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It doesn’t get more pathetic than this.

Oh I disagree that the Democrats won't be more pathetic than this.

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[–] blueworld@piefed.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck is with this article? All over the place. Horrible read. Two relevant paragraphs.

Eight Senate Democrats caved to Donald Trump and voted to approve a budget deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown, angering their colleagues in Congress as well as their own party’s base.

These eight senators, including independent Angus King who caucuses with the party, are all either retiring or up for reelection years from now. They likely feel that they won’t have to pay an electoral cost for failing to stand up for Democrats’ goal of extending health care subsidies, instead settling for a future vote on the matter.

The full list of these Democrats is below:

Senator Richard Durbin (Illinois, retiring) Senator Angus King (Maine, term ends in 2030) Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada, term ends in 2028) Senator Jacky Rosen (Nevada, term ends in 2030) Senator Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire, term ends in 2028) Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire, retiring) Senator John Fetterman (Pennsylvania, 2028) Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia, 2030)

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

And giving him what he wants will. Goodbye and good riddance you braindead meatbags

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Then nothing works and it's civil war....maybe try something else first.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

It was working until some cowards gave in.

[–] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Pretending to have a spine for a few weeks must have been exhausting. Cowardly idiot.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 11 points 3 days ago

Standing up to fascists with politics doesn't work, that's true.

Standing up to fascists with force works. The people are apparently not desperate enough for that yet, and now the time that they will be desperate enough is farther away.

They have only delayed the inevitable.

[–] webp@mander.xyz 9 points 3 days ago

Unfit for office.

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago

Nothing says "journalism" like repeating the content of a televised interview and getting the name of Maine's governor wrong.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He's 81 and in for reelection in 2030?
(Last year he won over two other candidates like 15 years younger than him, still over retirement age.)

Who are his sponsors/who does he work for?
Was it about air travel?

If Olympic games/basketball/hockey/etc would be chosen by vote USA teams would all be over 80 probably.

In my mind it was 100% either pressure from the air travel lobby, or because they thought Trump might actually get the votes to nuke the filibuster.

[–] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

He has to go. POS.

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