Itguy got it 100% correct: This entire circus was about those elections you hopeless MSDNC clowns.
Damn near a perfect psyop (and continuing) by the Demoncraps. Well designed, before, during, and after.
Red herrings everywhere, and they are still a floppin.
The Demoncraps need LEVERAGE, got it, and used it to perfection.
But, but, but ... they got no 'concessions', The CR passed.
No, the got exactly what they wanted and needed. Holding the line, and WINNING, in the off-year elections - ESPECIALLY evident in the Virginia elections.
The leverage was NOT to get the 'concessions' - but ALL the media reported that is what is was all about.
No, the leverage was FEAR OF USELESS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES losing their jobs PERMANENTLY. That is the 'swing vote' the Demons needed and GOT.
THAT fear was legitimate, and was SUCCESSFULLY used by the Demons. THAT was 'the leverage' the Demons determined would be useful FOR THE ELECTIONS.
Not the cutting of benefits for the 'illegals', 'the lazy', 'the rank and file'. The highly motivating fear of losing THEIR JOBS, PERMANENTLY.
All the socalled 'wailing by the hard left' about the 'horrible ending of the shutdown' is mere Kabuki being played by the hard core left about passing this off as a 'Republican' win becuase all they 'got nothing'. A cover, nothing more to BURY the FACT - THE DEMS WABTED THE ELECTIONS to go their way.
They got their [the dems] 'consessions' at the VOTING BOOTH.
Leverage successfully used. Operation 100% success.
Think about it. It worked, and the success is being 'denied' so that the REAL MONSTER still remains unscathed.

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