• pingveno@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      The context for that quote was a 2011 interview. The Obama administration was having trouble working with the Republicans because the Tea Party movement had gotten a lot of firebrands elected where working together with Democrats to effectively govern was unthinkable. The Republican House leadership since then has been weak, which has led to multiple government shutdowns.

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      8 days ago

      This is politician-talk for “get your fucking shit together, you’re embarrassing everyone”.