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This shutdown started under Republican rule (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2019 OP
Agree, its the GOP Shutdown... Fresh_Start Jan 2019 #1
K&R and thanks. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #2
After two years of iron-fisted rule dalton99a Jan 2019 #3
Lest we forget...nt 2naSalit Jan 2019 #4
Damn straight! That's the first thing I bring up if challenged that democrats share responsibility. yonder Jan 2019 #5
It is and always will be the Trump/McConnell shutdown... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #6
And they did so because the Democratic Party won the House of Representatives malaise Jan 2019 #7
Falsely blaming democrats for Trump's Proud Shutdown keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #8
Democrats could not shut it down malaise Jan 2019 #9
Kick Hekate Jan 2019 #10

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
1. Agree, its the GOP Shutdown...
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 03:45 PM
Jan 2019

and the Trump Hold-up.

Pelosi should not negotiate with terrorists because they will use it over and over again.

And how can you say a wall which will take years to build is critical...while saying that the department of homeland security is not critical?

yonder

(9,669 posts)
5. Damn straight! That's the first thing I bring up if challenged that democrats share responsibility.
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 04:13 PM
Jan 2019

This shakedown is owned by the GOP every way it can be. That is started under their control seems to have been lost in all the events since.

malaise

(269,123 posts)
7. And they did so because the Democratic Party won the House of Representatives
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 05:45 PM
Jan 2019

in November.

Great post.

keithbvadu2

(36,865 posts)
8. Falsely blaming democrats for Trump's Proud Shutdown
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 10:56 PM
Jan 2019

Falsely blaming democrats for Trump's Proud Shutdown

“I am proud to shut down the government for border security, Chuck. … I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it.”

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