Dems cave on the shutdown because of course

And Trump gets ragged at an NFL game because people freaking hate him

Sunday November 9, 2025

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, and after vying to fight for health care, a bunch of Democratic Senators caved tonight and agreed to a deal to reopen the government without a guarantee that ACA subsidies – the end of which will cause healthcare premiums to skyrocket for millions of Americans - will be extended. This was the thing they had staked their entire holdout on. Wooooow. New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen said it had to be done because “This was the only deal on the table. It was our best chance to reopen the government and immediately begin negotiations to extend the ACA tax credits that tens of millions of Americans rely on to keep costs down.”

OMG what planet have you been living on Jeanne? Republicans don’t want to “negotiate” jack shit; they want to jam whatever they hell they want down your throat. It is like Lucy with the football with these freaking people. Also, way to give Republicans back all the momentum less than a week after historic D victories which represented a total rebuke of MAGA.

For the cherry on the shit sandwich, this deal, as Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen points out, does nothing to hold Trump accountable for his lawlessness or prevent a health care crisis. Wheeee!!!

CNN tonight asked hack Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, who voted yes, how he felt about this being viewed as a capitulation and he said that critics “need to understand how the Senate works.” My God, I can’t even with these people.

Some are saying that we shouldn’t blame milquetoast Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for this abomination since he didn’t vote for it. JFC of course we should! What kind of a “leader” isn’t even in the freaking room when this kind of monumental stuff is being decided?? My God. The 8 who walked the plank are Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Durbin, Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Fetterman (of course), Tim Kaine of Virginia, and Angus King of Maine, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats. So weak.

MAGA Mike is already on the record saying he won’t promise a vote on Obamacare so we’re already predetermined to have our asses handed to us but, in any event, Punchbowl News reports that “the vast, vast majority of House Democrats are going to be against this when it comes to the House.”

So is AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR GAVIN C NEWSOM, who this weekend unveiled his new, most excellent nickname for Dozy Don: “The Nodfather.” Newsom posted tonight “Pathetic. This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender. Don’t bend the knee.” Exactly!!!

So way to go, Senate Dems! In addition to sending a message to the finally reinvigorated Democratic base on Tuesday that the Dems are back, your cave-in also juices up the intraparty fight. What could go wrong?

Meanwhile, I took a mini-break from the madness and have been off the grid for the weekend so I missed a lot and can’t remotely recap all the action but did just now check in on the putrid Truth Social to see what the Snoozer-in-Chief has been up to. Turns out that, while on the taxpayer’s dime at the White Trash Palace (remember when Fox was apoplectic that Biden used to go to Delaware once a month? Good Times) Trump posted like about 500 times, give or take.

Among the gems:

“How easy should VOTER I.D. (IDENTIFICATION!) be to get from the Radical Left Democrats??? There should be nothing easier, right??? Well, out of 47 Dems, we don’t have even ONE VOTE from them. That is for one reason, and one reason only — THEY WANT TO CHEAT!!! THEY ARE A BUNCH OF SCOUNDRELS, CHEATERS, & PSYCHOPATHS. TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK. APPROVE VOTER I.D. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”

Couple of thoughts here: (1) Glad he spelled out what I.D. meant because that’s some high IQ stuff to know if means “IDENTIFICATION!” My God, what a jackass. (2) Just spit-balling here but calling the entire opposition party “scoundrels, cheaters, and psychopaths” doesn’t sound like someone ginning up to negotiate in good faith. But I guess Jeanne Shaheen has some inside dope on this.

And then there’s this one:

“OBAMACARE ‘SUCKS.’” So presidential.

Extra Credit:

Trump and preening Pete Hegseth, taking a break from being doing pull-ups and being all-around lethal, and their weird little mascot MAGA Mike Johnson, who totally never watches porn, decided to take in the Commanders-Lions game out in Landover, Maryland today where he and his dipshit entourage were vociferously booed when they were shown from their box, clapping and smiling like idiots, on the Jumbotron in the first half.

The booing was even more deafening when, at halftime, from his luxury box, Trump participated in a fabricated “enlistment ceremony” for members of the military. You could barely hear Gramps’s voice over the loudspeaker because the booing and hissing were so loud. That must have chapped his fat ass.
The Huffington Post reminds that this has become a pretty common occurrence, since Trump was also loudly booed when he showed up at the US Open Tennis Championship in September and the FIFA World Club World Cup in July. Might be a good idea for him to keep his fat ass at Mar-a-Lago where he’s surrounded by all his hand-picked freaks.

His visit comes after ESPN reported yesterday that (barf bag alert!) Trump wants the Commanders to name their planned multi-billion dollar stadium at the old RFK Stadium site in DC after him. Because of course he does.

From the story: “’That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ESPN.” OMG.

Thanks so much for reading and stay safe and healthy everyone!!!! I appreciate you all so much!