A government shutdown increasingly looks inevitable as GOP opponents of a stopgap in the Senate seek to drag out the process ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline.   Opponents of the Senate stop…
  • Curious Canid
    271·
    1 year ago

    I understand what they’re saying, but it’s a bad way of saying it. “Inevitable” implies there is nothing anyone could do about it. This is the direct result of choices made by a fanatical group of House members who would rather posture on social issues than actually govern. And they are the result of bad choices their electorate made in voting for them.

    A small portion of our population is choosing to hurt large numbers of people (including themselves) to push extreme positions on social issues that the majority does not support.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      This is the direct result of choices made by a fanatical group of House members who would rather posture on social issues than actually govern. And they are the result of bad choices their electorate made in voting for them.

      Don’t forget the Speaker himself, who I think knows how horrible an idea this shutdown is, and also knows that if he brought the Senate bills up for a vote, they would pass with wide bipartisan support. But even appearing to work with Democrats will get his ass fired.

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
      39·
      1 year ago

      If only the left had people like that.

      That was what Justice Democrats were made for, but they give away their power to easily. They have now become like any other crip.

      That is how I have seen it now, over the years of following them.

      • Curious Canid
        2·
        1 year ago

        I don’t think we need fanatics, but we do need a level of passion and determination that I rarely see on the left. Bernie Sanders is almost exactly what we need, except for his age. And even so he is surprisingly effective. There has to be a new generation of leaders who will fight for their beliefs.

        Figuring out where to compromise is not easy. Some compromise will always be necessary to actually govern. We’re seeing the proof of that in the “Feedom Caucus”. At the same time, we need people who are always pushing to gain ground, even if they can’t win a particular fight.

        The Squad has most of the right ideas, but I think they have been too cautious. Maybe it would be different if they had more experience and seniority. So far they’ve been too willing to fall in line with the moderates.