Gloating that mostly Dems are on furlough comes mighty close to an autocrat punishing his opponents

[allgood33]

by an abuse of power. Clouds this as being a policy issue disagreement, more akin to abuse of power.

[dameatball]

1. Might as well add extortion.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. It is that but remember, in America there is a long list of rules that all democrats must

abide by and if they stray at all their careers are over instantly.

Republicans have no rules, no morals, nothing to follow. They can and do violate all norms of a decent human being and NOBODY holds them accountable.

That may change next month, however.

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. If those on furlough weren't Democrats, they are now.

[ScratchCat]

4. I'm surprised more people don't easily see through this

No talking heads even picked up on it either.

All this is, is a long used, childish right-wing tactic of pretending that "Democrats" are so stupid and naive - kind of like children - that they don't even realize that what they are for is actually harming their own constituents, and they had better wise up quick if they know what's best or they will lose their constituents. In right-wing bizarro worls, Democrat representatives were supposed to almost faint, and react with mouths wide-open and starry eyes, then run as fast as they can to give Trump his $5b before all their constituents turn on them. Its that simple. They do this all the time - pretend that something harms a group of people who typically vote Democrat - say, African-Americans - and then try to use that fake "argument" to convince Democrats and "Libruls" to let Republicans have their way. "Hey, if you don't let US have OUR way, then YOUR constituents will leave". Its childishly absurd, but its a right-wing strategy. They've done it with health care, taxes, voting laws... and here you have it with the shutdown.

That's all this is.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Yet so many of these 'democrats' want the wall rather than to be paid?

[Cha]

6. Oh it's Way Over the

Line.. imo.

I'm so used to his freaking shite I didn't even think about that until you mentioned it.