Gee, what a surprise.

Eight Senate Democrats sold out their party, surrendered the 40-day fight, and forged a deal with MAGA Republicans to end the government shutdown in exchange for winning nothing in return. Is that totally in character or what? Dems stomping on their own grassroots momentum by going belly up is so Dems. Please excuse this Red Sox analogy: I haven’t seen a choke this bad since the easy grounder rolled through Bill Buckner’s legs.

There still may be an upside for timid Team Blue, but first I need to fume. Did the eight senators in the Cave Caucus (all of whom are insulated from voter wrath because they’re either retiring or not up for reelection in 2026) somehow fail to notice what happened earlier this month?

Democrats won landslide elections coast to coast, kicking

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