Why would I renounce my SS benefits just to make a political point? Its not a perfect system but since I (along with my employers) have contributed close to a half a million $ into the system over my working career you better believe I intend to take out the full amount allowed. I would have happily withdrawn from the system had I been given the choice when I started my first job slinging greasy Taco Bell garbage food.
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ABC's George Stephanopoulos lectures Speaker Mike Johnson by telling him “here are the facts,” claiming illegal aliens have not and will not benefit from government health care.
Once Johnson explains it, Stephanopoulos embarrassingly huffs “you’ve made your point there” and moves on
Once Johnson explains it, Stephanopoulos embarrassingly huffs “you’ve made your point there” and moves on
We're still here ... waiting to get official guidance that the shut down - that occurred 16 1/2 hours ago - actually happened. The only word from on-high we've received is that until we receive word from on-higher, we are expected to report to work tomorrow ... even though we are closed. 
Prepare to bail to a good local coffee house!We're still here ... waiting to get official guidance that the shut down - that occurred 16 1/2 hours ago - actually happened. The only word from on-high we've received is that until we receive word from on-higher, we are expected to report to work tomorrow ... even though we are closed.
Pretty clear whose fault this is
I know conventional wisdom says that the Democrats retake the house in 2026, but with stuff like this and the inevitable doubling down on the wrong side of the 80/20 issues, I'm skeptical. If the Republicans can prove to the average voter that Dems are trying to secure health care for illegals with this move......I'm not saying the Democrat party will be done, but Jerry Nadler could take a massive dump on a running centrifuge and it wouldn't equal the crap-storm coming in November of next year.
I know conventional wisdom says that the Democrats retake the house in 2026, but with stuff like this and the inevitable doubling down on the wrong side of the 80/20 issues, I'm skeptical. If the Republicans can prove to the average voter that Dems are trying to secure health care for illegals with this move......I'm not saying the Democrat party will be done, but Jerry Nadler could take a massive dump on a running centrifuge and it wouldn't equal the crap-storm coming in November of next year.
The Dems are a pretty darned pitiful bunch at this point. It's like you are playing a football game where the opposing defense if starting 11 walk ons because of a massive flu outbreak and you keep punting everytime you get the ball... Or taking the snap and tossing it backwards.
Such political ineptitude.
Such political ineptitude.
If it makes ya feel any better, the Reps are due for their "hold my beer" moment just any ole time now. Sometimes I think there are Congressional Reps who are actually mad that they have the majority. I realize Congress isn't the private sector, but that doesn't mean the voters aren't expecting those pesky "results" that politicians seem to hate.
Pretty hard to secure healthcare for illegals if you are deporting effectively.
But Democrats are so bad at common sense comeback messaging, the Republicans will probably hang another scarlet letter around the neck of Democrats.
Democrats literally have no idea how to land counter punches off the Republican jabs...
But Democrats are so bad at common sense comeback messaging, the Republicans will probably hang another scarlet letter around the neck of Democrats.
Democrats literally have no idea how to land counter punches off the Republican jabs...
I suspect the dems realize that trying to attack Trump on not effectively cleaning up the mess that Biden created isn’t going to help them with voters…
Government shutdown will hurt the economy.
Poor economy will be blamed on the party in power, i.e. on Trump.
Everything else, as you wrote, is not important
As Stephanopoulos says at the end, the CBO did not say that about illegal immigrants. That is a boogeyman thrown up by Trump and his supporters that the ignorant, fearful, and bigoted will continue to believe. However, it's hard to blame Republicans for continuing to lie when the Democrats are consistently ineffective and incompetent when it comes to rebutting the hate-filled message.
CNN’s Tapper tried to corner Jeffries: “Admit it—you want to give illegals free healthcare.”
Jeffries called it what it is: a lie.
The truth? Hospitals are legally obligated to treat emergencies. They get Medicaid reimbursement, not free insurance, not VIP plans.
Don’t let the spin win.
Trump Admin Tells Federal Employees To Set OOO Message Blaming Democrats For Shutdown
One health department employee said the directions seemed to be "coercing" subordinates into political activity.
Trump Admin Tells Furloughed Workers To Set OOO Message Blaming Democrats For Shutdown
One health department employee said the directions seemed to be "coercing" subordinates into political activity.
This is a violation of the Hatch Act, but the law and ethics mean nothing to Republicans and those who defend their actions, so no one should be surprised.
Reported to the office per usual and received updated guidance. Our office has been given a "notice of exception to the shutdown furlough." This means it's business as usual for me, and I will get paid for my current work at some point in the future. Bummer! Now, on the surface, it makes sense that the contracting office stay open. We are "mission critical," considering that the troops are still on the job and need to be supplied. But, what's amusing is that it's the start of a new fiscal year. October through December are always the slowest time of year because new requirements are being formulated and not ready to be put on contract. And new fiscal money is not normally available until the end of October anyway, so we can't even start the solicitation process until we receive funding. And currently there is no budget to generate any FY26 funds to eventually filter down to this office. There's no work to do at the moment. So, why are we here?We're still here ... waiting to get official guidance that the shut down - that occurred 16 1/2 hours ago - actually happened. The only word from on-high we've received is that until we receive word from on-higher, we are expected to report to work tomorrow ... even though we are closed.
This is the one millionth example of why government makes no sense.And every other Thursday (today) is the deadline for submitting timesheets. If you let it slip, you won't get paid until the next pay cycle. Except that we've receive no guidance on how we code this week's days. These are not "regular" or "annual leave" or "sick leave" or "furloughed" days. We've been told to hold off submitting timesheets until a new code for whatever these days are going to be designated is determined. But, the deadline for submitting timesheets is still COB today. And it's not like a shutdown or the threat of a shutdown hasn't happened regularly leading up to this. How about use whatever policy that was previously used? Example #1,000,001.
Ehhhhhh, I wouldn't be so sure of that. Remember, they still have their ways of distracting the masses. There's still some juice to be squeezed out of the whole "threat to democracy" thing (which is just this generation's "four legs good; two legs bad.") If the Dems really believed there were enough voters out there whose attention span is longer than that of a goldfish's, it seems to me they would have acted on that belief by now and gotten their act together.
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