PUTNEY-The Democrats' recent capitulation on the debt ceiling is a pretty good illustration of why the party lost the last election.
Republicans needed Democratic help to pass another continuing resolution to fund the government at current levels. Did the Democrats use the leverage to get any concessions? Perhaps get some illegally fired veterans or federal workers rehired? Maybe lessen the budget cuts that are coming to Medicaid? Maybe restore some funds to aid organizations that are going to be unable to do their work assisting real people in need?
Nope. Nada. Zip. Zilch. They just rolled over.
Why? Out of fear that they might be blamed for the hurt a shutdown would cause.
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