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OKIsItJustMe

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13. Like I said, "least worst"
Wed May 14, 2025, 04:30 PM
May 14

Ignoring the fact that a “shut down” stops all of that stuff, without a budget, the Executive Branch would be free to do as they wanted.

Days before Schumer’s apparent about-face, WIRED ran this:

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-has-wanted-the-government-shut-down/

MAR 11, 2025 1:21 PM
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

As President Donald Trump has been trying to keep House Republicans in line over a continuing resolution to keep the government open through the fall, Elon Musk has expressed a desire for a government shutdown, four sources familiar with his position tell WIRED.

Sources also tell WIRED that Musk has wanted a government shutdown—an aim that runs contrary to the White House’s stated desire to avoid one—in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, essentially achieving a permanent shutdown. The sources, whom WIRED has granted anonymity, specifically asked to be described generically because information about Musk’s support for a shutdown is closely held.

“A shutdown has been his preference,” says one Republican familiar with the situation, referring to Musk. “I think he’s boxed in there by the president. I think it would be really hard for him to get around that.”

A second Republican who had heard about Musk’s desire for a government shutdown tells WIRED that the billionaire’s goal is for the continuing resolution—a spending bill to temporarily fund the government—to tank, if only to achieve a brief government shutdown.



(Go back and watch Schumer’s interview.)

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I find shithole musk republicans are doing their best to sour Democrats............ Lovie777 May 14 #1
I'm pessimistic about the whole fucking world. NewHendoLib May 14 #2
I gotta say, "I'm with you." OKIsItJustMe May 14 #4
Dems have no focus because they have no power bucolic_frolic May 14 #3
I believe you're too generous OKIsItJustMe May 14 #6
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat" - Will Rogers OKIsItJustMe May 14 #27
which makes it all the more important to focus on states where we do have power cadoman May 20 #32
Doesn't track with this article JustAnotherGen May 14 #5
So, you're saying Republicans are pessimistic about their own party too? OKIsItJustMe May 14 #7
No JustAnotherGen May 14 #25
That would be alright with me! OKIsItJustMe May 14 #26
Voting Rights JustAnotherGen May 14 #29
No, you're missing my point OKIsItJustMe May 15 #30
The little guy somsai May 16 #31
When you have a "donor class" trying to pick the next candidate and oust David Hogg Mr.WeRP May 14 #8
I know I'm in the minority, but I supported Schumer in his decision OKIsItJustMe May 14 #9
When all the people he was trying to "protect" by caving Mr.WeRP May 14 #11
Like I said, "least worst" OKIsItJustMe May 14 #13
We're going to not agree in this. Trump needed to be handed a loss Mr.WeRP May 14 #15
A "shut down" would have been a win for Trump OKIsItJustMe May 14 #17
Sure it would Mr.WeRP May 14 #18
Politico: The Shutdown Fight That Could Play Right Into Trump's Hands OKIsItJustMe May 14 #19
Keep citing bs.. it so helps your cause Mr.WeRP May 14 #20
The issue is not as clear-cut as you think OKIsItJustMe May 14 #21
Let me guess... Mr.WeRP May 14 #22
Politics they say is "the art of the possible" OKIsItJustMe May 14 #23
More than Garland, I blame Democrats for not invoking the 14th amendment in 2021 OKIsItJustMe May 14 #24
"To me, they're not doing enough to push back against Trump." RandiFan1290 May 14 #10
I have written to my representative and senators and said I want to hear two things from you OKIsItJustMe May 14 #14
I think these unfavorable polls about Democrats can be misleading. dgauss May 14 #12
Admitting that "Statistically, the people I know make a lousy sample" OKIsItJustMe May 14 #16
But it's all worked out so well. DJ Synikus Makisimus May 14 #28
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