Another Republipig shutdown

This time, it's not much that Democrats want. They just want the health care of millions of people to continue.

Republipigs have folded their arms, stuck their noses in the air, and refuse to negotiate. In fact, they're all leaving Washington and won't be there at all when the shutdown happens on the 30th.

They of COURSE will blame the Democrats. The Fucking Turd crapped out a "statement" blaming "radical left insanity." Yeah, fuckface Turd, preserving millions of people's health care is radical and insane. 

The only consolation is that this will cost the Republipigs bigly in 2026. That's why all the frantic red state gerrymandering.

I'll bet you $25 Monkey Money that they all (R's + D's) come up with a budget resolution / stopgap agreement by the deadline ( Sept 30th) in order to continue government funding. This is all so commonplace its ridiculous. All the normal ensuing verbalized threats of how many American citizens are gonna die and suffer due to a nonexistent government shutdown will be flooding the news outlets during the next week. It's my contention it will not happen because that's what recent history tells us; I'll admit error if it does happen. If it occurs, I'll further wager it will only last less than a week.This is like news from the last fiscal quarter with all the normal ensuing chaotic news drama in effect.

You can get three, maybe four small bunches of bananas for $25 if you shop frugally.

The Republipigs are deliberately planning to be out of town next week when the deadline for passing the budget hits (the 30th). And several Republipig head oinkers have pompously announced that they will never, never, never compromise with the Democrats on any, any, anything in the budget. So since you seem to have a crystal ball, Nines, tell us what the truth is:

A. The Republipigs are bluffing and will scurry back to Washington in time to put together some kind of deal and avert a government shutdown.

B. The Republipigs WANT a government shutdown and are prepared to blame Democrats for it.

C. The Republipigs are willing to create a government shutdown, however long it may last, rather than make this one compromise on the budget. They consider themselves to be in absolute power and that making any kind of deal would appear weak.

Your choice, Nines? What does Mister Predicto say?

Oh, and since yer a faithful MAGA mouthpiece: how do you feel about Medicare and Medicaid cuts, which will cause tens of millions to lose their health care/health insurance? Are you applauding?

Oh, and even if the Republipigs ARE bluffing, do you think it's beneficial to anyone for them to do it rather than say they're willing to compromise?

(It certainly will hurt THEM politically, so they're warming up the tired old strategy of blaming the Democrats, but the public won't buy it. And if they do stick with the Big Pig budget, and people's Medicare bills double...see ya at the polls, motherfuckers!)

I don't know, but I do know that both sides of the aisle use the government shutdown threat as leverage and that there hasn't been a shutdown since 2019 as I recall. Whom is willing to compromise? Another trillion dollar question; I'm just betting that there will be some because of recent and previous history. Rest assured that both sides will publicly blame the opposition..that's a certainty.

Do you approve or disapprove of Democrats' attempts to preserve Medicare/Medicaid funding?

It sounds like you're expecting one side to cave. Given that the Republipigs have announced that they will not even be in Washington when the deadline hits next week, does it sound to you like they're willing to compromise? Especially since their leading assfucks have stridently and repeatedly said they wouldn't?

My take is that somebody, on either side, will extend an olive branch by offering funding cuts but not as horrific as the ones the Big Turd Bill proposes. The success of that will depend on the magnitude of the offered concession.

I think the Republipigs are more under the gun here thsn the Democrats. They know that a) whatever their spin attempts may be, the public will blame them for the shutdown, especially after all their chest-thumping rhetoric; b) health care, especially for the poor and elderly, is kind of a third rail, with all this Republipig talk about stripping it away.

I don't think so.  Trump stated that there was no point in negotiating with the Democrats and subsequently canceled the negotiations.  He owns the mess now, so there is no point in the Democrats bailing Trump out. Kevin's point is correct. Trump is fighting for Americans to pay 20% more for their health care next year. 

We'll see. I'll bet you $25 Badger Bucks they come to an agreement. Both of you guys are essentially stating " it's different this time around" as far as real shutdown probabilities..which again flies in the face of recent history. Their necks may be fully bowed this time ( the opposing players)..beats me. If I'm wrong I'll go bear hunting with a switch  (possibly).

Oh, come on, Nines...you must be familiar enough with Turdism to know that "recent history" isn't any kind of reliable indicator during these horrible Trump times. No President in recent history has ever tried to cancel three separate Constitutional amendments, for example.

So let's be clear. I gave you a choice earlier in this thread, but you weaseled away from it. So I'll try again, with only two choices this time, so you won't be overburdened:

A. The Republicans/the Turd are bluffing when they say they won't negotiate; eventually, either before or after a shutdown, they will in fact strike a deal, making concessions away from their hard-line chest-thumping NO HEALTH CARE FOR ANYBODY!!! position;

B. The Democrats will give up on their insistence that health care cuts will be eliminated, again, either before or after a shutdown, and will bow meekly to their Emperor Turd, capitulating to his bigly power and noble stable genius. (For the purposes of discussion, such capitulation could include accepting minor restoration of some funding.)

Now, bear in mind that the Turd side has said, "Negotiations? No fucking way, it's our government, you're all liberal radical radical liberals, piss off,," while the Democrats have expressed a willingness to negotiate.

Which will happen, A or B?

Nahh..no weaseling. I said I don't think they'll shut it down; predicting the outcome specifics is rather futile with these guys, don't ya think? I'll speculate that both sides will give a little..cause they usually do in this circumstance. All that is in evidence.

Under Biden, Democrats claimed they were “saving” the government from shutdowns. Now, Democrats are threatening a shutdown to push their radical wishlist. Pure hypocrisy. -- watch the video of the DemocRAT hyprocrisy -- https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1087862866894848