i think schumer and all of them planned to pull the plug on the shutdown for the whole time. "we have to do it and then pretend we were against shutting it down. because shutdowns dont actually work". I sort of agree with analysts (read: not idiots like me) who have this take

she needs a signature with more pizazz to put on refund checks

she is Working The Refs quite a bit I get a lot of emails from her now

he makes a good point that no shutdown has ever worked

reference: www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/this-is-ho...

the "i told you sos" are emphasizing that no shutdown has ever gotten anything, ever. Even on bsky, "What did you expect, the shutdown would last through 2026? w/ no air commerce?" is around, asking everyone to express what exactly they thought would happen. So what did you think would happen?

Gabe agrees with the top poster here that shutdowns by definition will get the party that starts them nothing, and in this case they got a few small things. He expresses that Schumer et al knew they'd have to end the shutdown all along but were forced by political pressure to appear to do something

here's a depressing take on the whole thing www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/this-is-ho...

are you saying this shutdown should not have been undertaken in the first place? since the originating party will never "win" it

the message is clear that Republicans are in charge permanently, can kill any D legislation with the filibuster, never need to govern at all, and when pressed, they can threaten the lives of millions any time they want and they will be given whatever it is they demand in exchange for their mercy.

The Cave Caucus?
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Yes I thought they would keep the government closed until 2027. Would be a great way to lock in a full senate house sweep