MAGA IS TO BLAME FOR A SHUTDOWN. PERIOD.

[CousinIT]

A MAGA Shutdown Would Do Nothing But Hurt Americans
And they know it
And they don't care

https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-maga-shutdown-would-do-nothing

[gab13by13]

1. Maybe we should have a poll?

[global1]

2. I Guess One Could Call This A MAGA Shutdown - But I'd Rather Call It....

a Republican Shutdown.

Remember - when we vote in Nov 2024 - the ballots will identify the candidates by Democrats that will be running against Republicans not MAGA's. The term MAGA's will not be on the ballot.

[calimary]

21. How 'bout calling it a MAGA Republican shutdown?

Put the full responsibility on it.

[HariSeldon]

3. I disagree -- all Republicans are to blame

It would only take a handful to join Democrats for a clean continuing resolution that could pass the Senate.

[gab13by13]

4. I think the poster is saying the same thing,

There is really only one Republican in Congress, Mitt Romney, the rest are Trump loving, Putin loving Magats.

[Jilly_in_VA]

5. Why did I read this as

SHITDOWN?
I suppose because everything they touch turns to shit?

[calimary]

22. Well, there is that.

I heard a report recently that traced the history of the government shutdowns. ALL of them brought to you by Republicans.

So what would they rather have? Anarchy?

[calimary]

23. Well, there is that.

I heard a report recently that traced the history of the government shutdowns. ALL of them brought to you by Republicans.

So what would they rather have? Anarchy?

[gulliver]

6. They'll take credit for it. They want to see who it squeezes and hurts.

CNN pointed out the main risk for the Republicans, 401(k) account values dropping. If there is a shutdown, the MAGA risk is that it causes retirees to be forced to sell some of their mutual funds at shutdown-depressed prices to pay for groceries. That's why I don't think there will be a shutdown, or it won't last long.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Meh. Repubs have been staging shutdowns for decades...

MAGA is just the latest incarnation of the evil dysfunction.

[2naSalit]

8. They do care...

All the pain they inflict is entertainment for them.

[GreenWave]

9. They want to give the government shit

It makes their pathetic lives have a slight glimmer of sadistic hope.

[Artcatt]

10. PERIOD.

[Captain Zero]

11. Trump gave them orders to do it.

He continues to foment insurrection.

[flying_wahini]

12. We have got to be rid of them forever. Grind them into the dirt.

An anti insurrection, if you will.

Blue waves on my mind.

[Fritz Walter]

13. New definition for that acronym

Make
Americans
Grovel
Anxiously



Putin is probably gleeful awaiting such a shutdown!

[SMoss]

14. Stupid and Ignorant Repugs

If you are ignorant you can believe you are informed because you don't know what you don't know. T-rump believes he is smart because people carrying favor eith his rich dad told him so for decades. Being basically lazy he stayed ignorant.
Stupid people feel some happiness when others they don't like are getting hurt even if it hurts them. Especially if they don't understand how they are getting hurt. Life is complicated and they are ignorant.
The more I have learned in my life, the more I know that I don 't know.

[no_hypocrisy]

15. Nihilists.

I used to conjecture that MAGAts didn’t want Democrats to get credit for improving the country (or just preserving the status quo).

I now see they don’t want anybody for any reason to take this country forward.

The Republican Party has been destroyed by Reagan, Gingrich, Bush, and Trump.

[republianmushroom]

16. agree with posting.

[Martin68]

17. Yes, MAGA is to blame for a shutdown, but that's little consolation.

[calimary]

24. Not bad though for developing compelling talking points.

And the more lacerating those talking points are, the better for us Democrats. You want to stick with the party that wants to throw you to the wolves? Or do you have a legitimate need for a little help?

[Martin68]

25. I guess I've lost faith in the ability of MAGAts to be persuaded by "compelling talking points."

They seem immune to logic, morality, and humanity.

[calimary]

26. But it's not just for any MAGAt reach-outs.

Fuck them. That’s work is just as valuable aimed at ourselves. It’s reminders, encouragements, ideas that might spark MORE ideas or strategies or ways around whatever the obstacle is. It’s how we figure out ways to outsmart them. It’s challenges that make us think, and think AROUND whatever the problem is. And get more creative about the problem AND the problem-SOLVING.

Something tried that doesn’t work? Okay then! It’s as useful and instructive to know what DOESN’T work as knowing what does. It can force your thinking and strategizing into new directions, or maybe a twist on what didn’t work that can change the dynamic. ANY of that stuff can be helpful!

And ALWAYS think of it NOT as a defeat or a mistake, but a new challenge.

And oddly enough, sometimes it’s a good thing to just sleep in it. Sometimes stepping away and circling back around with fresh eyes or a little rest can spark a new idea or approach or inspiration. A new “what if…” or “why not…”

[Martin68]

27. I like your pluck, Calimary!

[AllaN01Bear]

18. cant. wont. dont. cannot rule. 30 years of gvt shutdown, got us nowhere

but cut social programs.bah humbug.

[themaguffin]

19. No, It's a GOP shutdown, period. They own it. They've been doing this crap since Newt

[Initech]

20. Worst Congress ever.

Fuck these MAGA lunatics - they do nothing except sow the hate and division in this country and they do this shit to please their talk show host bosses. I just want this madness to end.