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Shutdown Theater
The government shutdown is now entering its fourth week and Republicans need a new game plan. The bill that Democrats refuse to pass was only meant to fund the government through November. Given that’s only weeks away, there’s little point in asking Democrats to approve it just to have the same fight all over again before Thanksgiving.
But if Republicans can’t get Democrats to agree to a short-term solution, how will they agree to a long-term one? It feels impossible while both sides are playing tough on X for their base.
The shutdown is already stretching into historic territory, and public patience is wearing thin, if there was any. Meanwhile, real-world impacts are piling up. Federal workers are missing paychecks and that alone should be the reason millions are protesting but instead they’re protesting the person who cannot fix this: President Trump.
The irony here is tragically comical. If President Trump were in fact a king, he could end the shutdown by passing a spending bill, cutting government programs and re-opening the government. He cannot do those things because the executive office is limited by design.
Imagine caring more about your own emotions about President Trump than the working people who don’t know how they will make ends meet. Partisan politics demeans us all.
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