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Cha

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2. An another thing..

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jan 22, 2018, 11:13 PM

Jan 2018

The reality of this shutdown standoff is that it’s hardly over. Democrats agreed to a continuing resolution that will keep the government open for 17 days. They took the Children’s Health Insurance Program off the negotiating table with a six-year extension of the program. And they gave up hardly any leverage to do so.

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HuffPo: The Case For The Democratic 'Cave' - it's not a cave if you're just continuing the fight [View all] highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP

Thank you, highplainsdem! Cha Jan 2018 #1

You're welcome! I thought this column did a great job summarizing why the short-term shutdown helps highplainsdem Jan 2018 #4

It does.. and I don't want it Cha Jan 2018 #6

An another thing.. Cha Jan 2018 #2

Very important point. highplainsdem Jan 2018 #5

Yes, that doesn't seem to Cha Jan 2018 #7

Ezra Klein on The Last Word right now. highplainsdem Jan 2018 #3