Democrats made the right move on the shutdown and seem to be in control of the narrative.

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4. Biden was elected in 2020. The Congress, the 117th I believe, was majority Democrat

starting in January of 2021. We had narrow control of the House, a Senate majority with one spare vote, that of the Vice Predident when necessary, and six jackasses on the Supreme Court. During the hearings in Congress regarding Trump's criminal activity, the idea was discussed to give Biden the opportunity to pack the court. What a fresh idea that would have been, huh, getting a move ahead of the GOP and breaking out of the mold of being good little Democrats who always compromise? In one bold move, the roberts court could have been neutralized with five more liberals, and a season's worth of overturning the junk they'd passed, including presidential immunity from arrest and prosecution and citizens united, both of which would have gotten us out of the mess we are in now. BUt the old traditional heads didn't want to remove the long cherished and undemocratic filibuster.

Well, now there might be some hindsight. Had we done that, we would have a court that wouldn't give the orange headed demagogue dicator everything he wants, and in fact, a liberal court would have expitited his prosecutions, forcing trials that the moribund Garland justice department wouldn't do, and had him convicted and sitting in prison by now. Overturning citizens united would have limited the access to much of the cash the GOP used to narrowly win in 2024, perhaps changed the outcome of that election without Musk's money going to Trump. Trump wouldn't have been able to run.

Ah, what could have been. We are seeing the stirrings of a backbone now. I hope it lasts.