Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown.

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    6 days ago

    I don’t believe a government shutdown ever occurred at least in recent decades without the majority of the population blaming Republicans. Thinking back particularly to the times Ted Cruz orchestrated them.

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    I agree, JD. I mean, why shouldn’t you kick yourself in the balls? Go on! Show those people! Do it!

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    As third worlder the idea of shutting down a government is just crazy to me. I only heard of government shutdowns as a US thing. Any other countries do this?

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    Hmmm, shutdown a non-functional government that you made non-functional? Seems like a you and your party problem.

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    How about, so our service men and women are guaranteed to get a paycheck? Is that a good enough reason couch fucker?

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    Why have a functioning car if you can’t go out and slash your own tires?

    What the fuck kind of thinking…

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    The fact that they can even shut down as often as they do is honestly ridiculous. When I don’t do my fucking job I get fired.

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    You guys blew it - you could have had This beefcake as a Vice President but noooooo. You had to vote for Obama.

    Beefcake! Beefcaaaake!!

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      They do this almost every year. It’s not even really a threat, anymore, just an expectation.

      Vance is dumb* to come out and say it out loud because it makes him an easy possible scapegoat for the inevitable fury that a shutdown fight causes.

      *Shocking, I know.

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    6 days ago

    Putting HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Working Class people out of Work before an Election is PROOF that REPUBLICANS Support the Working Class!