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leftstreet

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3. The Republicans would have caved

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 11:35 AM

10 hrs ago

10 seconds after Trump told them to ditch the filibuster both the GOPers and the Democrats panicked and VOILA! they reached a "compromise." Caved

That's what it was all about

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Some appear frustrated because some Democrats voted to keep the government funding going through a continuing [View all] lostincalifornia 10 hrs ago OP

We'll never know if the republicans would have caved. We beat them to it. CentralMass 10 hrs ago #1

And, in doing so Bettie 9 hrs ago #12

You still on this? Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #2

Are you still fine with them caving. CentralMass 5 hrs ago #13

The Republicans would have caved leftstreet 10 hrs ago #3

if it causes pain to the average citizen , no, the magats would not have caved, cruelty is the point Shellback Squid 10 hrs ago #6

They need to feel it Blue Full Moon 9 hrs ago #9

Those Dems can "go", when we are able to win and keep both houses RandomNumbers 9 hrs ago #10

Some appear frustrated gab13by13 10 hrs ago #4

I'm not frustrated that the ACA subsidies were not saved; we don't have the votes. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #5

'frustrated' doesn't half begin to decribe the screaming, invective and caterwauling stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #7

One of my senators (Kaine) voted to end the shutdown Jilly_in_VA 9 hrs ago #8

People on food stamps are also relieved. The fact that the sociopath in the lostincalifornia 9 hrs ago #11