaggins Mar 2025 #28

The dates of his upcoming book tour maybe the reason he didn't stop the horrid CR's passage. brush Mar 2025 #24

The choice was between fighting gab13by13 Mar 2025 #5

Except Musk was already doing that. EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #14

Hakeem Jeffries expected the CR to be killed gab13by13 Mar 2025 #18

You do realize "OMB director decides" is no different, right? FBaggins Mar 2025 #17

Sorry but making it political was the wrong choice gab13by13 Mar 2025 #19

Schumer didn't "hand the purse strings over to Musk" FBaggins Mar 2025 #25

In my belief, a shutdown might have prevented more of the agencies torn up since people would not be present LiberalArkie Mar 2025 #13

Chuck's campaign donors: sop Mar 2025 #6

One way to play poker is to always fold. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #10

Except the ante is a lot more costly for Congress. gab13by13 Mar 2025 #12

The ante is zero. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #15

To me the ante isn't political gab13by13 Mar 2025 #21

Aproving the CR is total abdication and will help enable the plutocracy that is forming. lark Mar 2025 #20

They gave Krasnov what he wanted and got absolutely nothing in return gab13by13 Mar 2025 #31

They had nine years to plan for this scenario. nt Hotler Mar 2025 #22

If the courts ran out of federal funds dlk Mar 2025 #26

This is a little weird. yardwork Mar 2025 #27

Update on the Book tour gab13by13 Mar 2025 #30

The tour would've been a complete shitshow of blowback everywhere he went, and he knows it AZJonnie Mar 2025 #33