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Shutdown, You Better Take Care
Sometimes I think it's a sin, when I feel like I'm winning when I'm losing again
mister mix
September 30, 2025
Pressure enough to make diamonds is being applied to Schumer and Jeffries over the looming shutdown.
Democrats inside and outside of Congress erupted in fury over a proposal circulated among Senate Democrats to reopen the government for seven to 10 days if a shutdown happens.
Why it matters: It is an early glimpse at the kind of intense public backlash the Senate Democrats risk from the rest of their party, especially their base, if they do anything short of allowing a government shutdown.
* In a closed-door meeting earlier this month, House Democrats fumed about a potential repeat of the government funding fight back in March.
* Some House Democrats saw that scenario coming to fruition with this proposal, with one telling Axios saying that if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) "really tries to go down this route there will be open mutiny among House Dems."
* "Everybody's always nervous about Schumer," a second House Democrat said.
Democrats are the only ones who are worried about the shutdown. One of the reps I follow on BlueSky noted that the Capitol is basically empty of Republicans. My take is that (a) they think Democrats will cave again (b) the more retrograde among them will be happy to see more people lose evil government money and (c) the rest of them don’t care.
I’m sure the “Senate Democrat” who circulated the 7-10 day proposal, which would reopen the government for a worthless promise from Republicans, rhymes with “Schmuck Chewmer”. I don’t think that politics of the shutdown are no-brainer, but overall it’s better to fight than to cave. If Schumer doesn’t try to leverage one of the few pressure points he has against Republicans, it’s time for a new leader in the Senate.
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