It’s not about legislation. It’s about opposition. They don’t want solutions. They want power.
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Yep, and this comic captures the issue pretty well:
Not quite, as explained by another user here: https://lemmy.world/comment/7337671
Cartoon is not quite accurate. The border solution was put forth by the Republicans. Dems didn’t oppose it.
In the first frame it should be Mad Republican is the one that says “I’m mad. Here’s the solution”. In the second frame Dem says “okay, lets do your solution”. Third frame on republican with no dialog Fourth frame its the same dialog from 3rd and 4th “I don’t want my solution. I want to be mad”
Original by Poorly Drawn Lines and not politicized. Best web comic.
This is literally the second time Trump helped torpedo a border deal between Democrats and Republicans. Remember back in 2018 when Democrats were ready to give Trump initial funding for the wall and then Fox and Friends convinced him that he could get better and then Democrats basically took their ball and went home?
GOP is constantly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory at the behest of Trump. I guess the GOP thinks Trump's penis tastes like a creamsicle. It's just sad watching them do it to themselves for a second time.
Blaming Trump for them being something they've always been minimizes their contribution to the enshitification of the country.
I mean idk is it really that good? Like, maybe it's really fun to play with? Maybe they're all hungry bottoms?
Stormy Daniels said it reminded her of Toad from the Mario universe
when your standards are that low...
I'd have to say this is the biggest shoot yourself in the foot gaf the Republicans have ever done.
And Mitch the Bitch once fillabustered his own bill.
Biggest shoot yourself in the foot gaf the republicans have ever done, so far. I have confidence in them... alas.
The face-eating leopard is eating its own face. Fascinating. If thousands of Ukrainians weren't dying as a result I would be enjoying the spectacle.
Right? My only hope is that the EU starts shoveling them ammo. Biden needs to be on the horn now more than ever.
Apparently serving Russia and scuttling the Ukraine part of the deal is much more important than getting what they’ve wanted. It’s so obvious that this whole thing is about holding up aid to Ukraine, no matter what the issue would’ve been over. The goal posts were always going to move no matter what, Dems handing a border deal to them on a silver platter proves it. Dems could hand them a total ban on abortion and they’d still turn it down if Ukraine aid was attached to it.
If I didn’t have to watch my country fall apart this would be entertaining. If you’re a Brit, this must feel like Brexit feels.
Brexit didn't install a literal fascist though, it "just" wrecked their economy and destroyed their relations with basically all of their allies
This is Brexit but with literal Nazis
Putin is beside himself with joy
This is more about "WE DIDN'T COME UP WITH THIS BY OURSELVES, WE JUST WANTED YOU INVOLVED BECAUSE OF COURSE WE HAVE TO! AND BECAUSE THAT WE HAD TO THINK OF YOU AND GET YOU INVOLVED, WE'RE GOING TO DESTROY THIS IDEA THAT WASN'T ENTIRELY OURS BECAUSE YOU TAINTED IT!"
Just how fucking petty can Republicunts be? This is a shining example.
Except, they came up with it.