Unless Republicans plan on nuking the filibuster, they will need Democratic votes to fund the government.
This isn't a standoff. It's a negotiation.
Only a sucker gives away the goods for free.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Murkowski’s vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment:
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
Cowardice: I’m scared of Trump and his voters and need to go-along to get along with my GOP colleagues;
Moral rot: I know the difference between right and wrong, and actively chose wrong.
Trump admin has now arrested a mayor in Newark, judge in Mikwaukee, US Rep in NJ, union leader in LA. Now forcibly detain a US Senator. Also seize control of CA national guard from Dem governor. As @BrendanNyhan would put it: what would you say if you saw it in another country?
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Biden deserves a lot of credit. We haven’t seen a selfless act of putting personal ambition aside in national politics in American a very long time. He’s a patriot.