Pelosi Cranks Up Pressure on Republicans Over Shutdown

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2019/01/08/pelosi-cranks-up-the-pressure-on-republicans-over-shutdown/

Pelosi Cranks Up Pressure on Republicans Over Shutdown
January 8, 2019 at 6:35 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Democrats are ramping up pressure on President Trump and Republicans to open the government amid a prolonged impasse over border wall funding that shows no signs of abating,” The Hill reports.

“Sensing a winning hand, Democrats this week will repackage a handful of uncontroversial bills funding a number of shuttered agencies — excluding Homeland Security, which covers the proposed wall — and send them off to the Senate one by one, forcing GOP leaders to explain their promised inaction on measures they supported just weeks ago.”

Playbook: “There is a growing fear that Republicans will begin getting frustrated with the White House’s position, and will vote with Democrats to open government. Pence said the administration is in touch with Republicans, and he’ll be on the Hill briefing people today.”

[BumRushDaShow]

1. This is definitely the way to go about it

These are bills that fund agencies that have nothing to do with "border security" and that had significant bipartisan support.

[appal_jack]

4. They deserve an "Up or down vote," right?

Indeed, this looks like good strategy, and I hope it works,

k&r,

-app

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Exactly.

By not allowing a vote and because most of the public is not aware of how a bill becomes the law (or how the complex rules of Congress are designed), the media narrative of "grid lock" and "both sides are to blame" continues to have the electorate blame "both sides" for what is essentially ONE SIDE'S actions.

But then the major media is owned by the GOP so that is why this happens.

[True Blue American]

2. Pence is useless.

He lies as much as Trump does.

[BearThom70]

7. Puck Fence

Dirty little toady suck up anti-gay zealot

[catbyte]

8. And a liar who is up to his neck in Russian collusion, too.

Manafort hand-picked him for some reason and it sure as hell wasn't his charisma or political savvy. Welcome to DU.

[AZ8theist]

12. "Conspiracy" please.

I would hope everyone starts calling the crime what it actually is....CONSPIRACY.

Doturd says "no collusion" so often I feel we need to change the narrative to focus on the Repukes actual crimes.

[True Blue American]

17. Yep!

I love the way the media is hamdling Pence. Nothing about his lies.

[NurseJackie]

3. Experience we can trust! NANCY ROCKS!!!

Can you imagine what kind of shit we'd be in right now if we had pursued "change for the sake of change" when selecting our Speaker?

There is very LITTLE value in having someone "new" in that position at this important juncture in time... when experience is what's needed.

I LOVE Nancy Pelosi!

[watoos]

15. What Democrat has pursued change for the sake of change?

I have heard Republicans suggest that talking point.

Nancy Pelosi was always going to be the Speaker. I hope we don't mistake vigorous debate for rebellious behavior.

The Democratic party is a big tent party, I for one welcome new ideas, welcome vigorous debates, come to a consensus, agree on a compromise and shake hands and move on.

[NurseJackie]

19. Seriously? I guess you missed it.

[True Blue American]

18. At times I thought we might

Need a younger person. But after Pelosi told us her term would be short lived, bringing young
In to ytain. I am very pleaded with her work.

Nice to see Mitch squirming.

[safeinOhio]

6. Nancy grabs the donnie by the short hairs and

gets away with it. The louder he whines, the harder she's going to pull those hairs. Big tuff bass ass wanna be has his mushroom in the wringer and all he can do is dig deeper.

[honest.abe]

9. Excellent!

[erlewyne]

10. But we have a humanitarian crises

In the G.O.P.

We have to help them out ....... way out.

[Volaris]

14. We don't have to help them do a damn thing heh...

Anytime they wanna make themselves actually useful, all they have to do is ignore that Apricot Hellbeast in the WH.

[scarytomcat]

11. it is alway rethugs that close the government

they don't support government except when it enables the rich to get richer

[PubliusEnigma]

13. We've got a Leader, not a Pumpkin-faced Over-eater!

[watoos]

16. A good narrative for our rebuttal would be to say,

yes I agree we have a crisis, it is in the White House.

I would hope our rebuttal will mention that Trump employs those scary undocumented brown people at his properties. Why he even hides their presence from the Secret Service.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. K&R

[maxsolomon]

21. Without McConnell's assent, nothing happens in the Senate

He's pulled into his shell and waiting for someone to make a mistake.

I don't see any mention of him in the OP or the responses.