Hoyer just now on MSNBC:

[MinneapolisMatt]

Paraphrase:

"When Bush was President and we Democrats controlled BOTH houses, we never shut down the government. We recognized that the people had voted for a Republican president and had to compromise, even if we didn't want to."

[Blue_In_AK]

1. Republicans are authoritarians.

They don't know how to compromise.

[MinneapolisMatt]

3. They can't govern.

And they don't want to.

[socialist_n_TN]

15. EXACTLY! How can someone who doesn't believe in

government be expected to govern? Or at least govern well? That's a question that they HAVE NO GOOD ANSWER FOR!

And there's really only three reasons to BE in government if you don't BELIEVE in government. 1)Ideological. You're there to shut it down. 2) Personal aggandizment. You're there for the graft. And 3) Some combo of the two. You get as much as you can for you and your cronies and THEN shut it down. Those are the ONLY logical reasons to be in government when you don't believe in government.

[immoderate]

16. You also have something to prove...

...that government doesn't work! :rofl: The self-fulfillingest of prophecies!

--imm

[I Drink Water]

18. Its a modern day Lord of the Flies: decent into primitive savagery.

[aquart]

2. Yeah. Both houses and they caved.

[MinneapolisMatt]

4. That is true too.

I feel they could have fought much much harder. At least today they seems to be doing so.

BTW, Boehner just walked through the lobby or whatever and joked with reporters that he's "a happy warrior right now".

Fuck. Him.

[no limit]

7. I don't think they are fighting hard today at all.

I am holding my breath hoping they don't cut planned parenthood.

[bobbolink]

9. A lot more are going to LOSE their breath because low-income housing is cut.

Not that it matters.

[no limit]

12. It absolutely matters. But the sad fact is they already caved on that

planned parenthood is what's left.

[LaurenG]

5. Well then they know how to compromise and I suggest they get on with it. nt

[BrklynLiberal]

6. The repukes and their minions never let the facts of history interfere with their view of reality.

[State the Obvious]

8. What is it like dealing with a small child having a tantrum?

.....just think of the entire Republican Party...... then you will know. :crazy:

[jwirr]

10. That might be exactly where we made our mistake. We did not fight

back enough during the boooosh years.

[MinneapolisMatt]

11. It's food for thought, isn't it?

*sigh*

[Lorien]

14. Yep, and still don't. nt

[cilla4progress]

13. Why isn't this comeback used by Dems in interviews?

Right now..tweety..?

[MadMaddie]

17. Norman Goldman has pointed out that the only time

that the government has shut down is as follows.

Democratic President - Republican House or Senate (Several times)

Repbulican President - Democratic House or Senate (Never)

[_ed_]

19. Translation:

Blah, blah, blah, Republicans beat us again. Well, if you're that fucking incompetent, quit and let someone else have the job. You're a failure.