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Could This Be the Best Government Shutdown Ever?
Reason ^ | September 30, 2025 | J.D. Tuccille

Posted on 10/01/2025 7:49:15 AM PDT by Twotone

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1 posted on 10/01/2025 7:49:15 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

So, are the doors shut?


2 posted on 10/01/2025 7:52:57 AM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so )
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To: Twotone

It’s a political stunt by the Democrats to prove to their far-left base that they’re “standing up” to Trump.


3 posted on 10/01/2025 7:53:53 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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We should have a thread where people post all the horrors they experience during the shutdown. Like “no TP at Yellowstone vault toilet #232”.

I’ll start:

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5 posted on 10/01/2025 7:54:07 AM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: Twotone

Another opportunity to make note of those government employees’ who are not considered “essential”.


6 posted on 10/01/2025 7:55:42 AM PDT by GMMC0987
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

That’s what democrats can’t get through their thick heads.....Trump wants less fed gov employees anyway......so they’re basically doing his work for him and don’t even realize it.
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Not as smart as they think they are.


7 posted on 10/01/2025 7:56:57 AM PDT by V_TWIN (RIP Charlie Kirk)
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To: Twotone

Just make the cuts, Blame Dems and call it a day.


8 posted on 10/01/2025 7:57:24 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Well, thanks to master troller President Trump it's certainly the funniest one 🤣
9 posted on 10/01/2025 8:01:23 AM PDT by V_TWIN (RIP Charlie Kirk)
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To: V_TWIN

They either think Trump is bluffing, or their federal judges will block the RIF.


10 posted on 10/01/2025 8:01:46 AM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: V_TWIN

Hilarious, ROTFLMAO


11 posted on 10/01/2025 8:02:06 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Twotone

It will be “A Beautiful Shutdown”.

“The Best One Ever”.....


12 posted on 10/01/2025 8:02:11 AM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Twotone

Never let a good crisis go to waste. Gut the deep state of useless Federal “employees”. Start with those fat ,woke, political generals and admirals. Hopefully Trump’s people have compiled lists of people to be terminated.


13 posted on 10/01/2025 8:03:31 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Twotone

Can somebody explain why it takes 60 votes to end this shutdown? If Republican don’t go nuclear to end this unconstitutional requirement, THEY will be responsible for it.


14 posted on 10/01/2025 8:03:33 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Twotone

Oh Noes!

- VA disability check on time - check.
- Social Security check on time - check.
- No more “free” medical care for illegal aliens? Check
- Hundreds of thousands of “non-essential” government employees sitting at home indefinitely? Check.

Looking forward to sitting on my veranda watching former civil servants pick my beans, fruit and cotton, mow my lawn, listen to the vacuum as they clean my house?

Priceless.


15 posted on 10/01/2025 8:05:04 AM PDT by normbal (normbal. Non-native Tennessean.)
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To: Twotone

“Shut ‘er down, Clancy, she’s a pumpin’ mud.”


16 posted on 10/01/2025 8:06:11 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (First, I was a clinger, then deplorable, now I'm garbage. Feel the love? )
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To: Twotone

Have the 100,000 government employees, who said they would quit, quit?!?


17 posted on 10/01/2025 8:09:50 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again!)
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To: Twotone

I’m almost beyond caring. Washington DC can not solve this problem.

Therefore, the problem will only be solved through an uncontrolled, ass-whipping crisis.

US Federal debt is so bloated, you could shut down all Fed.gov discretionary spending - and medicaid, social security, interest on existing debt, and military would still eat up all, and more, of tax revenue.


18 posted on 10/01/2025 8:10:10 AM PDT by PGR88
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85% of the government, known as essential services, remains open.

So the real question is why do we have anything that is not ‘ESSENTIAL’ services? Shut it down and keep it shut down!

As Ronald Reagan said “let’s shut it down, and see if anybody notices”


19 posted on 10/01/2025 8:12:52 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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You unload thousands of Feds, what do you get?
Another day freer, and less in debt,
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
Laughin' so hard I fell on the floor!

20 posted on 10/01/2025 8:29:31 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator)
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