Given that, play this out - after the Democrats reject the CR, what do you think happens?

Let me play it the other way. When the economy goes toes up, or Social Security checks stop arriving, or whatever it is that works now that doesn’t work later happens - and it is *bound* to happen, because when you “move fast, break things” you (by definition) “break things.”

When that happens the Republicans will point and say “Hey, the Democrats voted for it too!”

In the Mafia, once you submit to the Don once, you’re his forever. He will never believe you’re going to stand up to him again, and neither will anyone else.

If you think this budget is a bad idea, you have to stand up and say so. I assume the Democrats think what’s going on is a bad idea (either that or we need a real opposition party), then it’s time to stand for what you believe in, even if you lose.

I remember that Hillary voted for Bush Jrs war in Iraq, even though I am sure she thought it was a bad idea. But she “triangulated” so as not to be criticized for her “unAmerican” vote, and it came back to bite here when the actual bad idea turned out to be a REALLY BAD IDEA. I submit that she lost 2016 because of Bernie’s voters, and she would have won had so many of them not held their nose because of her failure to take a stand on a bad idea when she knew it was a bad idea.

The Democrats just did it again, and will pay for it in the loss of trust of their most ardent core of voters.