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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| HeroDelTiempo17 05/12/20 7:34:05 PM #38: | I'm with Tony on this one, the Democrats had one chance to get shit done and it was back in March during the initial negotiations. They needed to raise hell and demand more, because the good faith compromise never works out for them. Also, adjourning Congress and doing nothing all April was a dumbass move by both parties, but I digress. Look at the political reality now. ALL of the legislative power is now in the Senate. The country is starting to reopen. Republicans have no reason to budge because they care more about the crisis's impact on the economy than on the people. They've said as much. It's going to take another spike in cases and deaths for them to move. And to be clear - the Republicans refusing to entertain more legislation have most of the blame. But the Democrats squandered their opportunity to get more accomplished because they just wanted any action at all. Republicans have been doing this "take it or leave it" style of "compromise" since the House flipped and Democrats never call the bluff. --- DPOblivion was far more determined than me. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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