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We have their playbook. We know exactly what they are going to do. They are going to use the threat of a government shutdown to try and get their bullshit passed. They are terrorists holding the country hostage so corporations get tax cuts or the border wall gets more money or entitlements are cut.
Democrats Do Work. Republicans Do ... Stunts. >

Yet we see here constantly, people don’t understand that large scale legislation/projects/initiatives don’t move instantly and are easily led to believe that “nothing has been done.” >

Exactly, Democrats are willing to do the hard slogging work to get things done.  While Republicans, like it seems their voters, want quick easy answers to complex problems and since they can't solve anything they do quick easy, media-grabbing stunts that makes it seem like they are doing something. >

I don’t know how we handle the “magic bullet solution” mindset, but we really need to. No issue in politics is simple enough for that. >

If the online left is anything to go by, it's going to be damn near impossible to pull off. Leftists really like talking about solutions while sitting on their ass not doing anything.
We essentially need a miracle to happen. >

Exactly, God forbid some bipartisanship emerges again - that would be an impossible miracle >

A mess of proportions we can’t even begin to imagine given Kevin McCarthy being the puppet now of MTG. We’re in for a world of stagnation.. >

And wasting your and my tax dollars in bogus investigations. >

I am holding some small hope for a bi-partisan pick.