GOP hopes to make potential shutdown as painful for Dems as possible

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Trump and GOP lawmakers are itching to make a potential government shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats as negotiations show few signs of progress with less than a week to go before the deadline.

Republicans and Democrats have talked past each other for weeks, with each side refusing to pivot from their calls for a seven-week “clean” stopgap package and for protecting Affordable Care Act subsidies, respectively.

But with the high-stakes deadline approaching, Republicans are warning members of the minority party that if a shutdown comes to pass, Trump will make life incredibly difficult for them.

“I’d be much more worried if I were a blue state. The president has a lot of discretionary power on what he declares is … essential,” said Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) when asked about a shutdown’s impact on his state. “We do not want a shutdown.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-hopes-potential-shutdown-painful-100000066.html

The pain is going to be worse for the GOP if people's health insurance premiums go up by 70% or more.

[Midnight Writer]

1. And if there is no shutdown, the GOP will make it as painful for Dems as possible.

We can either fight back and get screwed, or lie down and get screwed.

[EarlG]

4. Great point

When do Republicans ever do ANYTHING that isn't intended to be "as painful for Dems as possible?"

[Johonny]

2. Trump can make people in red states work without pay

Yeah, that will really help. Being declared essential and being paid, don't really go hand in hand.

[ImNotGod]

3. The fascists can try but they won't succeed, they are in charge, they will be blamed for the suffering, its time to

cut off their allowance and give them a serious spankin, SHUT IT DOWN!!!!