re: #365 Belafon

Today’s Republican party is built on principle. As a matter of principle, the GOP believes it is the only party that can shut down government as a negotiating tactic. The Democrats’ job is to keep that government open and to cave in to its demands.

These truths we hold to be self-evident, after watching several rounds of this sad kabuki theater through the Clinton and Obama years.

Now that the Democrats have triggered a government shutdown, Republicans are outraged. Because of their principles, you know.

nope. not the bold part.

the dems did not “trigger” this. the republicans own congress and the white house.
AND they’ve been kicking the budgetary, daca and CHIP cans down the road for months.
further they are choosing to not even contemplate a proper budget for this year at all.

its not the dems job to give the reps whatever they want.

this shutdown is the result of the reps benignly and actively abdicating their leadership and governance responsibilities for a very long time prior.