The Democratic Party in Trump's Fascist 2nd Term. Commentary, Ideas & Strategy (+ non Woketicism)

Right now a house plant could perceive the weakness in the Democrats in the Senate.

 

It's certainly part of a reasonable theory. But to make sense, the threat to nuke the filibuster needed to be real. Thing is, it might have been. Here's what I mean:

1. The GOP gets trounced in the election.
2. Trump comes out immediately and says it's because the shutdown is hurting the GOP and the GOP should nuke the filibuster to end the shutdown.
3. Meanwhile, the pain caused by the shutdown is increasing.
4. The GOP is getting the blame.
5. Shutdown pain will increase even more as Thanksgiving travel approaches -- thanks to reduced airport operations.
6. The GOP and Trump don't want The Shutdown Ruined Thanksgiving stories.
7. To get things open before Thanksgiving travel would mean moving to end the shutdown this week -- one way or another.
8. Trump really wants to nuke the filibuster to do this.
9. The GOP will do what's necessary.
10. So there's a reality that -- to one extent or another -- the filibuster is likely to get nuked -- and soon.
11. The cavers know this.
12. To save the filibuster, the cavers cave.

And that's why we can't have nice things.

 

What the surrendering Democrats in the Senate don't get is that this doesn't end the threat to the filibuster, it just pushes the threat back to a later time.

 

And you dont need a filibuster if the executive acts unilaterally and surrounds the SC and Capitol with ICE Texas Natinal Guard and deputized insurrectionists.

 

I’m not entirely convinced the SC decision not to hear Davis was not a quid pro quo for dems caving.

 

Exactly. All this did is tell Republicans that they can do whatever they want by threatening the filibuster. Another guardrail dismantled.

 

One question for you: MAGA is claiming BBC put two separate Trump speeches together. What is the truth of that?

 

Ezra Klein (who I usually loathe) is basically onboard with the "they caved to save the filibuster" theory: https://archive.is/zkWke

 

You know what, I'm onboard the Gavin Newsom for president train. He's the only one who fcuking gets it:

https://archive.is/doeY0#selection-2135.0-2139.258

But his social media team said it better:

Pathetic. This isn’t a deal. It’s a surrender. Don’t bend the knee! https://t.co/beCuLi23aF

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) November 9, 2025

 

Is Quisling a common term in the US? Feels appropriate here.

 

It's not common. But it's been more common since last night.

I used it here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/t...-non-woketicism.2136231/page-43#post-43322723

Olbermann uses the term here:



By the way, the righteous anger on display in the first few minutes of the above video is well worth hearing.

(Olbermann remains a jackass about soccer.)

 

By the time this comes up for a vote, millions will lose their health insurance.

 

This is part of it too: too many Dems are too weak politically to stomach causing short-term pain for long-term political gain. Sometimes suffering is the price you need to pay for political advantage and progress. Dems can't stomach that.

 

What makes them think they saved SNAP? The President could unilaterally defund it tomorrow and there isn't a goddamned thing they could do about it.

 

I’m struggling to understand the political calculus behind saving the filibuster. What good is the filibuster if you’re gonna cave while using it?

 

No.

It was two parts of the same speech. It was clumsy editing to make a point but the thing is, the point it made was essentially correct. That Trump had created the situation to try and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

 

Democrats disagree. Paul was the only Republican who voted no.

 

Guys... It's fine... The Centrist Democrats got an agreement from Republicans to have a vote on funding the ACA premium breaks.

https://bsky.app/profile/burgessev.bsky.social/post/3m5c77ipgfk2o

OMG. How often do Republicans have to pull the football out from in front of Democrats before they learn not to run up and take a full swing.