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Volaris

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29. Agreed. Free Folk DONT KNEEL.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 02:28 PM

Nov 11

What Schumer did was orchestrate bent knees.
That has to be unforgivable.

I know, I know..there's bigger fish to fry, we weren't gonna get what we wanted from the jump, in 2 months we will be right back here, I'll get over it
Etc
Etc
Etc
I know all of it, and that's all fine.

But, NOT ONLY were we ready to take the pain WE KNOW was happening, but we backed that play LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.

Why?
BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE RIGHT; hell, even MTG was on our side for this one.

THATS the part that's infuriating.

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"The Democrats" did not cave. 36 Democrats stood firm and are as pissed as we are. [View all] Scrivener7 Nov 11 OP

This doesn't work anymore. People have had it with "the game." Maru Kitteh Nov 11 #1

I agree, but I think we can't let the ones who put airline profits over us define us to ourselves. Scrivener7 Nov 11 #2

Blue no matter who. The person doesn't matter, their individual beliefs don't matter... Lancero Nov 11 #15

Agreed. Free Folk DONT KNEEL. Volaris Nov 11 #29

Many people were hurting. Several I know have lost all hope. quaint Nov 11 #3

I'm sure some are pissed, but there is no way that the specific ones who voted with the Rs weren't calculated Jbraybarten Nov 11 #4

these 8 were designated to cave in the interest of, to be nice, opening the gov't and food stamps rampartd Nov 11 #10

United we stand, divided we fall. IMO it is a reflection of the party. In It to Win It Nov 11 #5

Both sides Johnny2X2X Nov 11 #6

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How does that work? Scrivener7 Nov 11 #8

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No it wasn't. intheflow Nov 11 #9

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You appear to be a troll 33taw Nov 11 #27

This is a false claim, both the Sunday 'cave-in' procedural vote AND the Monday final passage vote passed 60-40. Celerity Nov 11 #14

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False spin, there was zero chance that anything passed with unanimous consent could have stopped the final passage. Celerity Nov 11 #25

Welcome to DU IronLionZion Nov 11 #22

And the Titanic didn't really sink because the gash in the hull wasn't THAT wide.... jcmaine72 Nov 11 #13

39, not 36. We have 47 Democratic Caucus Senate members. 8 caved. 39 voted No, plus Rand Paul voted No, yielding 40 No's Celerity Nov 11 #16

OK, but I think Schumer arranged this, though he voted against it. Scrivener7 Nov 11 #21

I know people who have no money for food right now Erda Nov 11 #17

The DINO 8 Gaytano70 Nov 11 #18

10. Max 10 quakerboy Nov 11 #19

It doesn't take more than the leadership. As in Schumer. If Schumer organized this, Scrivener7 Nov 11 #20

38 Dems plus Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders voted Oppose IronLionZion Nov 11 #24

They caved because PXR-5 Nov 11 #26

Nobody said they all caved. The effect is still the same. Blue dogs drag down yellow dogs and Progressives every time. ChicagoTeamster Nov 11 #28