Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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The Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. On Thursday, they told their caucus colleagues they had ten votes to reopen the government—in exchange for no real Republican concessions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

      • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip
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        11 days ago

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          • MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip
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            10 days ago

            You’d call this poetry? Honestly I assume when I fall into doing stuff like these that they’re really just gonna be an exercise for my own amusement and barely glanced at by anyone else.

            P.S. Several Users Polled Expressed Deep Sincerity (Quite Unsurprising) Implying Real Respect, Even Love

            P.P.S. I’m sad you deleted your comment. I saw it in my inbox and chuckled, so if you post it again I’ll reply to it to make clear to anyone else I’m taking it jokingly.