• Fraylor@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Not criticizing you, but in this context it’s bail, like bailing water. Bale is like hay bale.

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      Because at some point, work needs to get done there. The nutty wing of the Republican party embraces the standoff, they will have no issue leaving the chair vacant past all the deadlines and into next year. At some point, continuing to play the normal partisan game just plays into their strategy.

      If Republicans can’t agree among themselves, or consent to accepting help from Democrats, then the only thing left is to help them passively.