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kentuck

(115,646 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 04:04 PM Thursday

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Republicans have shut down the House and Senate... [View all]

Until after Memorial Day. They will return sometime in June.

They confronted Blanche about the Insurrectionists fund and their meeting sort of cascaded into hell from there.

Thune canceled the meeting with the White House and sent the Senators home until June. The House is expected to follow suit.

But, what might we expect to happen while they are gone? It is not a safe time for our country, in my opinion. What might Trump try to do in their absence?

It appears that the sh*t has finally hit the propeller.

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Republicans have shut down the House and Senate... [View all] kentuck Thursday OP

It's almost canetoad Thursday #1

It's both sad and terrifying at the same time MustLoveBeagles Thursday #9

Almost? It is. paleotn Thursday #14

Almost? orangecrush 18 hrs ago #34

Terrible. H2O Man Thursday #2

At least they didn't pass the $70 billion dollar abomination. paleotn Thursday #15

I see this as a good thing Boo1 14 hrs ago #41

It has to get his absurdly bad Cosmocat 13 hrs ago #43

Yup. Stay informed and alert. We're nearing ground zero Joinfortmill Thursday #3

... the propeller of the Titanic. ananda Thursday #4

More like the propellers of the Gerald Ford..... lastlib Thursday #18

Do nothing congress..... Lovie777 Thursday #5

'Sh*tshow': Todd Blanche's Meeting With Senate Republicans Did Not Go Well CatWoman Thursday #6

Doesn Blanche think Bondi got fired because she wasn't nasty enough? Attilatheblond Thursday #8

GOP on the Hill: Congressional Eunuchs Attilatheblond Thursday #7

The repubLICKin controlled Congress..... SergeStorms Thursday #10

Iran, Cuba, Treasury policy bucolic_frolic Thursday #11

I coined the phrase... GiqueCee Thursday #12

Maybe the sh*t has hit the fan. We won't really know until after they get back from recess next month. Until then one Fil1957 Thursday #13

All I know is the $70 billion dollar nightmare didn't pass. paleotn Thursday #17

Yes, I'll take it as well. However I suspect that during the recess, the Republicans will be under intense pressure Fil1957 Thursday #20

Give how unpopular both are, perhaps not. paleotn Thursday #22

What pressure can they do? Boo1 13 hrs ago #42

I wish I could get paid for doing nothing... for taking slightlv Thursday #21

The Memorial Day weekend has been extended to a couple of weeks. Deuxcents Thursday #26

Exactly what was going through my mind while readin ths Mossfern 12 hrs ago #48

Cry babies afraid of the Epstein files and the Orange theft and are therefore complicit in its obstruction. GreenWave Thursday #16

such a quandary for them Skittles Thursday #19

I'd Expect WiVoter Thursday #23

Sorry I have no confidence that things will turn around with the senate or the house. Bev54 Thursday #24

Senate didn't pull up stakes out of fiduciary concerns Cosmocat 13 hrs ago #44

just one lousy bullet, please dave99 Thursday #25

Well if theyre gone till June, who the fuck up there is supposed to depose Bondi next Friday? Volaris Thursday #27

It sounds like everything is delayed until after Memorial Day.... FakeNoose Thursday #28

What is to stop him from getting the funds. He will take that slush money before they come back. FloridaBlues Thursday #29

When the tough get going Mad_Machine76 Thursday #30

MaddowBlog-Republicans start walking away from own plan to spend tax dollars on Trump's ballroom LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #31

Its really not even that Cosmocat 13 hrs ago #45

As I've written on here before, Republicans could end this tomorrow. Buckeyeblue Thursday #32

It's like telling your 3 year old that you don't think he should put his hand in the cookie jar or scribble on the walls Don1 18 hrs ago #33

They're cowards, one and all. spanone 18 hrs ago #35

Do Americans not pay attention? SamuelAdams 16 hrs ago #36

you would think it would keep ANY repug from gaining office mdbl 14 hrs ago #38

A horrible combination of corruption and cowardice. themaguffin 15 hrs ago #37

Expect the senators and congresspersons quakerboy 14 hrs ago #39

They absolutely NEED this time off..... AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #40

I wish they had left Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #46

Stabbing Cornyn in the back may prove to be a costly mistake. dalton99a 12 hrs ago #47