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senseandsensibility

(20,740 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:47 PM Jan 29

I know we all feel like we won one this morning

and I am all for celebrating when Dems stand up and trump backs down, but here is a tweet from Karoline Leavitt (Press Secretary) this morning:

"This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo."

So, the fight is far from over and many, many programs Americans count on remain at risk.

If you were one of the many people who called their reps yesterday, keep up the pressure!

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I know we all feel like we won one this morning (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jan 29 OP

Which may well signal intentional fraud upon the court. Monday's procedure should be interesting... hlthe2b Jan 29 #1

Dems are not united enough to win shit imho. BootinUp Jan 29 #2

Is the OMB the sole issuer of financial demands upon federal agencies? Prairie_Seagull Jan 29 #3

Unfortunately your confusion (and mine) senseandsensibility Jan 29 #4

Wait...I thought she didn't know a thing about what was going on AND "I'll have to get back to you".... Bengus81 Jan 29 #5

He is going to be impeached...Again. S/V Loner Jan 29 #6

hlthe2b

(107,612 posts)

1. Which may well signal intentional fraud upon the court. Monday's procedure should be interesting...

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:51 PM

Jan 29

BootinUp

(49,276 posts)

2. Dems are not united enough to win shit imho.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:03 PM

Jan 29

Pick one strategy and get everyone behind it.

Maybe we should review some Sun Tzu philosophy

If you are strong, appear weak. But if you are weak, appear strong.

Sun Tzu

https://www.azquotes.com/author/19687-Sun_Tzu

Prairie_Seagull

(3,944 posts)

3. Is the OMB the sole issuer of financial demands upon federal agencies?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:18 PM

Jan 29

Or can tsf have the deparment heads come in one-by-one and inform them of this EO.

senseandsensibility

(20,740 posts)

4. Unfortunately your confusion (and mine)

Reply to Prairie_Seagull (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:25 PM

Jan 29

is the point. They want us and the media to back off, but since they're never clear about what they're doing, it will not be clear when they have really backed off. But in this case, the Press Secretary is spelling it out. Programs that help people are still under attack.

Bengus81

(7,788 posts)

5. Wait...I thought she didn't know a thing about what was going on AND "I'll have to get back to you"....

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:26 PM

Jan 29

S/V Loner

(9,190 posts)

6. He is going to be impeached...Again.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:52 PM

Jan 29

This time it will stick.
Things have to make sense to me and those with the power behind the throne didn't get where they are by leaving loose canons in charge of implementing policy. They backed him to get their hands on the government and they have their guy Vance ready and willing to fill the void as the figurehead. They also no longer need the trump cult which will become a liability. With the behind the scenes backing I could see getting enough votes to impeach.
That does not mean we are out of the woods and it may get significantly worse. The Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, the Billionaires, the Religious Nationalist have been planning this for decades and all mean to get what they want. That is not going to change.
I don't see them tolerating his buffoonery, along with his mental decline, much longer as he has outlived his usefulness to them.

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