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bucolic_frolic

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14. Republicans are happy. Government drowned in the bathtub.

Reply to summer_in_TX (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 08:05 PM

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What part of the Federal government is functioning right now? Incumbents can tear down buildings and no one can do anything. The money is still trickling here or there. Air traffic controllers are doing their jobs, but mostly understaffed and full of stress. IRS? Medicare?

I said weeks ago, March or April before this shutdown ends. Then it's time to convince the public the GOP is doing a great job because the elections are coming up November 2026. Will SCOTUS allow it? Suddenly they don't want any more election cases.

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