But stories like this show that public pressure is helping. 2 months ago he was itching to close the government down. Ross's district includes a lot of people who work at MacDill AFB and while the military are receiving their paychecks, up to 1500 civilian workers have been furloughed. Also conveniences like the commissary are closed which puts a crimp in the wallets of the military families and retirees in the area.

I also think he's only hoping to get something out of the debt ceiling fight. A local article I read mentioned that while he thinks Repugs should refocus their fight on the debt ceiling, he also said he doesn't think they should default. I hope he sees the handwriting on the wall and is just looking for a face saving way to get out of this. In the meantime, let's keep the pressure on these assholes.

Hundreds of elderly that frequent the ones in San Antonio. It is always packed with shoppers.

congresscritters and PBO to reopen the commissaries.

www.saveourbenefit.org

Repigs caused the shutdown, and are trying to reopen parts of gov't a little at a time, hoping to kill the social safety net. I do agree with writing to congress, but only to tell them to quit holding the nation hostage.

They aren't an actual political party sheeesh

They have no intention of "governing." The only objective is to keep power, get more, and RULE!

proper and the district line runs a block or two away from where we live.

I even logged on to DU. Extortion is extortion and terrorism is terrorism whether it's on the continuing resolution or the debt ceiling.

I personally don't want them fucking with social security, Medicare, OR Medicaid. Democrat or Republican, just KEEP YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF!.

If they agree to pass a clean CR and clean debt ceiling only if we promise them something in a Grand Bargain after, they are still expecting to be rewarded for their bad behavior.

public support he gets on this issue, the more likely he will stand behind it. We need the crazies right now.

https://dennisross.house.gov/forms/writeyourrep/?Denied=true

It's insane to think this congress can come together on something like that in the next two weeks.

I read this point on another DU thread and it makes sense. There are divisions within the Republican caucus. They would need several weeks just to come up with a plan that would be their opening position in any negotiations.

Then just modify it a bit and ram it through both chambers. I doubt they could do it but they might.

They're a minority of the minority party in America. Fuck them. They just have to deal with that fact and move on. Wasn't that what we had to do with Bush and his wars?

Whatever the Republicans might want along these lines, we better make damn sure our Representatives don't end up giving them, even under pressure.

They deserve, and must receive, nothing but the contempt and scorn and condemnation of the country.

"This war was got up drunk, but will have to be settled sober."

or maybe Wilson after the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act?

But it was some Confederate politico afflicted by recovered sanity as the thing began to dwindle down around '64 --- at least that is what I think I remember.

But, unfortunately, their nihilistic sentiments are no longer quarantined to the South. Poor Wisconsin, for instance.