"White House officials acknowledge that they must accept some spending cuts or strict caps on future spending if they are to strike a deal"

Dems conceding to republicans yet again

• no 14th amendment
• no clear messaging on how republicans will tank the economy
• allowing R’s to say “dems refuse to negotiate” without clear pushback
• shows Trump’s ultimatum holds power over dems

This is why I’ve never voted *for* a democrat even though I always vote blue. Weak.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-mccarthys-friday-debt-ceiling-meeting-postponed-white-house-says-2023-05-11/

Biden, McCarthy debt ceiling meeting postponed, spending cuts on table

A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers that had been scheduled for Friday has been postponed, and the leaders agreed to meet early next week, a White House spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

@flexghost "'White House officials acknowledge that they must accept some spending cuts or strict caps on future spending if they are to strike a deal'"

Sadly I suspected this would happen and was Biden's plan all along. He makes a promise, "structures" the fix in such a way that it will fail and then blames that failure on others.

Biden has always been a liar and political con-artist extraordinaire. And thanks to the revelations from Hunter's laptop also on that take to the tune of millions.

@brianbeeler I hated being forced to vote for him. A 90s democrat is always a Republican. That line about nothing will fundamentally change? A real kick in the stomach. Then they tell me to vote harder after I lose my bodily autonomy.

@flexghost

You're entire comment is spot-on.

As a "libertarian socialist", or a nice way of saying "anarcho-communist", I see both Democrats and Republicans more alike than unalike. Only through a party that truly values personal freedoms, and not just pays "lip service" to them, will we ever be truly free.

Democrats for far too long have been "pissing on our legs and telling us it's raining." I'll vote when there's someone worth voting for and not a moment sooner.