I gave Chip Roy a couple of weeks before he caved and crawled on his hands and knees to kiss the ring of his beloved leader. I give the Democrats till the end of September, two weeks before they announce that they have reached an agreement with the MAGAs to avert a government shutdown. They will picture it with flowers and chocolates and pat themselves on their backs about what a great job they are doing for Democracy. I will say it is all bullshit, while they were wearing their Democratic buttons on their lapels, but they will crawl and on their knees to kiss the same ring, and those caring politicians will keep accepting money and making deals that keep them getting richer. There are a few exceptions.
When Democratic politicians say they care about Americans, I call that Bull Shit; they care about their political career.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) said she’s not prepared to vote to shut down the government if Republicans refuse to extend the enhanced health insurance subsidies, as some of her colleagues are threatening.
“I haven’t gotten that far yet, I want to see the Republicans’ offer right now,” she said.
“I think there a lot of scenarios that could play out. At the end of the day, for me, it is the impact on Americans. How do we ensure and show then that we can work in a bipartisan way, which is what they want?” she added.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) warned this week it would be “wrong” for Democrats to force a government shutdown if they don’t get what they want on health care.
“We need a bipartisan approach to this and my Republican colleagues, I think they know what they need to do,” said Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.).
Here it is: their political careers, not what is best for America.
Centrist Democrats from Nevada, Pennsylvania and Arizona have to consider a different political calculus than Schumer, Jeffries and Neal — members of leadership who hail from the deep-blue states of New York and Massachusetts.
