Dan Gillmor on Nostr: Don't be fooled by the Republicans' intra-party "fighting" over the government ...
Don't be fooled by the Republicans' intra-party "fighting" over the government shutdown. They're essentially all in on this.
Their goal(s)? Occam's Razor says:
1) Trigger a recession that -- because Big Journalism will publish whatever the Republicans claim, however untrue -- will be blamed on Democrats since they hold the White House.
2) Panic the Democrats (again with journalism's help) to give into massive cuts in programs that, you know, help people.
Their goal(s)? Occam's Razor says:
1) Trigger a recession that -- because Big Journalism will publish whatever the Republicans claim, however untrue -- will be blamed on Democrats since they hold the White House.
2) Panic the Democrats (again with journalism's help) to give into massive cuts in programs that, you know, help people.