Intercepting The Demon Pass

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In a way I admire the clever communicating strategy behind this move.

It’s as if to say, “we’re doing everything in our power to prevent a government shutdown, and the Democrats are not.”

But of course, if Democrats agreed to accept HR 1 as a failsafe to prevent a government shutdown, Republicans would just stop negotiating, let the deadline pass, and voila, they get everything they want.

A penetrating glimpse into the obvious, perhaps, but that’s what makes the gambit so ludicrous when taken literally.

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