Republicans Scramble to Pass "Clean" Continuing Resolution Bil<br>CR Passes 217-213

Republicans Scramble to Pass "Clean" Continuing Resolution Bil
CR Passes 217-213

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BREAKING NOW
Houses of Representatives PASSES Continuing Resolution Bill by a vote of 217-213.
Bill now heads to the Senate.

I saw Thomas Massie once again declared he will not vote for any budget, but Chip Roy xeeted favorably of this one.

Someone at Hot Air pointed out that if Democrats do force a shutdown, it will beTrump deciding which programs get priority and get funded during the shut-down, and which are drained of all money.

That is a not-so-bad backup plan.

The Hill:

House Republicans are racing to pass their bill by 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday to avert a government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon.
The chamber voted 216-214 to adopt a rule -- which governs debate on legislation -- for Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) continuing resolution. The measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30.
It's unknown whether the bill will have enough support to pass, as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has maintained he would not vote in favor of it. Several other Republicans are undecided, even after hearing support from Vice President Vance.
Democrats are expected to oppose the legislation in large numbers as they raise concerns about the cuts included in the bill. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are cautious about blocking the funding bill, fearing a government shutdown could backfire on them politically.

And as usual, that's the only thing they care about.

Notice the media is now making the case for a shutdown -- while in the past, they've screamed that the country would be destroyed by a shutdown. Anything to prop up their degenerate Communist party.

Only 29% of voters support a shutdown -- almost all of them #Resistance progressives who will do anything to thwart Trump and his voters.

The vote is in progress, now:

Bonus:

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All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.
Something big seems to be happening...

Posted by: Ace at 05:32 PM

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1 First!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:32 PM (ZOv7s)

2 Xeeted?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:33 PM (/ncst)

3 Uno primero I

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:33 PM (/ncst)

4 Time musheen

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle for festive little hats at March 11, 2025 05:33 PM (BDPQB)

5 I can't imagine watching this without physically being in the Clockwork Orange chair.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (lX8VI)

6 2 Xeeted?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:33 PM (/ncst)

it's like Latinx- let it go.

Tweet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (bss/y)

7 Someone help me out here. A "clean CR through September" would mean that zero funding is being cut? USAID funding, for example, will remain in full effect?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (uCjyK)

8 Wow, shades of gray for the Dept. of Education!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (ZOv7s)

9 Pfft I am first under the ad

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (/ncst)

10 >>>2 Xeeted?

because it's X now.

It's what the hip kids are saying now, some un-hip kids told me.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (KRtlO)

11 Massie needs to be sent to the corn field. He's about as much fun as a blocked bowel.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (jZ0bo)

12 I think the CR is a poison pill. If money is not properly allocated, does the president have to spend it all?

This could be fun.

I'll defer to TJM's take on this. He seems to do his homework.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (tT6L1)

13 >>>7 Someone help me out here. A "clean CR through September" would mean that zero funding is being cut? USAID funding, for example, will remain in full effect?

that is massie's argument but I'm not sure if it's right.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (KRtlO)

14 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.

Does anyone there even show up or are they giving the janitors and watchman a few days off?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (gKWVE)

15 it's like Latinx- let it go.

Tweet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

How about xd
He xd this meme

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (/ncst)

16 I Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?

Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (G5+As)

17 Otherwise, they might have to pass a b-budget.

Sorry for the profanity.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (krQz2)

18 >>>Massie needs to be sent to the corn field. He's about as much fun as a blocked bowel.

He's got his phony princibuhls.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (KRtlO)

19 How about xd
He xd this meme
Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (/ncst)

Not bad, but I still think it is a losing effort.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (bss/y)

20 Massie's "stunning and brave" stance makes him into nothing more than a positional defense. There's no reason to negotiate with him, so you negotiate around him.

We had guys like that in the Legislature back in the day. Everyone hated them. There was no point in even talking to them.

Muh principles! They declared, and accomplished exactly nothing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (ZOv7s)

21 that is massie's argument but I'm not sure if it's right.
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:35 PM (KRtlO)

I think they would be loudly proclaiming it not to be true if it wasn't true.

But if it is true that no money is getting cut, then what are we even doing here?

I get the politics of it, but I mean... I've seen this show before.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (uCjyK)

22 I Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?
Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (G5+As)

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Yes.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (tT6L1)

23 Trump - If it funds Disctricy Courts then it gets the VETO!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (/lPRQ)

24 16 I Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?
Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (G5+As)

Xlorp?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (bss/y)

25 sorry the blog's clock is set to Standard Time and I can't change it. I keep forgetting to change the time manually.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (KRtlO)

26 We Don't Need No Education !!!

Posted by: David, Roger, Nick, & Rick . . . at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (tcomi)

27 Remember the CR takes 60 to pass in the senate so the Dems are gonna have to bring 7-9 to the table otherwise it's Schumer shutting it down. Which I'm completely fine with. Then Trump has the sword.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (azkaP)

28 Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?

Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (G5+As)
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Ace identifies as being in the future.

You don't want to start a genocide, do you?

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (krQz2)

29 I Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?
Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM

Paul Ryan is very conservative, he's one of us. Trust me.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (ewjUl)

30 Just one more CR.. swearsies! Pull the other one. Budget, mfrs, do you speak i?

Posted by: A dude in MI at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (/6GbT)

31 Is it pronounced ZEET?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (63Dwl)

32 Not bad, but I still think it is a losing effort.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

My speciality

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (/ncst)

33 DoE gets no funds either..

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)

34 Re the DoEd thing, it's supposedly for "security reasons" and employees are being told to take their laptops home and work from home until offices are reopened on Thursday. I'll find the link.

Posted by: bluebell at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (79pEw)

35 Oh, Jeepers. A CR fight on the HQ.

Is it too late to schedule an emergency spinal tap?

Posted by: Bulg at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (77rzZ)

36 It does not contain any laws codifying the cuts that DOGE suggested or Trump has put in place. That has to be done THIS YEAR or it will never happen.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (2VST1)

37 I'm a bit surprised Trump is scared of a shutdown, I thought it would be useful. But there would be a lot of political blowback and I suppose he'd rather not have to deal with that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (uWKK8)

38 I've never heard how Massie is wrong?
If we've identified 100B in waste, why not 100B less?
I believe an across the board cut in every agency is appropriate.
THEN discuss defense and the border wall. Hell, the border wall is pin money compared to USAID.

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (cPGH3)

39 Historic ! When was the last time anything came out of Congress at 99 pages. Even the dimwitted could read it.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (mB6WH)

40 I saw Continuing Resolution open for Rage Against The Machine at the Independent in 2006.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (KAi1n)

41 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.
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Evacuation of the bowels of DC.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (krQz2)

42 Link to Dept of Ed story:

https://tinyurl.com/4n6kera5

Posted by: bluebell at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (79pEw)

43 I saw Continuing Resolution open for Rage Against The Machine at the Independent in 2006.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (KAi1n)
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But they never got off the stage....

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (krQz2)

44 Now would be a good time to cunt-punt the fucking Democrats back into the swamp. A legislature that can’t pass a budget is completely useless.

Learn to code, bitches!

Posted by: Rev Wishbone at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (fY84s)

45 38 I've never heard how Massie is wrong?
If we've identified 100B in waste, why not 100B less?
I believe an across the board cut in every agency is appropriate.
THEN discuss defense and the border wall. Hell, the border wall is pin money compared to USAID.
Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (cPGH3)

Correct. "We're cutting everything by 5%. If we can't find 5% of waste and fraud to eliminate during this year, we'll give you additional funding 9 months from now."

Why would that not be the move to make while he has momentum?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (uCjyK)

46 My speciality
Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (/ncst)

St Jude and you.

Not bad company.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (bss/y)

47 I saw Continuing Resolution open for Rage Against The Machine at the Independent in 2006.

Posted by: SFGoth at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM (KAi1n)
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But they never got off the stage....
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:39 PM

It's the Continuing Resolution Farewell Tour. The Stones are opening for them.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (ewjUl)

48 36 It does not contain any laws codifying the cuts that DOGE suggested or Trump has put in place. That has to be done THIS YEAR or it will never happen.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (2VST1)

The one modifying factor that makes me not feel so bad about that is that a lot of the wasted money was discretionary slush fund spending that the heads of the agencies can kill without legislation, such as Lee Zeldin is doing at EPA. It would be better to legislate it out of existence, but it's manageable for the time being.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (uWKK8)

49 Historic ! When was the last time anything came out of Congress at 99 pages. Even the dimwitted could read it.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (mB6WH)

The replacement of Congressional Pages from staff turnover?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (VNX3d)

50 Lots of Massie fanboys on X. He's McCain 2.0

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (7PR43)

51 Through Thursday? That seems like a lot of time to fill the building with hungry jungle cats before allowing them back.

I thought it was the Department of Government EFFICIENCY.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (BI5O2)

52 I think it just passed 216 -213

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (yl9lv)

53 Take a hike Department of Edumucation!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (W/lyH)

54 I'm sick of the CR game, but I'm not going to get worked up about it any more. They're going to do what they're going to do, and what citizens think about it simply doesn't matter.

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (paSBy)

55 It's the Continuing Resolution Farewell Tour. The Stones are opening for them.

Only if the McCain Funeral gets off the stage.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (jZ0bo)

56 I'm a bit surprised Trump is scared of a shutdown, I thought it would be useful. But there would be a lot of political blowback and I suppose he'd rather not have to deal with that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:38 P

Because he has to keep the whiny bitch part of the caucus on board. Not an easy task.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (ewjUl)

57 54 I'm sick of the CR game, but I'm not going to get worked up about it any more. They're going to do what they're going to do, and what citizens think about it simply doesn't matter.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (paSBy)

There is a lot of truth in that.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (uCjyK)

58 Through Thursday? That seems like a lot of time to fill the building with hungry jungle cats before allowing them back.

I thought it was the Department of Government EFFICIENCY.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (BI5O2)

Wild, hungry, and boorish boars imported from Texas.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 05:42 PM (VNX3d)

59 Well, Bill Bennet said that the NEA is the "heart and soul of the Democratic Party".

So seeing how court cases have been used by progressive interest groups to pretty much take over the regulation in their area, the DoE is probably the government stronghold of the NEA, the heart and soul of the Democratic Party.

But it's only fun when they get a foothold.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:42 PM (krQz2)

60 The replacement of Congressional Pages from staff turnover?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I'm old enough to think that phrasing is vulgar!
Heh

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:42 PM (cPGH3)

61 Never mind, they were voting on whether they should vote on the bill they're about to vote on.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:42 PM (yl9lv)

62 Ben Had can supply the boars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:42 PM (jZ0bo)

63 I'm a bit surprised Trump is scared of a shutdown, I thought it would be useful. But there would be a lot of political blowback and I suppose he'd rather not have to deal with that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:38 P

Because he has to keep the whiny bitch part of the caucus on board. Not an easy task.
Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (ewjUl)
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Succinct and accurate.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (tT6L1)

64 I'm inclined to give Massie a pass. He considers "continuing resolutions" a sham and disgrace, and he's right. And in this case a government shutdown, or not, is a win-win for us. Really, will anybody even notice a fed-gov shutdown? Especially with Trump making the decisions as to what keeps going and what gets shut down?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (XMwZJ)

65 Heh.
So the university where I don't teach anymore except for when I need bier money has asked me to teach this Fall. I can use the bier so I agreed. Today I see they came out on the list of schools that discriminate against Jews. I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (W/lyH)

66 26 We Don't Need No Education !!!
Posted by: David, Roger, Nick, & Rick . . . at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (tcomi)

School's out for ... EVER

Posted by: Alice Cooper at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (TTAGa)

67 Someone help me out here. A "clean CR through September" would mean that zero funding is being cut? USAID funding, for example, will remain in full effect?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (uCjyK)

I think it just means they haven't added 4 trillion of shit to it. It might be three, or something.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (n7h9X)

68 've never heard how Massie is wrong?

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (cPGH3)
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By attaching impossible conditions to his vote, he's actually forcing the caucus to the left, because they have to pass something, and leftish votes are up for negotiation.

So he preens about his principles, but the GOP cannot go as far right as he demands without losing swing seats.

He's basically on the Democrats' side.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:44 PM (ZOv7s)

69 With Massie as your 'friend,' you don't need enemas.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (jZ0bo)

70 Heh.
So the university where I don't teach anymore except for when I need bier money has asked me to teach this Fall. I can use the bier so I agreed. Today I see they came out on the list of schools that discriminate against Jews. I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (W/lyH)

I don't care if you teach math, make all your classes be about jewish history, discoveries...

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (n7h9X)

71 I've not seen any mention of those conditions, A.H.L.

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (cPGH3)

72 I'm sick of the CR game, but I'm not going to get worked up about it any more. They're going to do what they're going to do, and what citizens think about it simply doesn't matter.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (paSBy)
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Oh, I don't get worked up about. Just every so often, I want to throw out "Hey, remember budgets? Remember how the Constitution actually mentions budgets?" Not "run it as long as people will still lend to you".

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (krQz2)

73 I'm inclined to give Massie a pass. He considers "continuing resolutions" a sham and disgrace, and he's right. And in this case a government shutdown, or not, is a win-win for us. Really, will anybody even notice a fed-gov shutdown? Especially with Trump making the decisions as to what keeps going and what gets shut down?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (XMwZJ)
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He has one vote, and in a narrow majority, he's enjoying his power trip. If they GOP picks up a couple of more seats, he can go back to jerking off in the corner and no one will care.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (ZOv7s)

74 By attaching impossible conditions to his vote, he's actually forcing the caucus to the left, because they have to pass something, and leftish votes are up for negotiation.

So he preens about his principles, but the GOP cannot go as far right as he demands without losing swing seats.

He's basically on the Democrats' side.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:44 PM (ZOv7s)

I feel like I'm back in the Obama / Bush era, hearing why the R's could never cut spending, but if YOU JUST DONATE $5 TODAY, WE'LL REIGN IN WASHINGTON SPENDING.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (uCjyK)

75 Someone at Hot Air pointed out that if Democrats do force a shutdown, it will beTrump deciding which programs get priority and get funded during the shut-down, and which are drained of all money.
______________

That sounds GREAT.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (YqDXo)

76 Wait, so shutdowns are now bad? Im confused.

Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (lCppi)

77 Trump wants a budget, a shutdown may prevent that.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (yl9lv)

78 've never heard how Massie is wrong?

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:38 PM (cPGH3)
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Massie, Go Home!

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (krQz2)

79 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.
________________

Change the locks.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (YqDXo)

80 I see Pompeo has taken up a teaching position at Columbia.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (mB6WH)

81 It's the Continuing Resolution Farewell Tour. The Stones are opening for them.

Only if the McCain Funeral gets off the stage.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:41 PM (jZ0bo)
****
I'm not completely dead yet.
Look at the work I'm getting done in Syria!
Shout out to Amy, Ms Lindsey and Hillary!

Posted by: Near Zombie McCain at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (0Gnoc)

82 76 Wait, so shutdowns are now bad? Im confused.
Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (lCppi)

Yeah, I'm also getting whiplash with this one.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (uCjyK)

83 Trump wants a budget, a shutdown may prevent that.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (yl9lv)
_____________

But ... a CR != budget

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (YqDXo)

84 I don't have a problem with Massie, its just pointless. He's not taking a brave stance, he's just farting in the wind. Yes, it should be a real budget. Yes, we need real cuts and legal enforcement of the fraud reduction. But one dude isn't going to get any of that done. Vote how you want, just don't try to make a big deal out of it.

It would be better to legislate it out of existence, but it's manageable for the time being.

Its 4 years, probably. Next president just starts it all up again.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (2VST1)

85 I've not seen any mention of those conditions, A.H.L.
Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (cPGH3)
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He doesn't approve of CRs. Won't vote for them. That's pretty stupid.

He's having the moment of his lifetime. With three more GOP seats, he can go vote against everything and no one cares. Same when the Dems are in majority.

So basically, he has an historic opportunity to shift things to the right, but it's against his principles to be pragmatic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (ZOv7s)

86 69 With Massie as your 'friend,' you don't need enemas

Dysentery thread was last thread.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (gKWVE)

87 I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!

I like the t-shirt that says "Israel Defense Forces" in Arabic.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (xTIDn)

88 Shutting down the whole shebang seems like a cut I could get behind.

Posted by: NCKate at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (4bYb7)

89
I feel like I'm back in the Obama / Bush era, hearing why the R's could never cut spending, but if YOU JUST DONATE $5 TODAY, WE'LL REIGN IN WASHINGTON SPENDING.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (uCjyK)
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Frenszh, I'm just itching to vote out Obamacare. Only with your donation can we go to Washington to get that done!

Posted by: Old John McCain Flyer Flitting In The Wind at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (krQz2)

90 If Trump wants a budget, a CR is sure as hell not going to get him one.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (XMwZJ)

91 I don't care if you teach math, make all your classes be about jewish history, discoveries...that is a great idea. Il
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (n7h9X)

That is a great idea. I will be teaching a business class and will absolutely reference some Jewish business folks I know.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (W/lyH)

92 The one modifying factor that makes me not feel so bad about that is that a lot of the wasted money was discretionary slush fund spending that the heads of the agencies can kill without legislation, such as Lee Zeldin is doing at EPA. It would be better to legislate it out of existence, but it's manageable for the time being.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:40 PM (uWKK

I would not say that was true. I'm sure there is just as much crap in every department. Wait till they get to the Pentagon.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (n7h9X)

93 Shut it down doesn't save any money I think. It just gets put off until the faucet opens again

Posted by: Skip i at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (fwDg9)

94 Today I see they came out on the list of schools that discriminate against Jews. I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (W/lyH)

I don't care if you teach math, make all your classes be about jewish history, discoveries...
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (n7h9X)

Greet every student with "Shalom" and play the soundtrack from Fiddler on the Roof as they come and go.

Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (lCppi)

95 Dysentery thread was last thread.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2025 05:47 PM (gKWVE)
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It has died of dysentery.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (krQz2)

96
Someone help me out here. A "clean CR through September" would mean that zero funding is being cut? USAID funding, for example, will remain in full effect?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

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I thought the latest fight was "go ahead and fund it; I don't have to spend it." I'm not sure which TRO/injunction/appeal is winning right now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (RlOnk)

97 Frenszh, I'm just itching to vote out Obamacare. Only with your donation can we go to Washington to get that done!
Posted by: Old John McCain Flyer Flitting In The Wind at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (krQz2)

Yes, or his campaign ad where he says "build the danged wall" while being one of the biggest pro illegal immigrant senators in DC.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (uCjyK)

98 Could one say that Massie is a Maverick?? Maverick Massie??? Has a nice ring…

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (PCK5/)

99 It has died of dysentery.
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (krQz2)
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Dang. We'll never get there, will we.

Posted by: Oregon Trail at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (79pEw)

100 I'm a bit surprised Trump is scared of a shutdown, I thought it would be useful. But there would be a lot of political blowback and I suppose he'd rather not have to deal with that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 05:38 P
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"Don't throw me in that briar patch, nosir."

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (YqDXo)

101 If they GOP picks up a couple of more seats, he can go back to jerking off in the corner and no one will care.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (ZOv7s)

GOP seats in swing districts mean more GOPers who must pander to the Free Money! crowd.
So we'll be getting a lot of people in that corner around the biscuit:
tinyurl.com/3kyvy5h5

Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (gKWVE)

102 I thought the latest fight was "go ahead and fund it; I don't have to spend it." I'm not sure which TRO/injunction/appeal is winning right now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (RlOnk)

That may be the fight, but do you know how to not have that fight? You make Congress cut the funding.

Because caselaw on this leans very much towards "you have to spend it if Congress told you to spend it"

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (uCjyK)

103 79 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.
________________

Change the locks.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (YqDXo)

All those poor people....

Do you format your hard drive on the way out or not?

Posted by: Stateless...54% - mental state clawing up from 10% at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (jvJvP)

104 I feel like I'm back in the Obama / Bush era, hearing why the R's could never cut spending, but if YOU JUST DONATE $5 TODAY, WE'LL REIGN IN WASHINGTON SPENDING.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes

Will you triple-match my $5 donation? Otherwise, no deal, sucker!

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (j4U/Z)

105 I think this Congress should have had a budget already mapped out by Dec 1 2024.
We've seen enough to shrink it even more.
Committee heads aren't doing their jobs. (Congressional)
So now, each Agency is gonna tell their bosses how much their budget should be?
Massie is right, as in Rand Paul (who no one is bitching about?).

Posted by: MkY at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (cPGH3)

106 Could one say that Massie is a Maverick?? Maverick Massie??? Has a nice ring…
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM

How about Massengill. Douche.

Posted by: Minnfidel at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (ewjUl)

107 Passed , now on to the Senate

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (2Km7O)

108 Dang. We'll never get there, will we.
Posted by: Oregon Trail at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (79pEw)

Keep on tryn' ...

Posted by: Northwest Passage at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (TTAGa)

109 It passed, so Trump won't be blamed for a shut-down, and hopefully he'll have the support to pass his budget.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (yl9lv)

110 Someone at Hot Air pointed out that if Democrats do force a shutdown, it will beTrump deciding which programs get priority and get funded during the shut-down, and which are drained of all money.
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That sounds GREAT.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:46 PM (YqDXo)

First thing Trump should say is there will be NO chance that the workers will get paid for the duration of the shutdown.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (n7h9X)

111 A couple of Snow White images up

https://tensor.art/u/727481333235843246

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (jZ0bo)

112 The Spice must flow….

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (PCK5/)

113 I feel like I'm back in the Obama / Bush era, hearing why the R's could never cut spending, but if YOU JUST DONATE $5 TODAY, WE'LL REIGN IN WASHINGTON SPENDING.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes
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Well they're still looking at places for a Hill to Die On.

They've got a couple appointments just this week. And there is one in Colorado they are keeping their eye on!

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (krQz2)

114 If there's a government shutdown, make sure that Congress doesn't get paid, and loses that money forever. No back payments if/when they make a budget.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (YqDXo)

115 The Spice must flow….
Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (PCK5/)
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And probably all 5 of them did at one point of the month.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (krQz2)

116 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.
......

so their desks and computers can be searched for kiddie porn.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (v0R5T)

117 That may be the fight, but do you know how to not have that fight? You make Congress cut the funding.

And it forces the next Democrat to fight to get extra spending passed to ramp things back up again.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (2VST1)

118 GOP seats in swing districts mean more GOPers who must pander to the Free Money! crowd.

tinyurl.com/3kyvy5h5
Posted by: gKWVE at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (gKWVE)
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Yes, and so you rotate people on votes where you need to give up some ground.

But he has a safe seat, so he's screwing the swing districts by playing stupid games.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (ZOv7s)

119 First thing Trump should say is there will be NO chance that the workers will get paid for the duration of the shutdown.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:52 PM (n7h9X)
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And will receive no back pay for the shutdown period. That money is gone, forever.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (YqDXo)

120 Could one say that Massie is a Maverick?? Maverick Massie???

Posted by: tubal at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (PCK5/)
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The least watched of the Maverick brothers.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (krQz2)

121 Any Kentucky morons?

How does it feel to have had control of conservatives for decades?

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (VofaG)

122 I could go with the CR if it says that the money is allocated, but need not be spent.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (VNX3d)

123 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.

Something big seems to be happening...

==

I read that 50% of employees will be cut : "Nearly half of the US Department of Education workforce is expected to be eliminated, a Semafor reporter said on X on Tuesday."

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (g47mK)

124 That is a great idea. I will be teaching a business class and will absolutely reference some Jewish business folks I know.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:48 PM (W/lyH)

Here's a little list of folks you might want to have the students chose from for a mandatory 10 page report:
https://tinyurl.com/4d3dnzzp

Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (lCppi)

125 Never mind, they were voting on whether they should vote on the bill they're about to vote on.
Posted by: Dr Spank

What no pre-meeting meeting to decide whether they should vote to not on whether they were going to vote?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (hB7mE)

126 I'd like to start seeing personal repercussions for a congressional failure to pass a valid budget. Structured decreases in salary; default of any speaking engagements for a period of time; disallowed travel from Washington DC. No media appearances or interviews.

Posted by: Orson at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (dIske)

127 This is the Iron Law of the Republican Party: If you have a safe seat, you act like a jackass and undermine the caucus for "reasons."

Dem safe seats are rock solid reliable votes, every damn time.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (ZOv7s)

128 And it forces the next Democrat to fight to get extra spending passed to ramp things back up again.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (2VST1)

Right.

And it's also how government is supposed to function.

I don't see the downside to that strategy while you have the political capital. Because next year the excuse will be "well, the midterm elections are coming up, and..." etc. etc. etc. We've seen this movie many times before.

It doesn't even have to be a big cut. Just any cut. And at the very fucking least, implement the USAID cuts.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (uCjyK)

129 And will receive no back pay for the shutdown period. That money is gone, forever.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:53 PM (YqDXo)
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Nope, unfortunately all court cases go against that. They always get that pay for doing as much as avoiding an email from Elon.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (krQz2)

130 Hello

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (eZwyX)

131 I read that 50% of employees will be cut : "Nearly half of the US Department of Education workforce is expected to be eliminated, a Semafor reporter said on X on Tuesday."

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM

That's a start.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (e5NfL)

132 Someone help me out here. A "clean CR through September" would mean that zero funding is being cut? USAID funding, for example, will remain in full effect?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

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I thought the latest fight was "go ahead and fund it; I don't have to spend it." I'm not sure which TRO/injunction/appeal is winning right now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (RlOnk)

Trump has cancelled many of those bogus programs so I assume they stay cancelled. or he can cancel them again.

They could just say that they approve of any cut DOGE does applying when made and being removed from the budget.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (n7h9X)

133 Because caselaw on this leans very much towards "you have to spend it if Congress told you to spend it"

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (uCjyK)
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Cases made the case law, cases can unmake the case law.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (YqDXo)

134 What no pre-meeting meeting to decide whether they should vote to not on whether they were going to vote?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (hB7mE)
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Before voting on an issue can proceed, one must first "call the question." It's pretty universal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (ZOv7s)

135 Chris Farley's dumber brother is now kissing the ground before DJT's toes

Doug Ford @fordnation
Please see a joint statement from United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and myself:

Today, United States Secretary of Commerce
@howardlutnick
and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford had a productive conversation about the economic relationship between the United States and Canada.
Secretary Lutnick agreed to officially meet with Premier Ford in Washington on Thursday, March 13 alongside the United States Trade Representative to discuss a renewed USMCA ahead of the April 2 reciprocal tariff deadline. In response, Ontario agreed to suspend its 25 per cent surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.
12:41 PM · Mar 11, 2025

Posted by: #winning at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (gKWVE)

136 Explain to me like I am five why it is not possible to codify the DOGE cuts in the CR and just let everything else stay the same?

They act like this is an impossibility, and as far as I can see the only thing that makes it impossible is that they want to continue funding the waste and abuse.

Posted by: Thatch at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (bbi0+)

137 House Republicans are racing to pass their bill by 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday to avert a government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon.

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It’s amazing how we keep picking the laziest, shittiest people in the country to be in Congress.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (3NiEn)

138 I read that 50% of employees will be cut : "Nearly half of the US Department of Education workforce is expected to be eliminated, a Semafor reporter said on X on Tuesday."

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM
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Wait - fired, or eliminated? A guy can dream ...

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (YqDXo)

139 Today I see they came out on the list of schools that discriminate against Jews. I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (W/lyH)

I don't care if you teach math, make all your classes be about jewish history, discoveries...
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (n7h9X)

Greet every student with "Shalom" and play the soundtrack from Fiddler on the Roof as they come and go.
Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (lCppi)

Throw everybody a barmizva !

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (g47mK)

140 Nope, unfortunately all court cases go against that. They always get that pay for doing as much as avoiding an email from Elon.
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (krQz2)
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I believe Trump himself signed that into law during his first term.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)

141 🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (g47mK)

142 If they pass it, it had better be the last continuing resolution any of these bastards ever even propose.

But they'll want to pass another CR in about three months.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (hB7mE)

143 I read that 50% of employees will be cut : "Nearly half of the US Department of Education workforce is expected to be eliminated, a Semafor reporter said on X on Tuesday."
Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:54 PM (g47mK)

Yeah, except they won't actually get cut because we're now fully funding the department through September, and the lawsuits will commence immediately.

You know who could stop that? Congress. By not voting to fully fund the Department of Education. Or any other department.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (uCjyK)

144 Heard Speaker Johnson talking about this on TV this morning. He was deliberately trying to confuse the discussion, I don't trust this sleazeball at all.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (v0R5T)

145 I guess Doug Ford ran out of toilet paper?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (jZ0bo)

146 *barmitzva ? ok

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (g47mK)

147 Explain to me like I am five why it is not possible to codify the DOGE cuts in the CR and just let everything else stay the same?

They act like this is an impossibility, and as far as I can see the only thing that makes it impossible is that they want to continue funding the waste and abuse.
Posted by: Thatch at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (bbi0+)

Won't get 7-10 Dems to get to 60 in the senate. The CR has to break filibuster. The other budget bills can pass with simple majority through reconciliation

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 05:58 PM (MGB5H)

148 So, exactly when do we get back to having actual budgets then? Exactly how does a CR move things in our direction? A CR is, by definition, just the same old shit, but with a bigger vig.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 11, 2025 05:58 PM (XMwZJ)

149 Because caselaw on this leans very much towards "you have to spend it if Congress told you to spend it"

Congress cannot tell the executive department to spend anything, all they can do is fund it. They can pass a law that requires the executive department to do things, but they cannot tell it how to spend money.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 05:58 PM (2VST1)

150 It passed, so Trump won't be blamed for a shut-down, and hopefully he'll have the support to pass his budget.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 11, 2025 05:51 PM (yl9lv)
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Good, so that won't hurt his chances of re-election.

Oh, wait ...

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:58 PM (YqDXo)

151 Bottom line is Trump wants this passed. He and his team have more momentum than we have had in 45 years. Why try to throw a wrench in it now? At some point you should just say you greatly disagree but this is what my President wants and he was elected with a mandate so I'm going to follow his request for now.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 05:59 PM (VofaG)

152 If they pass it, it had better be the last continuing resolution any of these bastards ever even propose.

But they'll want to pass another CR in about three months.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (hB7mE)
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Yes. They should go back to regular order and without the time pressure, Trump can say he will not sign anything other than departmental budget bills.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 11, 2025 05:59 PM (ZOv7s)

153 Because caselaw on this leans very much towards "you have to spend it if Congress told you to spend it"
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 05:50 PM (uCjyK)

Spend it on reducing the deficit. We can use bogus USAID shell NGOs of our own making aplenty since it seems to be the style.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:59 PM (n7h9X)

154 I guess Doug Ford ran out of toilet paper?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (jZ0bo)

He was probably told he'd have to cut the power lines to the US himself, and it could be as fun as a super-Tazer.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 05:59 PM (VNX3d)

155 Cases made the case law, cases can unmake the case law.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (YqDXo)

So if Jimmy Carter Part 2 gets elected (or whoever), he should be able to unilaterally decide to not spend the money congress allocated for the Department of Defense?

Or any other scenario you can come up with?

That is not a great path to go down.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:00 PM (uCjyK)

156 I won't come in your mouth, baby.

Posted by: Mike Johnson at March 11, 2025 06:00 PM (paSBy)

157 Nope, unfortunately all court cases go against that. They always get that pay for doing as much as avoiding an email from Elon.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 05:55 PM (krQz2)
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Fire the judges then, too. Impeach and convict like the wind!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:00 PM (YqDXo)

158 Explain to me like I am five why it is not possible to codify the DOGE cuts in the CR and just let everything else stay the same?

They CAN but they don't want to, and use the difficulty in getting Democrats to vote for it as an excuse to not do so.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (2VST1)

159 as far as I can see the only thing that makes it impossible is that they want to continue funding the waste and abuse.
Posted by: Thatch at March 11, 2025 05:56 PM (bbi0+)

Makes you think, doesn't it?

And in the 40 years of Republicans talking about cutting government spending, it's weird how none of them ever thought to turn off the grift that is funding basically a shadow government (USAID for example)? Or at least campaign on that premise?

Weird.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (uCjyK)

160 All things considered... I'd rather see a government shutdown until 2074.

Let the population sort some shit out. Might be instructive.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (Q4IgG)

161 So if Jimmy Carter Part 2 gets elected (or whoever), he should be able to unilaterally decide to not spend the money congress allocated for the Department of Defense?
__________________

Let him. It's his political ass on the line.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (YqDXo)

162 If they pass it, it had better be the last continuing resolution any of these bastards ever even propose.

But they'll want to pass another CR in about three months.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 05:57 PM (hB7mE)

Kidney Rule needs to be enshrined in congress. Propose a CR, lose a kidney. Eventually we will run out of congressmen.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (n7h9X)

163 Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 05:58 PM (MGB5H)
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Actually, I think a CR works more in Trump favor.

If they didn't allocate money by law, then Trump is not "breaking the law" by altering it's function.

Congress is just shoveling money at the executive to "keep the government running". So, who has absolute control of the executive?

The President.

(Which is why the PPACA was a joke giving special powers to the Secretary of HHS)

You got to remember how President Obama went out of his way to put covers over things and blockages and outlaying money to make sure that nobody could enjoy National Parks and monuments during a time of "government shut down (cuz of the money!)"

Those weren't expenses mandated by anybody.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (krQz2)

164 BREAKING: The CR Passed the House

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (exHjb)

165 They CAN but they don't want to, and use the difficulty in getting Democrats to vote for it as an excuse to not do so.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (2VST1)
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Behind the scenes, threaten the Dem holdouts with investigation by the DoJ. We've got that pitch, too.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (YqDXo)

166
I do miss those nice floral arrangements from the Republican Party.

Hope Ronna is doing well.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (j4U/Z)

167 164 BREAKING: The CR Passed the House
Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (exHjb)

IGNORE - my local news can't write a headline. They passed the step that let them move ahead to a vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (exHjb)

168 Today I see they came out on the list of schools that discriminate against Jews. I absolutely look forward to wearing my IDF golf shirt!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 05:43 PM (W/lyH)

I don't care if you teach math, make all your classes be about jewish history, discoveries...
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:45 PM (n7h9X)

Greet every student with "Shalom" and play the soundtrack from Fiddler on the Roof as they come and go.
Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (lCppi)
***

Sadly in the last class I taught one of my best students would later commit suicide. He was from Saudi Arabia. Easily the most likable kid I ever met. Very sad.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (W/lyH)

169 OK, so Repubs just passed a CR with $6 Billion overall for this year...

When Doge has already saved $105 Billion.

Congress once more does not do its damn job... and punts with a CR, when ACTUAL Gov funding decreases are needed to combat inflation.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (QAkQ3)

170 You got to remember how President Obama went out of his way to put covers over things and blockages and outlaying money to make sure that nobody could enjoy National Parks and monuments during a time of "government shut down (cuz of the money!)"
_______________

So Trump just needs some burnt cork and he can do whatever he wants?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (YqDXo)

171 Yeah, except they won't actually get cut because we're now fully funding the department through September, and the lawsuits will commence immediately.“

But that isn’t true, they can still be fired. Congress doesn’t fund individual salaries, they fund the overall budget, and that’s at the discretion of the Director.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (uWKK8)

172 And in the 40 years of Republicans talking about cutting government spending, it's weird how none of them ever thought to turn off the grift that is funding basically a shadow government (USAID for example)? Or at least campaign on that premise?

Weird.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:01 PM (uCjyK)

especially since the only grift I heard going GOP is 150 K going to the Bulwark.

I'm sure there's money going out our way too, but its impossible the Dems would let it be 50-50

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (n7h9X)

173 So if Jimmy Carter Part 2 gets elected (or whoever), he should be able to unilaterally decide to not spend the money congress allocated for the Department of Defense?

Yes. That's how the executive department works: the legislative branch appropriates money, the executive department decides how to spend it. If congress wants to tell how to spend money they have to pass a law that certain things have to be done. How that is done is up to the executive department.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (2VST1)

174 Nevermind, I was right the 1st time - apparently they are updating their article on the fly, so I won't post it...

"Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members to pass the funding measure, and they got it in the 217-213 House vote"

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (exHjb)

175
The federal government doesn't completely shut down during a "shutdown." Essential operations continue, and government checks continue to go out. This could be instructive about what can be cut permanently.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (d4X7t)

176 IGNORE - my local news can't write a headline. They passed the step that let them move ahead to a vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (exHjb)
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You expect reading comprehension from journalism majors?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (YqDXo)

177 169 OK, so Repubs just passed a CR with $6 Billion overall for this year...

Sorry, meant $6 Billion overall less spending...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (QAkQ3)

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (QAkQ3)

178 Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (krQz2

I'm not saying it does or doesn't. I'm saying it takes 7-10 Dems to get through the senate depending on which reps vote no.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (MGB5H)

179
Because caselaw on this leans very much towards "you have to spend it if Congress told you to spend it"
Posted by: Harry Paratestes

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I have to admit, USAID puzzles me. Rubio already shut down 83% of the programs and put the rest directly under his purview. I suppose he could "spend" the money on the old programs somehow; woops, no more employees or equipment or office space! Just gonna have to put this pile of money in an escrow account until... the next CR.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (RlOnk)

180 1/2 of 1/3 did something.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (mB6WH)

181 You got to remember how President Obama went out of his way to put covers over things and blockages and outlaying money to make sure that nobody could enjoy National Parks and monuments during a time of "government shut down (cuz of the money!)"
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So Trump just needs some burnt cork and he can do whatever he wants?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (YqDXo)

Thats the trick they always pull, shut down the most annoying parts. Trump can do the reverse and shut down what he wants.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (n7h9X)

182 I'm a fake commenter working under cover. Sniffing and snuffing out for the death like citizens.

Posted by: Dreamingrobot at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (v4c60)

183 Interesting House Democrats will not vote for a CR. If the CR worked in favor of Democrats, they'd line up to vote for the CR in a hurry.

I think we need to pay less attention to the antics of our so-called representatives and look more at what our avowed enemies are doing.

Might be more instructive.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (tT6L1)

184 OK, so Repubs just passed a CR with $6 Billion overall for this year...

Sorry, meant $6 Billion overall less spending...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (QAkQ3)

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (QAkQ3)
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Chump change.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (YqDXo)

185 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.

Something big seems to be happening...

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Trump will literally burn down every building tomorrow.

A man can dream ...

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (F48m6)

186 Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist@DeAngelisCorey
Randi Weingarten just had a total MELTDOWN on MSNBC over Trump’s plan to abolish the Department of Education.
"I'M REALLY ANGRY ABOUT THIS!"
"I'M REALLY ANGRY!"

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And ugly! Don't forget ugly. U G L Y!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 11, 2025 06:07 PM (L/fGl)

187 But that isn’t true, they can still be fired. Congress doesn’t fund individual salaries, they fund the overall budget, and that’s at the discretion of the Director.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (uWKK

Not directly, but one of the challenges right now to any budget cuts or firings is that Congress appropriated the money and that they're entitled to their job.

If they were fired due to budget cuts by Congress, that would end that argument.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:07 PM (uCjyK)

188 Sorry, meant $6 Billion overall less spending...
......

peanuts.

Posted by: wth at March 11, 2025 06:07 PM (v0R5T)

189 Just gonna have to put this pile of money in an escrow account until... the next CR.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (RlOnk)

Just send a check to reduce the deficit.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:07 PM (n7h9X)

190 Thats the trick they always pull, shut down the most annoying parts. Trump can do the reverse and shut down what he wants.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (n7h9X)
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Shut down every dime going to race-baiting enterprises.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:07 PM (YqDXo)

191 184 OK, so Repubs just passed a CR with $6 Billion overall for this year...

Sorry, meant $6 Billion overall less spending...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:03 PM (QAkQ3)

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (QAkQ3)
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Chump change.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (YqDXo)

Actually. it's the same spending.
The poison pill for Dems is that it seems to allow the pres a LOT of flexibility to move money to fund his own personal spending priorities...that would be the DOGE door...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (exHjb)

192 Randi W needs to be angry. It about the only thing she can successfully emote.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (tT6L1)

193 If Senate Democrats kill the CR, Trump should send the entire IRS home and just say “hey people honor system this year. Just pay what you think is right.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (uWKK8)

194 Sorry, meant $6 Billion overall less spending...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (QAkQ3)
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Chump change.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (YqDXo)

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$2 Trillion or Bust!

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (Cv6bS)

195 All Department of Education offices were just ordered to be vacated at 6 PM today through Thursday.

Something big seems to be happening...

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Trump will literally burn down every building tomorrow.

A man can dream ...
Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (F48m6)

I think he'd consult with demolition firms first. To keep it quick, those who drop buildings with explosives. That way, the land could be cleaned up and sold much faster.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (VNX3d)

196 Not directly, but one of the challenges right now to any budget cuts or firings is that Congress appropriated the money and that they're entitled to their job.
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In the real world, NOBODY is entitled to their job.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (YqDXo)

197 Trump will literally burn down every building tomorrow.

A man can dream ...
Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:06 PM (F48m6)

He has put some up for sale. That's a way to slow down a restoration.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (n7h9X)

198 I saw CR open for CCR at the MA in NO.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (DsA2n)

199 Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (krQz2

I'm not saying it does or doesn't. I'm saying it takes 7-10 Dems to get through the senate depending on which reps vote no.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (MGB5H)
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And all I'm saying is that a CR actually works more in Trump and DOGE's favor.

I laugh at the people who say CONGRESS should be doing the budgeting(!!!) but have tolerated of 10+ years of often Democrat Congress not passing one thing that can be called law.

It's all "keep the plates spinning".

Not to mention "Prosecutorial discretion" of Obama--when they have been arguing about an "Independent DOJ" for years. But Stedman was his "wingman" and he wasn't about to "go up against his boy".

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:09 PM (krQz2)

200 Yes. That's how the executive department works: the legislative branch appropriates money, the executive department decides how to spend it. If congress wants to tell how to spend money they have to pass a law that certain things have to be done. How that is done is up to the executive department.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:04 PM (2VST1)

Hmmm.... Congress sorta passes two different types of appropriations... some are a Line Item (spend $500 Million on the JFK expressway).... some are blanket (X amount for Aircraft)...

Seems like within a Program the Pres would have leeway... but a specific line item he is pretty much directed as to where he has to spend that spendola.

Problem is that Congress has not done line Item Spending bills for a couple decades now.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:09 PM (QAkQ3)

201 Ive seen the end of this show too many times to get worked up over it, but my bottom line is -if Trump thinks the CR is a good thing, then I hope it passes.

Posted by: LASue at March 11, 2025 06:09 PM (lCppi)

202 Randi W needs to be angry. It about the only thing she can successfully emote.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (tT6L1)
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That and eating pussy are her only two skills.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:09 PM (YqDXo)

203 Not directly, but one of the challenges right now to any budget cuts or firings is that Congress appropriated the money and that they're entitled to their job.
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In the real world, NOBODY is entitled to their job.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (YqDXo)

They might be entitled to their pay for the current year, but not their job.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (n7h9X)

204 If Senate Democrats kill the CR, Trump should send the entire IRS home and just say “hey people honor system this year. Just pay what you think is right.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (uWKK

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The Schumer Shutdown!

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (Cv6bS)

205 199 Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:02 PM (krQz2

I'm not saying it does or doesn't. I'm saying it takes 7-10 Dems to get through the senate depending on which reps vote no.
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (MGB5H)

No, it won't, and I don't know why the press is reporting that everywhere. They could use their one shot at budget reconciliation and do it for 50+Vance. With no other budget for 2024-2025, this seems like what should happen if Dems don't back down...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (exHjb)

206 Oh, and being ugly.

She's REALLY good at that.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (YqDXo)

207 Passed and it is now up to the democrats in the senate to tank the bill. If the senate does not pass the bill it's on the democrats head for any government shut down now.

I expect they are going to play chicken with the bill and not allow it's passage until 11:59pm on Friday night.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (e5NfL)

208 A vote to vote on something that gets another vote so all then can vote on it

Posted by: Skip i at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (fwDg9)

209 That and eating pussy are her only two skills.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:09 PM (YqDXo)
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Wait, Randi is homosexual? Good grief, I thought the angry lesbian was passe.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (tT6L1)

210 In the real world, NOBODY is entitled to their job.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (YqDXo)

I'm not disagreeing with you.

I'm saying that due to civil service protections, unions, our dear congress and their silly laws, and a lot of caselaw on the subject, people who work for the government have a lot of avenues to sue if they lose their jobs.

There are ways to make it harder for former employees to sue. The quickest and most constitutionally accepted way is to just eliminate their jobs by not funding them in the first place.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (uCjyK)

211 Seems like within a Program the Pres would have leeway... but a specific line item he is pretty much directed as to where he has to spend that spendola.

Its unconstitutional (very well supported by supreme court decisions) for congress to tell the president exactly what to do with the money, they can only provide the cash to carry out a legislated task. The president then can hire ten guys to build the expressway and spend the rest on decorations, for example.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (2VST1)

212 They might be entitled to their pay for the current year, but not their job.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (n7h9X)
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People are generally paid retrospectively. You're not entitled to be paid prospectively.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (YqDXo)

213 There is one law progressives understand.

If you do it and they don't want you do it, it should be illegal.

If you don't do it and they want you to, it should be mandatory.

If you did something that they ended up not wanting you to do, you "overstepped your authority" which "should be" illegal.

If you didn't do something they really, really wanted, you behaved "irresponsibility" or "didn't do your job" (which is doing whatever progressives want done).

It's that simple.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (krQz2)

214 IIRC, a govt. "shutdown" only suspends something like 17% of the activities (unless you have Prez. Gaylord "closing" outdoor monuments, etc.).

So what's the big deal? I wish we could shut the WHOLE thing down except for what's absolutely necessary, and keep it shut.

Sigh.

Posted by: Beverly at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (Epeb0)

215 The president then can hire ten guys to build the expressway and spend the rest on decorations, for example.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (2VST1)
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Dem Presidential hopefuls are furiously writing notes ...

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (YqDXo)

216 Trump pulled the biggest political comeback since Napoleon. If he says he needs a clean CR then give it to him.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (u73oe)

217 I would not say that was true. I'm sure there is just as much crap in every department. Wait till they get to the Pentagon.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (n7h9X)

I remember decades ago hearing about the Pentagon overpaying for toilet seats and other ridiculous items. I think the toilet seats were going for $200 each.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (6xRrr)

218 You're not entitled to be paid prospectively.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:11 PM (YqDXo)
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Dad gurn it!!!

* clinking pots and canteens *

Posted by: Stinky Pete at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (krQz2)

219 No I really, really won't come in your mouth. Would I lie to you, Honey?

Posted by: Mike Johnson at March 11, 2025 06:13 PM (paSBy)

220 So what's the big deal? I wish we could shut the WHOLE thing down except for what's absolutely necessary, and keep it shut.

If congress refused to pass a budget because they didn't like the cuts, I would as president literally shut down EVERYTHING. ALL of it, cops, intelligence, janitors, everything. Suck on it, Washington, this is what your congress is doing to you.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:13 PM (2VST1)

221 OT: I will say, Elon Musk has been the best thing to happen to the House.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:13 PM (exHjb)

222 My problem with the Massie is, it's the old "if we can't do everything, we should do nothing" failure theater.

It's fine to take a hard-line if you have a realistic possibility of effecting improvement.

He refuses to even concede improvement opting for the "everything or else."

The people tire his eventual outcome being beneficial only to Democrats and are going to accept the "or else" is his career.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2025 06:13 PM (MD399)

223 They might be entitled to their pay for the current year, but not their job.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (n7h9X)

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Reduce their annual salaries to $1.

They'd still be earning more from the feral government than Elon ...

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (qWcWR)

224 Xlorp?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 05:37 PM (bss/y)

Fnord

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (lX8VI)

225 Dem Presidential hopefuls are furiously writing notes

Dude, you think they weren't already doing this? They take the funding congress gives them to spend on foreign aid, and send money to pay for Transgender Opera in Peru.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (2VST1)

226 test

Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (aBgBM)

227 Regarding my support for certain PDJT actions, some of my friends have said, "But that will shut down. . . " or "But that will end this program or that. . . "

Yes. I see you understand me completely.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (cYBz/)

228 I would not say that was true. I'm sure there is just as much crap in every department. Wait till they get to the Pentagon.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 05:49 PM (n7h9X)

I remember decades ago hearing about the Pentagon overpaying for toilet seats and other ridiculous items. I think the toilet seats were going for $200 each.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (6xRrr)

I heard a lot of that is overspecsmanship, requiring things be made in ways that made them too costly. It could also be fraud. Musk and Trump were saying that Treasury just pays every invoice they get.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (n7h9X)

229 Circling the dogs and ponies. Every year, same show. Wouldn't it be great if house members were in office longer than one year - then they could work on you know, budgets, budget bills, etc.

Posted by: Gary R at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (g3KvP)

230 16 I Ace posting from the future, or am I posting from the past?

Posted by: Time Warp at March 11, 2025 05:36 PM (G5+As)
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This is how it works: comments get time particles, scondons (see photons), from the Sun whilst Ace's scondons come from Ganymede.

Posted by: Ciampino - Jonathan Seagull came at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (KjLnc)

231
Just gonna have to put this pile of money in an escrow account until... the next CR.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:05 PM (RlOnk)

Just send a check to reduce the deficit.
Posted by: Oldcat

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Better still. I was thinking about tricky legal contingencies, but it's better to just say "It's all gone, sorry!"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (RlOnk)

232 Congress is a husband and wife going in debt sitting down to figure out how much more they are gonna spend in the coming year.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (2VST1)

233 test
Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (aBgBM)
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0/1....not okay.

Posted by: Smoke Terminal at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (krQz2)

234 Reduce their annual salaries to $1.

They'd still be earning more from the feral government than Elon ...
Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (qWcWR)

Hey, sorry I missed this, I'm just catching up now.

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (lX8VI)

235 test
Posted by: Gref at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (aBgBM)

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Sorry, this test was a 1 page summary of the Punic War. Fail.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (tT6L1)

236 Regarding my support for certain PDJT actions, some of my friends have said, "But that will shut down. . . " or "But that will end this program or that. . . "

Yes. I see you understand me completely.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 11, 2025 06:14 PM (cYBz/)

Yeah, I'd rather burn one org out 100 percent than 10 out 10 percent each.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:15 PM (n7h9X)

237 Actually. it's the same spending.
The poison pill for Dems is that it seems to allow the pres a LOT of flexibility to move money to fund his own personal spending priorities...that would be the DOGE door...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:08 PM (exHjb)

Here's the issue. Money is created when banks use fractional Lending... that is not in dispute. The more lending, the more money is created. When more money is created, than actual good generation, you get inflation... as more money goes to buy the same amount of goods.

Problem is that now more than half the total debt load of the US is Fed, State, and Local Gov... more than combined Business and Personal debt. As Gov debt is determined by Politics, not the interest rate... the Feds can't do crap about it by raising the interest rate.

The tipping point has been reached IMO... where unless you can actually significantly decrease gov Debt... high inflation is inevitable... only way out is to actually grow product creation... so you are creating more actual wealth, than money creation... but that is going to be tough.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 11, 2025 06:16 PM (QAkQ3)

238 216 Trump pulled the biggest political comeback since Napoleon. If he says he needs a clean CR then give it to him.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 11, 2025 06:12 PM (u73oe)

What we say in our grey boxes will have no impact on this CR.

However, if enough of us express out dissatisfaction, MAYBE some of Trumps people will tell Trump he's feeling "pressure from his right" as well as the constant pressure he feels from the left, and that might matter when we're talking about the next CR in six months. Maybe.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:16 PM (uCjyK)

239 Gref, you pass with flying colors my friend

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 06:16 PM (mB6WH)

240 $6 Billion to fund the US Government...Stacey Abrams got $2 Billion...that's a lot of money !

Posted by: runner at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (g47mK)

241 Ace: "Notice the media is now making the case for a shutdown -- while in the past, they've screamed that the country would be destroyed by a shutdown."

Agreed. Not ever - since Reagan - have I heard or read the MFM promote a Federal shutdown as a positive development. It simply hasn't happened. The strategy was ALWAYS to demonize the conservative position that Federal bloat was a lie and EVERYTHING was essential. An evergreen tool to attack the Right of the GOP.

So the MFM has just acknowledged explicit membership and obedience to the DNC. We've known this allegiance for decades, but this is blatant, obvious, and wholly expected from the well of hacks we now laugh at and fart in their general direction.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (aXxgO)

242 I think the CR is a poison pill. If money is not properly allocated, does the president have to spend it all?
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LOL, one of the most recent judge-king orders says exactly that--that the President is required to spend all the money Congress allocates.

Which, of course, begs the question:
Why does the Constitution provide for an Executive if the Executive is only a mere administrator for the will of the Legislative?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (MD399)

243 Wait, Randi is homosexual? Good grief, I thought the angry lesbian was passe.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:10 PM (tT6L1)
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Where have you been? Half of government and quasi-government officials are homosexual. See, e.g., Maura Healey, Tina Kotek, Jared Polis.

https://tinyurl.com/24le8dxw (Wiki)

They're everywhere! They're everywhere!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (YqDXo)

244 Agreed. Not ever - since Reagan - have I heard or read the MFM promote a Federal shutdown as a positive development. It simply hasn't happened. The strategy was ALWAYS to demonize the conservative position that Federal bloat was a lie and EVERYTHING was essential. An evergreen tool to attack the Right of the GOP.
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Good thing the MFM are dying.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (YqDXo)

245 219 No I really, really won't come in your mouth. Would I lie to you, Honey?
Posted by: Mike Johnson

Spitzer Swallows got primaried last year and isn't in Congress anymore.

Posted by: Auspex at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (j4U/Z)

246 Who was the sole Dem yea vote?

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (VofaG)

247 because it's X now.

It's what the hip kids are saying now, some un-hip kids told me.
Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (KRtlO)

I say xitter/xittered. Pronounced "chitter."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (OX9vb)

248 LOL, one of the most recent judge-king orders says exactly that--that the President is required to spend all the money Congress allocates.

Which, of course, begs the question:

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (MD399)
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What does Mar-a-Lago need?...

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (krQz2)

249 I say xitter/xittered. Pronounced "chitter."
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (OX9vb)
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I x-post my factos.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:20 PM (krQz2)

250 OT: I will say, Elon Musk has been the best thing to happen to the House.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 11, 2025 06:13 PM (exHjb)

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Elon for Speaker of the House!

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:20 PM (GwvTo)

251 I'm not gonna blame Massie for trying to make it more difficult for the same old shit we have been doing in defiance of the law that congress has to pass a budget.

If the leadership cared as they should, they should work on something that would satisfy him. or work on voting in more Republicans. Ritual whining doesn't cut it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (n7h9X)

252 because it's X now.

Posted by: ace at March 11, 2025 05:34 PM (KRtlO)
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Not Constantinople.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (krQz2)

253 Does the sleigh ride driver keep his job.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (63Dwl)

254 What a stupid vote. 1 Republican votes against it. 1 Democrat votes for it. 1 Republican and 1 Democrat didn't bother to vote at all--what were they doing that was more important?

Its completely stupid that there isn't any consensus on anything. If they were to vote on what day of the week tomorrow will be, the vote would split down party lines (and 2 pikers would skip the vote).

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (azSra)

255 Circling the dogs and ponies. Every year, same show. Wouldn't it be great if house members were in office longer than one year - then they could work on you know, budgets, budget bills, etc.

?

Posted by: DanMan at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (8uzBS)

256 LOL, one of the most recent judge-king orders says exactly that--that the President is required to spend all the money Congress allocates.

Which, of course, begs the question:

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (MD399)
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What does Mar-a-Lago need?...
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (krQz2)

Reducing the deficit is spending. There's even a line item on it in the tax form, or used to be.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (n7h9X)

257 I think Trump bought a bright red Tesla
Melania would look good in it

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (/ncst)

258 Melania would look good in it
Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (/ncst)
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Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (tT6L1)

259 Reducing the deficit is spending. There's even a line item on it in the tax form, or used to be.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (n7h9X)
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Or maybe we build a wall on top of the wall....

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (krQz2)

260 Where have you been? Half of government and quasi-government officials are homosexual. See, e.g., Maura Healey, Tina Kotek, Jared Polis.

It's almost like having a bureaucracy full of eunuchs, but ones that self-select.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (hB7mE)

261 Let me put this another way:

If the R's in Congress were ignorant about how USAID money was being used, specifically for funding bringing illegal immigrants to the us, paying for organizations that worked against them as a party, giving millions to Dem media operations, not to mention a whole of corruption, why aren't they tripping over each other to get in front of microphones to denounce their outrage while they're marching to Congress to immediately vote on cutting that funding?

Instead, they're voting to keep the money in place. And acting like the USAID stuff is no big deal.

I mean, I don't know what other conclusion to draw here.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (uCjyK)

262 LOL, one of the most recent judge-king orders says exactly that--that the President is required to spend all the money Congress allocates.

Which, of course, begs the question:

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 11, 2025 06:17 PM (MD399)
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What does Mar-a-Lago need?...

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (krQz2)

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Apparently AAA Batteries, Anti-Missile and -Drone Space Laser Defenses, and Rooftop Snipers.

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (RG6Bq)

263 The house did pass an extension on the statute of limitations on Wuhan Flu funding fraud. So those people who stole millions in "relief" funds can still be prosecuted.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (2VST1)

264
due to civil service protections, unions, our dear congress and their silly laws, and a lot of caselaw on the subject, people who work for the government have a lot of avenues to sue if they lose their jobs.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes

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Scenario:
- They keep their jobs.
- They are relieved of all their work duties.
- The equipment is sold.
- The buildings are leased out.
- Since there is no more work, no one gets a promotion or a raise (except possibly COLA).
- Their names are available in various databases (FederalPay.org, FedsDataCenter.com, various staff directories). This is not doxxing; it's listing job titles and names.
- Even if these idle fucks stay on the US payroll forever, we still come out ahead.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:24 PM (RlOnk)

265 Who was the sole Dem yea vote?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (VofaG)

A dude from Maine.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:24 PM (MGB5H)

266 Melania would look good in it
Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (/ncst)
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Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (tT6L1)

A Trabant or a Lada. Perhaps a Yugo.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:24 PM (VNX3d)

267 260 Where have you been? Half of government and quasi-government officials are homosexual. See, e.g., Maura Healey, Tina Kotek, Jared Polis.

Everything is gay, fake, gay, gay, gay, and gay. And fake.

Posted by: Gay turtles all the way down at March 11, 2025 06:24 PM (5TbUi)

268 Is the Department of Ed getting s pink slip?

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (Vu7tB)

269 Melania would make a Pinto look like a luxury car

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (mB6WH)

270 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (tT6L1)

AMC Gremlin

Posted by: Nobody looks good in a Gremlin at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (5TbUi)

271 The house did pass an extension on the statute of limitations on Wuhan Flu funding fraud. So those people who stole millions in "relief" funds can still be prosecuted.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (2VST1)

Good thing they have a precedent from that NY State versus Trump 'conviction!

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (n7h9X)

272 Watching Randi W. I'm sure she will have a stroke if the department of Ed is closed. Which might be another reason to close the Dept of Ed

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (2Km7O)

273 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

Pontiac Aztek

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (2VST1)

274 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

Pontiac Aztek
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (2VST1)

A Little Tykes car.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:26 PM (VNX3d)

275 Where have you been? Half of government and quasi-government officials are homosexual. See, e.g., Maura Healey, Tina Kotek, Jared Polis.

Everything is gay, fake, gay, gay, gay, and gay. And fake.
Posted by: Gay turtles all the way down at March 11, 2025 06:24 PM (5TbUi)

That breaks equity. At least 90 percent need to be straight. And 52 percent Republican.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:26 PM (n7h9X)

276 Interesting. I did not know "Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in" would be a "challenge accepted."

Who knew?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (tT6L1)

277 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

Pontiac Aztek
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:25 PM (2VST1)

A Little Tykes car.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:26 PM (VNX3d)

Subaru Baja

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (uCjyK)

278 i loathe massie

Posted by: newman at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (OXB2b)

279 Who was the sole Dem yea vote?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (VofaG)

Someone from Maine.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (pd9Lg)

280 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM

Geo Metro.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (e5NfL)

281 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

A Citroen?

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (GYt5+)

282 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM

Le Car

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (MGB5H)

283 Someone from Maine.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (pd9Lg)

Trying to get the Governor off the hook?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:27 PM (n7h9X)

284 If the R's in Congress were ignorant about how USAID money was being used, specifically for funding bringing illegal immigrants to the us, paying for organizations that worked against them as a party, giving millions to Dem media operations

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:23 PM (uCjyK)
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You might be making the mistake of thinking they care.

I'm leery of that assumption.

If my perception of some of them as elites chosen to fill a seat that otherwise would have been occupied by a conservative ("low quality, of course, Lovee!") and could be used to vote the way people who were more traditional wanted, they don't care. They've got their time to grift and take their exits when they are no longer viable.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (krQz2)

285 Interesting. I did not know "Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in" would be a "challenge accepted."

Who knew?
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I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)

286 I'm still amazed any male would notice what car Melania was driving if she stopped to say hi.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (tT6L1)

287 What a stupid vote. 1 Republican votes against it. 1 Democrat votes for it. 1 Republican and 1 Democrat didn't bother to vote at all--what were they doing that was more important?

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (azSra)

Probably out sick. We're talking about 435 people, and the average age is what? 65? Plus they don't live the healthiest of lifestyles.

Posted by: pookysgirl, typing with "help" at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (Wt5PA)

288 Have you seen the Hyundai Palisade? Class has come back to car design. Might be a piece of shit but it sure looks good.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (mB6WH)

289 Little red Teslette (clap, clap) Baby you're much too fast...

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (krQz2)

290 I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...
Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)

Will not!

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (MGB5H)

291 If my perception of some of them as elites chosen to fill a seat that otherwise would have been occupied by a conservative ("low quality, of course, Lovee!") and could be used to vote the way people who were more traditional wanted, they don't care. They've got their time to grift and take their exits when they are no longer viable.
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (krQz2)

Oh, no I think we're largely on the same page here. They do it, everyone does it, ideology is fake and gay to them, it's all about the money and power.

And if they step out of line, they know they will be taken out (politically). So they just do whatever they're supposed to do.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at March 11, 2025 06:29 PM (uCjyK)

292 Posted by: pookysgirl, typing with "help" at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (Wt5PA)
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How's the "help" doing?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:29 PM (tT6L1)

293 I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...
Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)

It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:30 PM (VNX3d)

294 Probably out sick. We're talking about 435 people, and the average age is what? 65? Plus they don't live the healthiest of lifestyles.
Posted by: pookysgirl, typing with "help" at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (Wt5PA)

its also a practice for pairs who would really want to be elsewhere to find a partner to not affect the final margin..

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:30 PM (n7h9X)

295 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM (tT6L1)

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I could see her in a 1956 Ford Thunderbird (a la Suzanne Somers).

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (DnCPD)

296 Do the the Department of Ag next.

Posted by: Boss Moss at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (Vu7tB)

297 I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...
Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)

It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:30 PM (VNX3d)
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I wood watch out for them, though.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (krQz2)

298 I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...
Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)

It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
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Yesterday and today were egg days apparently.

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (azSra)

299 Checked the net to see if there were some unexpected ones. Chevy SSR was pretty horrible. Fiat Multipla.

Gremlin is a perennial.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (bss/y)

300 Smart car, her legs would be out the window...wait

Posted by: steevy at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (KQk9m)

301 It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I don't sea that happening anytime soon.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (k3Vs9)

302 262 What does Mar-a-Lago need?...

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:19 PM (krQz2)

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Apparently AAA Batteries

where's radio shack when you need them?

Posted by: anachronda at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (oY6Yp)

303 I think its well established that we'll banter about pretty much anything here...

Posted by: Crusader at March 11, 2025 06:28 PM (azSra)
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My banter seems to be a little off today...

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (krQz2)

304 Do the the Department of Ag next.
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 11, 2025 06:31 PM (Vu7tB)

Boat ramps in Connecticut Golf Courses anyone?

First step is limit payouts to states that have agriculture.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (n7h9X)

305 Tiger Woods has had surgery for a ruptured ACL and will likely be unable to participate in the 2025 tour.

https://tinyurl.com/yrx42s79

Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (2ap+5)

306 What a stupid vote. 1 Republican votes against it. 1 Democrat votes for it. 1 Republican and 1 Democrat didn't bother to vote at all--what were they doing that was more important?
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Making bail, getting/giving blow jobs, sobering up, collecting bribes?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (YqDXo)

307 I could see her in a 1956 Ford Thunderbird
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Her brown skin flashing in the sun,
She's got the top down,
and the radio on....

Posted by: Don Henley at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (azSra)

308
What was Inspector Clouseau's car?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (w6EFb)

309 301 It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I don't sea that happening anytime soon.

yeah, well, you woodn't.

Posted by: anachronda at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (oY6Yp)

310 Speaking of video games, apparently there's going to a RDR2 movie. It looks really.

https://is.gd/98v4E6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Soldier of the Persistence at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (L/fGl)

311 It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I don't sea that happening anytime soon.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (k3Vs9)
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We need time forest.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (krQz2)

312 What a stupid vote. 1 Republican votes against it. 1 Democrat votes for it. 1 Republican and 1 Democrat didn't bother to vote at all-

-what were they doing that was more important?

Posted by: Crusader

Glory hole duty.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (k3Vs9)

313 Tiger Woods has had surgery for a ruptured ACL and will likely be unable to participate in the 2025 tour.

https://tinyurl.com/yrx42s79
Posted by: Oglebay at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (2ap+5

Achilles. He's most certainly done being competitive now.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (MGB5H)

314 Banter about anything? We started the tech thread talking about eating horsemeat.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (mB6WH)

315 We need time forest.
Posted by: Axeman

Golf clap.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (k3Vs9)

316 What I can't work out is why Democrats are fighting so hard to tax social security, tips, and overtime.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (2VST1)

317 Name a car Melania wouldn't look good in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:22 PM
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Hell, she'd look good in a Trabant.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (YqDXo)

318
Have you seen the Hyundai Palisade? Class has come back to car design. Might be a piece of shit but it sure looks good.
Posted by: Ben Had

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Why did you post that and make me argue with you? I clicked, expecting a coupe, a convertible, a gull-winged wonder or something.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (RlOnk)

319 We need time forest.
Posted by: Axeman

Golf clap.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (k3Vs9)
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Glade to do it.

Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (krQz2)

320 It's been a while since the fish and tree puns took over.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

I don't sea that happening anytime soon.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:32 PM (k3Vs9)
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We need time forest.
Posted by: Axeman at March 11, 2025 06:33 PM (krQz2)

Well, yew do yew.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (VNX3d)

321 What I can't work out is why Democrats are fighting so hard to tax social security, tips, and overtime.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (2VST1)
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Because they love cash flows, into which they can dunk their snouts.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 11, 2025 06:35 PM (YqDXo)

322 308 What was Inspector Clouseau's car?

the only one that springs to mind was when he was pretending to be a telephone repair man and drove one of those citroen work vans.

although it's been a while since i've watched any of those movies; i might be mixing it up with an episode of poirot.

Posted by: anachronda at March 11, 2025 06:35 PM (oY6Yp)

323 NOOD USAID Shredding

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 11, 2025 06:35 PM (VNX3d)

324 I looked good in a Gremlin. If I can do it, Melania can too

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (7PR43)

325 What was Inspector Clouseau's car?
Posted by: publius

Renault?

Posted by: rickb223 at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (k3Vs9)

326 Worse still, they are trying to portray no taxes on tips as taking money from hard working people and giving it to billionaires. Can anyone explain that to me? Use small words if you can.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (2VST1)

327
What was Inspector Clouseau's car?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

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Must have been a Citroen.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (RlOnk)

328 Democrats are fighting hard for taxes because they believe allowing citizens to keep the money they earned is robbing the US government of revenue.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (tT6L1)

329 The Clouseau scene where he jumps on the parallel bars makes me laugh out loud just thinking about it.

Posted by: Don Henley at March 11, 2025 06:36 PM (azSra)

330 It wasn't running joke and Breaking Bad that the windshield on Walter's ugly-ass Pontiac Aztek had to be replaced several times.

Another running internet meme was referring to the show "Breaking Bald."

Posted by: ShainS -- TrumpLand Map: Better Coverage than 5G ... Can you hear us now? at March 11, 2025 06:37 PM (DnCPD)

331
I'm looking at Clouseau's cars. They had several. The "Silver Hornet" was one particularly ridiculous one. The Citroen was indeed one of them.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 11, 2025 06:38 PM (w6EFb)

332
Melania driving young Barron down at Mar-a-Lago:
https://tinyurl.com/23cv8fbc

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at March 11, 2025 06:38 PM (w6EFb)

333 Massie is right. How many fucking people supported the last CR when it included a 40% pay increase for congress because it was being proposed by Republicans?

Posted by: ryukyu at March 11, 2025 06:39 PM (251iY)

334 I'm not gonna blame Massie for trying to make it more difficult for the same old shit we have been doing in defiance of the law that congress has to pass a budget.

If the leadership cared as they should, they should work on something that would satisfy him. or work on voting in more Republicans. Ritual whining doesn't cut it.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 11, 2025 06:21 PM (n7h9X)

I agree with him but I didn't vote for Massie for President . His grandstanding only hurts what Trump is trying to do. Would he have voted no if he was the deciding vote? That's the question I want someone to ask him and his answer is how I would view him.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at March 11, 2025 06:40 PM (VofaG)

335 Hell, she'd look good in a Trabant.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

I once drove a convertible Trabi (they didn't make many).

Melania c. 1987 in one of those?

Yes in 17 languages

Posted by: Miklos, former Trabi pilot at March 11, 2025 06:40 PM (I8gAO)

336 What I can't work out is why Democrats are fighting so hard to tax social security, tips, and overtime.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 11, 2025 06:34 PM (2VST1)

Because they think it's their money, not anyone else's.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 11, 2025 06:43 PM (dJimA)

337 A daytime Miklos sighting?!?!

Is the world ending?

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 11, 2025 06:49 PM (W2Pud)

338 A box car

Posted by: ... at March 11, 2025 07:03 PM (lX8VI)

339 A passed budget is like a dark-skinned child who survived brain cancer: Democrats want nothing to do with it.

Posted by: ChrisW at March 11, 2025 07:27 PM (rLfcT)

340 I read this paragraph completely about the resemblance of hottest and earlier technologies,
it's amazing article.

Posted by: barnsley escorts at March 12, 2025 01:04 AM (t0DUV)

341 Posted by: barnsley escorts at March 12, 2025 01:04 AM (t0DUV)

It is no "Lace Wigs" but it has potential.

Posted by: somejoe at March 12, 2025 05:13 AM (RCAte)

342 Not sure why it's a good thing to vote to continue to fund the government at the present bloated corrupt horrendous inflation-causing levels as always.

How on earth is this a good thing?

So despite all the identification by DOGE of horrendous items that they are spending OUR money on, "Republicans" just voted to CONTINUE those things.

Posted by: Igor at March 12, 2025 07:25 AM (gKoGo)

343 Massie as McCain doesn't work. McCain was about going Left to betray the Republican conservatives. Evidently from this thread, Massie wants to go right. This means the other Rs are betraying the Conservatives. Which is, of course, no big surprise. The people who argue that the Conservatives are the real RINOs have a point. The R party is left center.

Posted by: Eric2 at March 12, 2025 10:56 AM (q7Vou)

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