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ooky

(8,908 posts)
22. Bingo!
Sun Jan 13, 2019, 03:51 PM
Jan 2019

No way Nancy Pelosi is going to give in to hostage taking. Not happening, and it shouldn't. Give him money this way and he'll just be back for another installment next time we need another vote to keep the government open.

I think this clearly demonstrates we need a law to end the practice of eating ourselves from within with hostage taking government shutdowns so a party or a president can shove legislation down the opposition party's throat when they don't have the necessary majorities to do so. That's a key purpose of our Constitutional Republic form of government in the first place. If Congress and the President can't agree on something, the present level of government funding should be maintained until they do agree. This is nothing but pure Republican bullshit, is hurting many innocent people, and needs to be stopped once and for all.

Roll back on the tax cut would be a start. Shrike47 Jan 2019 #1
+1! nt Palisade Jan 2019 #6
National.voting rights law Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #28
That both Trump and Pence resign. I will accept that deal still_one Jan 2019 #2
OK, so let's play that out Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2019 #4
+1000 Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #16
Trump will not offer anything in return, no matter our wishes he do so..... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #3
The problem is the symbolism of the wall not the $5.7 billion... jcgoldie Jan 2019 #5
Astute observation! at140 Jan 2019 #7
Trump "negotiations" amount to him getting whatever he wants and you get squat. Vinca Jan 2019 #8
I was just thinking of this today. Tax returns for the last 10 years. PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #9
He has made continuous promises over time. Dave Starsky Jan 2019 #20
If I posted my first gut reaction to "what would it take?", I'd be tombstonesd here and Atticus Jan 2019 #10
Note to MSRNC: you don't get that we're not paying RANSOM for the wall! UTUSN Jan 2019 #11
Bingo! ooky Jan 2019 #22
Yip, the talking heads are browbeating Dem guests, "What are you willing to take for the wall?!1" UTUSN Jan 2019 #24
Near zero focus by M$M on the hostage taking aspect. ooky Jan 2019 #30
A law passed! Soxfan58 Jan 2019 #12
That would be worth thinking about Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #21
He already gave up golf at Christmas. tavernier Jan 2019 #13
He will not offer anything but if he did standingtall Jan 2019 #14
He'll wait until people are even more desperate and then declare a NE EleanorR Jan 2019 #15
Wrong question. displacedtexan Jan 2019 #17
CIS is a hate group awesomerwb1 Jan 2019 #18
Nothing! Not a damn thing. GWC58 Jan 2019 #19
Nothing MurrayDelph Jan 2019 #23
Hypothetically, because I'm staunchly opposed to anything that would greenlight the wall Mr. Ected Jan 2019 #25
WHO CARES - this isnt a lets-make-a-deal game show. If its a bad idea, then no means no - IF however Kashkakat v.2.0 Jan 2019 #26
That's a very reasonable position. subterranean Jan 2019 #31
Dems get scotus pick Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #27
i would not trust him to keep his word on any deal he makes, seriously, demosincebirth Jan 2019 #29
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