Out of curiosity, since there is no evidence the GOP was EVER going to make a deal, and the choice was always the Dems "caving" eventually or keeping the government shut until 2027, if not now at what point should the Dems have "given in?"

Out of curiosity, since there is no evidence the GOP was EVER going to make a deal, and the choice was always the Dems "caving" eventually or keeping the government shut until 2027, if not now at what point should the Dems have "given in?"

directly affected, but ultimately the GOP was happy to see people not being paid and the government fail to deliver services because they support those things.

But whatever. Wailing and gnashing of teeth now isn't going to be relevant in a year when the GOP has to pay for the economic disaster.