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quakerboy

(14,780 posts)
45. as someone who wants chuckie gone
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:55 PM
4 hrs ago

And is still pissed he gave us up in the end ofvthe first shutdown..

Can someone please explain to me why funding depts of housing, transportation, health, etc but not dhs is a bad thing?

Isn't that a selective shutdown of one ofvthe most corrupt departments without harming all the good workers of our government, or the people who need government to function for their continued safety and livelyhood?

In my book.. a dhs shutdown while the rest of government keeps going seems preferable to a full shutdown or the kind of weak deal that chuck normally takes

It seems like the only downside is ice is pre-funded for a good while. What am i missing?

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Alls I hope for is an A.O.C. primary. 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #1
Please explain because I don't understand your post. Ferrets are Cool 6 hrs ago #9
Pretty Sure... GB_RN 5 hrs ago #24
I get it orangecrush 5 hrs ago #31
Ms Ocasio-Cortez... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #13
Speculation is that AOC may primary Schumer BaronChocula 5 hrs ago #22
Now THAT... GiqueCee 4 hrs ago #47
But...but...she used to work at a bar!!! ECL213 5 hrs ago #25
Speaker John Boehner Seinan Sensei 5 hrs ago #35
Did she fail a centrist purity test? Emile 5 hrs ago #21
Neocon... yourout 5 hrs ago #26
The AOC primary he is referring to means MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #36
It's a long way off, but if this happens BlueKota 5 hrs ago #38
He can't meet the moment because he can't understand the gravity NewHendoLib 7 hrs ago #2
He's a good guy, but he's playing old school, hoping the rethuig GOONS are willing to also play old school. bluestarone 7 hrs ago #3
The older Democrats see the Republicans as "fellow Gentlemen" They are like me, just a little different viewpoint LiberalArkie 7 hrs ago #5
Agree. bluestarone 6 hrs ago #6
This attitude... DemocracyForever 6 hrs ago #8
Go along to get along.. BattleRow 5 hrs ago #18
Yes he's a kind of "Bob Dole-Howard Baker" guy, which was fine if this were 1990 FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #12
My benefit of a doubt died orangecrush 5 hrs ago #29
He's used to dealing with politians MadameButterfly 5 hrs ago #37
Agreed. BlueKota 4 hrs ago #39
I keep saying this, Miguelito Loveless 7 hrs ago #4
Right there with you. nt Phoenix61 6 hrs ago #11
Totally agree Scubamatt 5 hrs ago #34
The mistake is in thinking that Schumer is incapable of striking a hard bargain Prairie Gates 6 hrs ago #7
Smells Garlandish LuvLoogie 6 hrs ago #10
10-4 orangecrush 5 hrs ago #28
We are fighting under the Marquis of Queensbury rules. BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #14
They are shooting people in the face. littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #16
I cannot emphasize this enough angrychair 6 hrs ago #15
It takes backbone,NOT,wishbone. BattleRow 5 hrs ago #20
Ivory Tower thinking is literally killing people and giving Democrats littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #17
Pretty Much. GB_RN 5 hrs ago #19
And that butter knife is made of tissue paper durablend 5 min ago #49
Replace him wit AverageOldGuy 5 hrs ago #23
KILO & ROMEO orangecrush 5 hrs ago #27
I truly believe that there's a Democratic Senator that would be a better leader dem4decades 5 hrs ago #30
Ever since 9/11... tonekat 5 hrs ago #32
We've been putting up with this shit for years, sorry to say. hadEnuf 5 hrs ago #33
A brief overview of Republicans' role in the destruction of our country democrank 4 hrs ago #40
When will Dems learn... Snackshack 4 hrs ago #41
All of the old guard corporate Democrats need to go bob4460 4 hrs ago #42
What's in the proposal Shumer sent? Martin Eden 4 hrs ago #43
Someone alerted on the OP. Said "Support Democrats." Intractable 4 hrs ago #44
Someone else orangecrush 4 hrs ago #46
as someone who wants chuckie gone quakerboy 4 hrs ago #45
Agree with house Dems. It is time. republianmushroom 1 hr ago #48
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