i agree that it's not a "close call", but i understand why someone could characterize it that way. i would say it more like "i see both sides of it". it's also virtually impossible to say either side is definitely right or wrong right now, because we can't see into the future. we do know what's happening now and have the trajectory of what they want to happen. schumer needs to learn to put aside his 85 years of politics and base everything instead on the past 55 days.
stop worrying about the perception. stop thinking deals can be made. stop thinking this is the 1990's. nobody cares if people "tried to do the right thing for the people" if the people get fucked in the ass anyway. american citizens will remember the shitshow and the chaos and who was in charge at literally every level when that happened. dems no-votes on a budget cr won't be the reason america mysteriously slipped into fascism. it'll be a footnote.
trump and musk are crashing the plane into the mountain. we don't need our fingerprints on the control panel.
1. do your fucking job
2. send aoc, pete, bernie, warren, and walz to every available microphone, news program, or town hall.
3. end of list.