visionary Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Steven Colbert is selling a government shutdown commemorative mug. (Can't seem to get the image to embed). Claims all profits will be donated to the chef who is serving free meals to unpaid federal workers downtown DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedskinsFan44 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 13 hours ago, Larry said: Two days ago, the story about the shutdown was centered around FBI agents and TSA screeners and Coast Guard sailors defending our country for free, while their commanders advised them on where the food banks are. And the Dems were willing the story. Now, it's about Donald and Nancy ruining each other's photo op junkets. Congratulations on resurrecting another month of "I blame both sides". This is the Trump era, there's always another story coming to usurp the previous one. Heard about how the President instructed his lawyer to lie to Congress? That'll be fading into memory after the idiocy we're going to see today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Hmm... couple of kids walking home from school, or deadly caravan... I would so love it if the Mexicans revoked whatever credentials Fox has and threw them out of the country as an undesirable. ~Bang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 I can't believe how long this **** has gone for. Trump cares about his wall more than our representative democracy, and the GOP is going along with it. He cares more about his vain wall than however many lives become collateral damage. He cares more about his wall than regular government functions which are important for the nation. He cares more about "winning" than the economy as a whole. And the GOP is lockstep with him. Screw these people and whatever "voters" support them, its the right wing version of chaos and anarchy. The moment Trump/GOP drop the wall from these discussions, a deal will be made. They don't care about "border security" -- the government agency responsible for "border security" has been shut down for a month. Working class Feds have felt the economic squeeze just like everyone else, that there is no concern over missing 2 paychecks is an outrage. Oh, but they need to win the next election... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I think it's to the point that neither the Dems or Trump is gonna blink. It's up to the Rep senate working with Dom leadership to get this done. That's a scary thought in and of itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 9 hours ago, Larry said: Claims all profits will be donated to the chef who is serving free meals to unpaid federal workers downtown DC. His name is Jose Andres, and he's awesome. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/15/us/chef-jose-andres-feeding-federal-workers-shutdown-trnd/index.html His restaurants are awesome too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I just thought it was a really funny joke on the mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedskinsFan44 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Cooked Crack said: There's no way this ends before something bad happens to force it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Unity was the Dems greatest asset in this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 What's that Lassie!? Mitch McConnell is drunk on power and preventing democracy from functioning!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, RedskinsFan44 said: There's no way this ends before something bad happens to force it to. Assume you mean "something worse" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 21 minutes ago, techboy said: His name is Jose Andres, and he's awesome. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/15/us/chef-jose-andres-feeding-federal-workers-shutdown-trnd/index.html His restaurants are awesome too. Truth! Chef Andres is the same guy that basically fed Puerto Rico when Trump decided to just throw paper towels at them. He's also one of the most influential American chefs of the past 20 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Fergasun said: I can't believe how long this **** has gone for. .... Question how much longer would you be willing to take it before giving the 6 Billion? Edited January 18, 2019 by nonniey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, nonniey said: Question how much longer would you be willing to take it before giving the 6 Billion? Giving money to the hostage taker would be the dumbest move ever. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hersh said: Giving money to the hostage taker would be the dumbest move ever. Maybe but was just asking how long the Dems would be willing to hold out? I take it your answer is until January 2021 if necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hersh said: Giving money to the hostage taker would be the dumbest move ever. That sounds like something Trump would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsFan44 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, nonniey said: Maybe but was just asking how long the Dems would be willing to hold out? I take it your answer is until January 2021 if necessary? The real question is how long Senate Republicans can hold out. Trump is unlikely to agree to anything that can pass the Senate. His veto will have to be over ridden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 The Republican congress managed to hold out for two years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsFan44 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Alternatively maybe when Trump hits an approval of 35 he caves. Probably two weeks for that. Edited January 18, 2019 by RedskinsFan44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh8686 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, nonniey said: Maybe but was just asking how long the Dems would be willing to hold out? I take it your answer is until January 2021 if necessary? It's interesting that you're asking how long the Dems will be willing to hold out, but why aren't you asking about the republicans? People forget that in a negotiation, one side gives up something and the next side reciprocates to come in the middle. In this case the democrats have started that process by passing republican bills. The ball is in the GOP's court right now. It's on them to make the next move in negotiations rather than just sit there like a sack of potatoes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, nonniey said: Maybe but was just asking how long the Dems would be willing to hold out? I take it your answer is until January 2021 if necessary? I mean, I think the answer might be "indefinitely," so long as polls hold. I mean, we basically just found out that the President, who started this shutdown bc some Foxhead said the deal he got wasn't good enough, was suborning perjury to Congress, and, depending on written answers to Mueller, may have committed it himself. Trump's numbers have been dropping pretty badly throughout. At the start of the shutdown his net approval was like -10, and now it's about -15. Dems have no incentive to cave to the hostage taker. They're winning. People (rightfully) blame Trump. If polls start to shift, then sure, Dems have to reevaluate, but if things hold, there is zero reason to come to the table. It'd be like negotiating a peace treaty with Germany in January 1945. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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