My own guess is that it's going to happen this time. Democrats shut down the government in Texas a few weeks ago and while that achieved nothing in Texas it won them lots of applause around the country from left-wing media outlets and progressives. Beyond that, I can't imagine Sen. Schumer caving again this time after the beating he took last time. He'll have to show some willingness to fight even if it makes no sense.
I agree with this: Schumer took an absolute shellacking at the last budget showdown and there's no way he's going to do it again without some token "fight." It will last a couple of weeks, long enough for the Democrats to claim they took a stand, without stemming any real spending.
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Great idea. Shut it all down, everything and everyone goes home, ALL of them. Use the funds to pay down the 37 trillion in debt. It should only take a century or so to pay it off. during their absence we the people can have a common sense discussion of what can and can not be used after the restart.
Schumer's argument last time was that Trump would be free to prioritize spending. How is it different this time?
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