With many Republicans refusing to back more government spending, Democrats supplied the bulk of the votes to extend federal funding through early 2024.
They realized not nearly as many people have been drinking the kool-aid as they thought. So they’re pulling back a bit to sweep some of the rubble under the rug so they can go full bore on how incompetent Democrats are by not fixing everything all at once all the time and try and win more seats in next years major election.
So this is good right? Have the Republicans realized shutdowns are bad?
No, they didn’t realize it yet. That’s why so many of them voted against it.
They realized not nearly as many people have been drinking the kool-aid as they thought. So they’re pulling back a bit to sweep some of the rubble under the rug so they can go full bore on how incompetent Democrats are by not fixing everything all at once all the time and try and win more seats in next years major election.