

It takes 60 senators to pass (allow a vote on) a controversial budget (written and passed by 50% of house). There’s probably 40 who can insist on defunding Iran war, and cancelling coming medicaid cuts. There are hopefully 90 who think Pete Hegseth’s lies to congress about costs and defeat of Iran war deserve the most extreme punishment.
Mr Veto is not going to help GOP in new election cycle. It’s end of era in simping for him. First time in history, a VP has said “must change our relationship to Israel” and even President has said to end aid to Israel. Schumer can’t be leader fighting that from the right.
A shutdown until Jan 3 (new congress day) has a high potential, but then passing something more moderate but still above 2 main goals, before to avoid even more dem budget items is possible too.

US killed 1m Iraqis through sanctions with great pride. Seems to be plan for Iran, but also for Cuba. Venezuelan community in US is pro fascist supporters, but Rubio, Viceroy of Venezuela, is supporting the same regime that the US has spent 20 years demonizing with election rigging. He’s tainted with the same Stephen Miller/Trump/DHS hatred of “rapist latino pet eater” blanket racism.
Rubio is warmongering pure demonism Israel supremacist. Defeat in fighting Israel’s war on Iran is already unfavorably impossible to recover from, for future Israel subservient evil. Any tolerance of Hegseth/administration bankrupting the US into collapse will look bad on him, but he’s paid by Israel to do just that.