Rolling potential Republican shutdown thread

Ok. You’re halfway there. Now, do you think those millionaires and billionaires give a shit about democrats or republicans? Or do you think they will take the path of least resistance and pay whoever will do what they ask - for money?

I think it depends on what their agenda is. I also think it depends on a multitude of other factors. They do have their own biases. Some of them aren’t loyal to this country and probably don’t give a shit about party affiliation as long they get what they want.

I'll just assume you mean Elon Musk, and Wayne Lapierre.
I'm sure you won't mind.

I was thinking of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

At least Bill believes in vaccines.

Good for him. I don’t really care what he believes in, I care about what he does.

Can you describe something Bill has done that makes you feel he isn't loyal to America?

Bullshit. The donor class wants their tax breaks.

The point is, do you really think democrats or liberals are more susceptible to their bribes?

Both of you know 90% of the shit that is happening, is happening because of someone you’ve never even heard of, right?

He can't.

His tribe decided they don't like Bill Gates; therefore Bill Gates must be all things bad.

Ah. So we agree it is childishly simplistic to state that donors are a monolith.

It’s good business. A budget subsidy lasts a year. Then you get to lobby all over again for it in the next budget.

A tax subsidy on the other hand lasts forever*.

Well not forever, until the next tax regime overhaul, but considering the last one was… thirty eight years ago forever is close enough.

OMG, @Jenee owning dicky and the boy.

I agree, who said that?

A kid with a really short memory apparently.

Interesting. Maybe you could prove your claim by posting a quote where that person said those exact words?

‘Exact words’ huh? Guess the whole redefine isn’t the same as change the definition thing stuck with you, LOL!

Breaking News: The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill to fund federal agencies through March as Congress raced to avert a partial government shutdown.

https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3kjbqccbb6z2h

Let’s see how long it takes House Republicans to get their shit together.

House Republicans plan to fast-track debate on the measure, forgoing the kind of procedural vote that a dozen conservatives used last week to halt floor action. That speedier alternative will also cut debate time to 40 minutes and raise the bar for passage to a two-thirds majority — a threshold House leaders expect to easily meet, with overwhelming support from Democrats.​

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/18/senate-passes-funding-patch-00136326


Didn’t realize Johnson had decided to forgo amendments. That makes it more likely to pass on time (they are hoping tonight) but is gonna piss off the crazies.

House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March


Far-right House conservatives were furious over the move, which sends the bill to President Biden to sign into law and keep the government open

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/18/government-shutdown-bill-senate-house/

Yay! The government of the largest economy in the world will continue to function.

For another month and a half at least.

Half of House Republicans voted against funding the government.

Fine, cut their salaries to zero.

That should trim the fat. Especially Cruz.

Who were those two shitty Democrats?

Sarge? No.

Rosemary, the telephone operator? No.

Odds one is Jared Golden?

I read somewhere they voted against it out of principle because there was no funding for Ukraine.

virtue signaling?

https://bsky.app/profile/oksettledown.bsky.social/post/3kktxd2mikt22