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	<title>Comments on: Shutdown Blame Game Begins In Earnest</title>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/23/shutdown-blame-game-begins-in-earnest/#comment-221089</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 01:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans need Democrats to pass legislation. If they can&#039;t or won&#039;t negotiate with Democrats, then this is obviously the failure of Republicans. 

Trump and the GOP&#039;s use of federal employees as political pawns trying to force Democrats to vote for their inability to govern is all the proof you need; they don&#039;t care about Americans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans need Democrats to pass legislation. If they can't or won't negotiate with Democrats, then this is obviously the failure of Republicans. </p>
<p>Trump and the GOP's use of federal employees as political pawns trying to force Democrats to vote for their inability to govern is all the proof you need; they don't care about Americans.</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/23/shutdown-blame-game-begins-in-earnest/#comment-221061</link>
		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>a shutdown was already underway</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a shutdown was already underway</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/09/23/shutdown-blame-game-begins-in-earnest/#comment-221060</link>
		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Repugs will figure out some way to get the rubes to forget that Repugs are in charge. Full stop. Ignorant MAGAt cultists will always buy whatever Trump is selling, but who else? Or &lt;i&gt;whom&lt;/i&gt; else?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Repugs will figure out some way to get the rubes to forget that Repugs are in charge. Full stop. Ignorant MAGAt cultists will always buy whatever Trump is selling, but who else? Or <i>whom</i> else?</p>
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