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[-] ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 6 months ago

This isn't 8 deluded idiots standing on idiotic principle.

It's a carefully stage-managed operation to scuttle the fight for even a few crumbs of healthcare.

Notice how every single one of these motherfuckers is either retiring or not up for re-election any time soon. They even rigged it so Schumer could vote no and take a little of the recent heat off himself.

The rot in the Democrat party goes all the way to the core. There's no reforming it.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Certainly seems that Schumer was behind this despite pretending not to be:

https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/

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