Sunday's Thought -

Good on Sen. Sanders for calling out the meaningless gestures of some of his colleagues. He always sticks to his guns. Wish the feckless Dem leadership did the same.

Don't do this Democrats. Republican politicians are untrustworthy.

If they have hope or optimism about working with the GOP, it is surely delusional and misplaced.The Affordable Care Act for all practical purposes will be dead, and the numbers of uninsured will skyrocket, and personal medical debt will soar. Nice job inept centrists! You can't work with terrorists.

Standing firm in the shutdown is the one thing the Dems could do to show us they truly work for the people. Giving up is giving up on the American people. We deserve better.

BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS: “If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...

Taco will be so jealous. 🤣😂🤣. Obama the Best President! @barackobama.bsky.social #obama

Cave once, and history will make you pay twice.

Yep!

Dem base that gave them a blue tsunami: DON'T CAVE Majority of Dem elected officials: DON'T CAVE The majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown and higher costs... 8 Dem Centrists (and you better believe Schumer knows what's up): Nah, We'll cave. I guarantee you calls came from donors.

Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.

The American People: “Chuck Schumer, we have provided you with all the leverage you need to win this shutdown fight, once and for all.” Chuck Schumer *flushing the leverage down the toilet*: “What?”

?????

We are being led by absolute cowards

BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…” #MedicareForAllNOW

All of this

Silver lining is Mike Johnson has to come up with new reasons not to release the Epstein files

More Senate Democrats folded to let Trump gut our healthcare than House Republicans folded to release the Epstein files. This is example of why we can't have nice things.

Cull the Democratic Party. Systematically chip away all the weak, corporate centrists and corrupt, gutless elected officials who refuse to fight and instead suck at the teat of the oligarchy.

This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working. We need new leaders in the Senate.

“This was a very very bad vote”

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

It should be that simple.

Tonight was a very bad night.

If Schumer is still minority leader Monday morning, this lifelong Democrat will never vote Democratic again

Senator, you and your colleagues should NOT cave!! Not now! It’s the GOP mess, let them sort it out.

@democrats.senate.gov cannot spin this, a vote taken late Sunday on a long weekend...? Capitulators.! Collectively you are all are selling us out. @schumer.senate.gov has permitted just enough "Susan Collins" votes to tank what's right.

No guarantee on passing or supporting it. Already a way out.

R’s CANNOT be trusted……get a written promise passed budget/ACA tax credit extension with NOT be rescinded…

Good thing. I'm a Democrat in NJ. If you'd voted for this after seeing what happened Tuesday, I'd do all I could to make sure you'd be gone.

He already did.

No healthcare, no deal! A week ago, NJ showed where we stand. Don’t let us down, Senator.

An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."

Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

What was the shutdown for?

Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers. Who gets screwed: everyone else.