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Boo1

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42. What pressure can they do?

Reply to Fil1957 (Reply #20)

Fri May 22, 2026, 12:38 PM

3 hrs ago

Cassidy now has nothing to lose.

Trump going after his own congressmen has essentially caused him to lose his majorities 8 months early.

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It's almost canetoad 23 hrs ago #1

It's both sad and terrifying at the same time MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #9

Almost? It is. paleotn 22 hrs ago #14

Almost? orangecrush 7 hrs ago #34

Terrible. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #2

At least they didn't pass the $70 billion dollar abomination. paleotn 22 hrs ago #15

I see this as a good thing Boo1 3 hrs ago #41

It has to get his absurdly bad Cosmocat 2 hrs ago #43

Yup. Stay informed and alert. We're nearing ground zero Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #3

... the propeller of the Titanic. ananda 23 hrs ago #4

More like the propellers of the Gerald Ford..... lastlib 22 hrs ago #18

Do nothing congress..... Lovie777 23 hrs ago #5

'Sh*tshow': Todd Blanche's Meeting With Senate Republicans Did Not Go Well CatWoman 23 hrs ago #6

Doesn Blanche think Bondi got fired because she wasn't nasty enough? Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #8

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The repubLICKin controlled Congress..... SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #10

Iran, Cuba, Treasury policy bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #11

I coined the phrase... GiqueCee 22 hrs ago #12

Maybe the sh*t has hit the fan. We won't really know until after they get back from recess next month. Until then one Fil1957 22 hrs ago #13

All I know is the $70 billion dollar nightmare didn't pass. paleotn 22 hrs ago #17

Yes, I'll take it as well. However I suspect that during the recess, the Republicans will be under intense pressure Fil1957 22 hrs ago #20

Give how unpopular both are, perhaps not. paleotn 21 hrs ago #22

What pressure can they do? Boo1 3 hrs ago #42

I wish I could get paid for doing nothing... for taking slightlv 21 hrs ago #21

The Memorial Day weekend has been extended to a couple of weeks. Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #26

Exactly what was going through my mind while readin ths Mossfern 2 hrs ago #48

Cry babies afraid of the Epstein files and the Orange theft and are therefore complicit in its obstruction. GreenWave 22 hrs ago #16

such a quandary for them Skittles 22 hrs ago #19

I'd Expect WiVoter 21 hrs ago #23

Sorry I have no confidence that things will turn around with the senate or the house. Bev54 21 hrs ago #24

Senate didn't pull up stakes out of fiduciary concerns Cosmocat 2 hrs ago #44

just one lousy bullet, please dave99 21 hrs ago #25

Well if theyre gone till June, who the fuck up there is supposed to depose Bondi next Friday? Volaris 21 hrs ago #27

It sounds like everything is delayed until after Memorial Day.... FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #28

What is to stop him from getting the funds. He will take that slush money before they come back. FloridaBlues 20 hrs ago #29

When the tough get going Mad_Machine76 20 hrs ago #30

MaddowBlog-Republicans start walking away from own plan to spend tax dollars on Trump's ballroom LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #31

Its really not even that Cosmocat 2 hrs ago #45

As I've written on here before, Republicans could end this tomorrow. Buckeyeblue 19 hrs ago #32

It's like telling your 3 year old that you don't think he should put his hand in the cookie jar or scribble on the walls Don1 7 hrs ago #33

They're cowards, one and all. spanone 7 hrs ago #35

Do Americans not pay attention? SamuelAdams 5 hrs ago #36

you would think it would keep ANY repug from gaining office mdbl 4 hrs ago #38

A horrible combination of corruption and cowardice. themaguffin 4 hrs ago #37

Expect the senators and congresspersons quakerboy 4 hrs ago #39

They absolutely NEED this time off..... AZ8theist 3 hrs ago #40

I wish they had left Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #46

Stabbing Cornyn in the back may prove to be a costly mistake. dalton99a 2 hrs ago #47