The Schumer shutdown is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. Even by Washington standards, this was so foolish. Even by Schumerian standards, which is a very low bar, this shutdown was utterly stupid. Millions of Americans were highly aggravated . It accomplished absolutely nothing. With a few bells and whistles, the original Speaker Mike Johnson House CR bill is the one that’s gonna pass.

The Democrats did not get the $1.5 trillion spending add-on they wanted. They did not get health spending for illegal immigrants. They did not undo the able-bodied Medicaid requirements. They did not undo the Trumpian one, big, beautiful bill. As far as I can tell, they didn’t get anything. According to reports, they did get a promise from Majority Leader Thune that they could get a vote on a b

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