The vote was 217-212, as Speaker Mike Johnson on Donald Trump's orders, led almost every House Republican to vote for a CR that could cost them the House next year.
Jared Golden, proving once again that he sucks the most. He’s my Rep and I stopped even reading his replies to my emails because they’re all snarky and full of bullshit republican talking points. He has aspirations for higher office, and I say: over my dead body. I will spend every last dollar I have and every last breath making sure that asshole doesn’t ever hold office representing Maine again.
I’ve literally been working to get rid of her for the last 20 years. Mainers are not dumb but she is such a master manipulator she has been able to fool too many up here. She has figured out how to masterfully manipulate the system so she can vote No only when it doesn’t matter, giving her cover to say “see, I voted against this because it was best for Maine.” She is best friends with Leonard Leo, and accepts all sorts of dark money, but manages to evade most negative publicity. I despise her.
Here’s the dilemma. I also contributed to Golden’s first Congressional run when we had a second home in Maine. Although I couldn’t vote there, I realized Golden was the lesser of two evils. That district comprises “ the County”, a majority of whom feel they have been persecuted by life. They are Trumpers. In order to be reelected, Golden or any Democrat has to straddle the middle. You may like to defeat him, but he’s still an other Democrat to be counted for the Democrats to take control of the House. We can’t investigate Trump without that control.
I’m fully aware of what CD2 looks like and who makes up that demographic. I grew up here and live here full time. I’m also very engaged in the community at large, and in state and local politics. CD2 is becoming more purple with every election, small and large. Having a Dem in name only does us no good if we can’t count on him to vote with his party. Being able to count a body in the chamber is only useful if that body is one that is aligned mostly with their party’s ideals. I also fully understand the argument of having to try to straddle the fence if you’re a D in a mostly R district. But having the numbers only works for the control you refer to if we can count on that person to vote with the party. Otherwise it is a meaningless number and we don’t actually have any control. Because it’s the vote that counts and if a D votes with his R colleagues 50% of the time (Golden is ranked 3rd most right leaning Dem in the House) what control exactly would we have as the majority party? The blue seats on a chart mean nothing. If we are to learn anything from the 2 Trump administrations so far it’s that a single vote can make a difference, and even leadership can’t always rein in their members who choose to cross the line - on either side. Golden’s votes don’t match the ideals of the party that supported/financed him and he seems to not take seriously the moment we are in or the task at hand.
If CD 2 is turning purple, it’s doing it very slowly. Trump won it by 10% of the vote in 2024. If the Democrats don’t win the House in the midterms, we’ll loose our democracy.
This is a smart tactical vote. The bill was passing regardless so his vote had no impact. By voting with Rs on bills where his vote doesn’t matter, he drives up the percentage of the time that he “votes with Trump”, allowing him to look bipartisan back home. You gotta take those votes where you can if you’re trying to hold an R+10 seat
Maine is a great state, although a bit isolated. The people there are independent thinkers. They can certainly do better than Collins for sure, and maybe also Golden. We need Maine to help keep America from falling into a permanent fascist regime.
Personally don't know much about Rep Golden. Being from the New England area, I do know there are areas of Maine that are quite conservative. So, he likely plays that game of trying to appear to his constituents that his politics are more to the center than liberal, especially when his vote is not going to being the deciding vote either way. Effective strategy that helps people like Golden in power in Republican districts. But, IMO - we don't need more games in government - we need strong leaders who are afraid to do their job in voting for what right for the people, and explaining their vote to angry constituents who may not understand how your vote benefits them.
Hi Neighbor! I hear you. I was in a meeting with one of Golden's staffers today, and I have a lot of sympathy for him. He must get so tired of having to hear out everyone's justifiable frustration with Golden.
If there is a shutdown as it seems likely, the republicans will own it 100%. This is another attempt by the wannabe dictator to throw whatever monkey wrench in the works. And the traitors in the congress will have to be looking for other jobs.
It is a tactical fascist Republican move to make it appear to an uninformed, uneducated, even uninterested public that all is normal - Medicaid is saved - until one day before the very end of the continuing resolution (the Republicans on Trump’s order passed a vote to keep the government open for a limited period of time) when the Republicans will call for a vote again. This time the Democrats will All vote to close the government down rather than agree to a fictional negotiation to save Medicaid. Trump will negate any negotiated terms regarding g Medicaid and will reverse the agreement in a minute flat. The corrupted Republicans will hope the public’s outrage then will be directed at the Democrats because it would appear - appear - that the Democrats didn’t care about our Medicaid being cut and therefore voted No to the negotiation, saying: Shut the Government Down. This is a sleight of hand bullshit move by Trump’s Republican slaves. This is evil, evil stuff.
The only good thing is that it gives every single Democrat time to get the hell out of their offices and into communities to tell town halls across the country the Truth.
That is a position the Republicans always drag out: it’s the fault of the Democrats. Really? You put a known felon with dictator desires in the White House. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. Wish you well. Be safe.
Dems don’t have ANY control right now so nothing they do could help right now. That’s why it was soooo important to get the right party elected in 2024. Get out and vote, PLEASE the very next time and forever more to get this awful, dictator out of power permanently.
Democrats have no balls either… all they look after their own benefit, re election and they are the one who put us in this shit.. by power greed and not considering people’s benefit. We put bunch of Ho…. In white house
You really think voters are capable of seeing this sort of trick? Most voters have to use velcro to secure their shoes because they never learned to tie.
At last the Dems in Congress are taking a much needed stand! People are recognizing that part of MAGA’s ugly plan has to do with culling the population. Lack of health care for those who can’t afford the high prices of medical insurance is just one way. Deportation being another. The Democrats and any Republicans with a backbone must bring back the affordable healthcare system.
It saddens me to hear the Dems talking about the next election because every day, America is closer and closer to becoming a dictator run country and I have little hope of there being another election
There needs to be some other thought as to how to fix this crisis
The Dems appear to be falling for the fucking deranged orange lunatic’s playbook hook line and sinker. When he next declares all immediate general elections are cancelled (not postponed) it will be too late to fight back because his next declaration will be to enact himself as president for life! He’ll get rid of jdv and install orange lunatic jr as VP, watch this space!
For what seems like years I’ve been screaming and banging n my head against the wall whenever I hear people say “We’ll vote them out in 2026!” Some kind of weird mantra proving they have not been able to understand that canceling “free and fair” elections was a core tenet of P2025, not verbatim, but anyone paying attention to, say, Marc Elias, understands this should be the biggest battle instead of the distractions. Even the Epstein thing is rooted in the fantasy that it could bring them down, this will not happen either. Look at the actions they’re saving their powder for until after the midterms. “Hello?”
Trump is preparing for 3rd term, by censorship, firing people, not respecting court system and sending Guard to different states, this is all signs how countries slowly became Dictatorship.
Agreed, plus, all of the big changes Trump is making to the White House are NOT the actions of a man planning on moving out when his term is over. Destroying the historic Rose Garden, building a totally unneeded gaudy ballroom, and refurbishing his golden, flying palace in the sky to use as Air Force One are clear indications of Trump's plans. He never does anything unless it's for himself.
No need to spread doom & gloom. They may try to stop midterm elections but the people will never allow this to happen. Find positive ways to help the cause, not knock people down.
Just who am I knocking down? Efforts are already being made by the republicans to control the midterms. "The people" have already allowed the elimination of freedoms by trump.
Hi Harry, Yes, I understand that the Republicans are already looking at ways to cheat, so I respect your concern for the critical midterm elections. My comment to you was simply meant to say that people need to hear messages of hope right now, not discouraging words that knock at the human spirit. 🫶
The Democrats have intelligent, dedicated attorneys, like Marc Elias Group, who are working on all legal issues related to elections/voting. Elias has been winning against the GOP's election related corruption since Trump's 1st term and he is more committed than ever in having in free & fair elections. So, to me - there is much HOPE that midterms will indeed be held in 2026. 🇺🇸
A shutdown is almost inevitable. I fear, however, this one will set a new record. Trump doesn't give a flying fuck how many people are hurt as the result of the shutdown. Most members of the military will get their monthly pay. But because the U. S. Coast Guard comes under the auspices of Homeland Security, their pay will be suspended until the shutdown ends. It will be devastating for many, if not most of them.
The infrastructure of the government will slowly begin to crumble. Air traffic controllers were pretty much responsible for ending the last one. It may take something short of a miracle to end this next one.
The path to fascism and dictatorship becomes clearer by the day. This isn’t only a shocking descent into political hades, it’s planned and orchestrated by DJT and his minions - Carr of the FCC the most recent blatant example of censorship. Perhaps most horrendous of all is the near total violation of the US Constitution at every turn. As a Canadian who studied for years at Notre Dame IN, I have great respect for what the great republic CAN be. At this critical ‘moment in time’ for American democracy, I hope that every Democratic member of the US Senate and House uses their unique pulpits to proclaim “from the rooftops” the peril to individual liberties, freedom of expression, the right to basic healthcare for ALL (not simply the ultra wealthy) etc etc. The list is long! Americans of good faith must NOT assume that Democrat supporters will automatically show up for the mid-terms. That would be a disastrous and massive error. Instead, the drive to “get out the vote” must begin now. Then - when November 2026 arrives - you will be fully prepared to end the “madness of King Donald”. I wish you all well. Eternal vigilance … and hard work .. will triumph. We shall overcome!
Jared Golden, proving once again that he sucks the most. He’s my Rep and I stopped even reading his replies to my emails because they’re all snarky and full of bullshit republican talking points. He has aspirations for higher office, and I say: over my dead body. I will spend every last dollar I have and every last breath making sure that asshole doesn’t ever hold office representing Maine again.
Please do the same to get rid of useless, lying closet maga Susan Collins.
I’ve literally been working to get rid of her for the last 20 years. Mainers are not dumb but she is such a master manipulator she has been able to fool too many up here. She has figured out how to masterfully manipulate the system so she can vote No only when it doesn’t matter, giving her cover to say “see, I voted against this because it was best for Maine.” She is best friends with Leonard Leo, and accepts all sorts of dark money, but manages to evade most negative publicity. I despise her.
In MA, but I really like Graham Platner. I hope he is able to kick Collins to the curb!
Ditto. I live in Indiana but contributed to Platner’s campaign.
I’m so sorry you’re stuck with him AND Collins… VOTE THEM OUT!!!
me too
Here’s the dilemma. I also contributed to Golden’s first Congressional run when we had a second home in Maine. Although I couldn’t vote there, I realized Golden was the lesser of two evils. That district comprises “ the County”, a majority of whom feel they have been persecuted by life. They are Trumpers. In order to be reelected, Golden or any Democrat has to straddle the middle. You may like to defeat him, but he’s still an other Democrat to be counted for the Democrats to take control of the House. We can’t investigate Trump without that control.
I’m fully aware of what CD2 looks like and who makes up that demographic. I grew up here and live here full time. I’m also very engaged in the community at large, and in state and local politics. CD2 is becoming more purple with every election, small and large. Having a Dem in name only does us no good if we can’t count on him to vote with his party. Being able to count a body in the chamber is only useful if that body is one that is aligned mostly with their party’s ideals. I also fully understand the argument of having to try to straddle the fence if you’re a D in a mostly R district. But having the numbers only works for the control you refer to if we can count on that person to vote with the party. Otherwise it is a meaningless number and we don’t actually have any control. Because it’s the vote that counts and if a D votes with his R colleagues 50% of the time (Golden is ranked 3rd most right leaning Dem in the House) what control exactly would we have as the majority party? The blue seats on a chart mean nothing. If we are to learn anything from the 2 Trump administrations so far it’s that a single vote can make a difference, and even leadership can’t always rein in their members who choose to cross the line - on either side. Golden’s votes don’t match the ideals of the party that supported/financed him and he seems to not take seriously the moment we are in or the task at hand.
If CD 2 is turning purple, it’s doing it very slowly. Trump won it by 10% of the vote in 2024. If the Democrats don’t win the House in the midterms, we’ll loose our democracy.
Why don‘t you run for his seat?
This is a smart tactical vote. The bill was passing regardless so his vote had no impact. By voting with Rs on bills where his vote doesn’t matter, he drives up the percentage of the time that he “votes with Trump”, allowing him to look bipartisan back home. You gotta take those votes where you can if you’re trying to hold an R+10 seat
Maine is a great state, although a bit isolated. The people there are independent thinkers. They can certainly do better than Collins for sure, and maybe also Golden. We need Maine to help keep America from falling into a permanent fascist regime.
Thank you for fighting that vile sellout.
He needs to GO!
Golden is a joke
Personally don't know much about Rep Golden. Being from the New England area, I do know there are areas of Maine that are quite conservative. So, he likely plays that game of trying to appear to his constituents that his politics are more to the center than liberal, especially when his vote is not going to being the deciding vote either way. Effective strategy that helps people like Golden in power in Republican districts. But, IMO - we don't need more games in government - we need strong leaders who are afraid to do their job in voting for what right for the people, and explaining their vote to angry constituents who may not understand how your vote benefits them.
Hi Neighbor! I hear you. I was in a meeting with one of Golden's staffers today, and I have a lot of sympathy for him. He must get so tired of having to hear out everyone's justifiable frustration with Golden.
Straddling the fence leaves a lot of splinters.
PLEASE GET THAT SHITSTER OUT
Rep. Golden needs to go
I regret working for his campaign
The Maine DNC assigned me to do mailers for Golden
Shut it down!!! Golden needs to be voted out!! Why would any of them vote with the guards of pedophiles ??
If there is a shutdown as it seems likely, the republicans will own it 100%. This is another attempt by the wannabe dictator to throw whatever monkey wrench in the works. And the traitors in the congress will have to be looking for other jobs.
The dems need to get out and advertise their position. I hear the GOP ahead of the news cycle all the time
It is a tactical fascist Republican move to make it appear to an uninformed, uneducated, even uninterested public that all is normal - Medicaid is saved - until one day before the very end of the continuing resolution (the Republicans on Trump’s order passed a vote to keep the government open for a limited period of time) when the Republicans will call for a vote again. This time the Democrats will All vote to close the government down rather than agree to a fictional negotiation to save Medicaid. Trump will negate any negotiated terms regarding g Medicaid and will reverse the agreement in a minute flat. The corrupted Republicans will hope the public’s outrage then will be directed at the Democrats because it would appear - appear - that the Democrats didn’t care about our Medicaid being cut and therefore voted No to the negotiation, saying: Shut the Government Down. This is a sleight of hand bullshit move by Trump’s Republican slaves. This is evil, evil stuff.
The only good thing is that it gives every single Democrat time to get the hell out of their offices and into communities to tell town halls across the country the Truth.
That is a position the Republicans always drag out: it’s the fault of the Democrats. Really? You put a known felon with dictator desires in the White House. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree. Wish you well. Be safe.
But….i do agree that too too many of the Democrats are showing they have no balls.
Dems don’t have ANY control right now so nothing they do could help right now. That’s why it was soooo important to get the right party elected in 2024. Get out and vote, PLEASE the very next time and forever more to get this awful, dictator out of power permanently.
Democrats have no balls either… all they look after their own benefit, re election and they are the one who put us in this shit.. by power greed and not considering people’s benefit. We put bunch of Ho…. In white house
You really think voters are capable of seeing this sort of trick? Most voters have to use velcro to secure their shoes because they never learned to tie.
At last the Dems in Congress are taking a much needed stand! People are recognizing that part of MAGA’s ugly plan has to do with culling the population. Lack of health care for those who can’t afford the high prices of medical insurance is just one way. Deportation being another. The Democrats and any Republicans with a backbone must bring back the affordable healthcare system.
It saddens me to hear the Dems talking about the next election because every day, America is closer and closer to becoming a dictator run country and I have little hope of there being another election
There needs to be some other thought as to how to fix this crisis
The Dems appear to be falling for the fucking deranged orange lunatic’s playbook hook line and sinker. When he next declares all immediate general elections are cancelled (not postponed) it will be too late to fight back because his next declaration will be to enact himself as president for life! He’ll get rid of jdv and install orange lunatic jr as VP, watch this space!
WTF Golden????????? GO HOME!!
Except we don’t want him here either. 🤬
I have zero confidence in any sort of real and fair election in our future.
For what seems like years I’ve been screaming and banging n my head against the wall whenever I hear people say “We’ll vote them out in 2026!” Some kind of weird mantra proving they have not been able to understand that canceling “free and fair” elections was a core tenet of P2025, not verbatim, but anyone paying attention to, say, Marc Elias, understands this should be the biggest battle instead of the distractions. Even the Epstein thing is rooted in the fantasy that it could bring them down, this will not happen either. Look at the actions they’re saving their powder for until after the midterms. “Hello?”
Totally agree Randy. I don’t think there’ll be elections in 2026.
Trump is preparing for 3rd term, by censorship, firing people, not respecting court system and sending Guard to different states, this is all signs how countries slowly became Dictatorship.
Agreed, plus, all of the big changes Trump is making to the White House are NOT the actions of a man planning on moving out when his term is over. Destroying the historic Rose Garden, building a totally unneeded gaudy ballroom, and refurbishing his golden, flying palace in the sky to use as Air Force One are clear indications of Trump's plans. He never does anything unless it's for himself.
It continues to show me that ALL republicans are cowards and traitors
And they say that Republicans love America. Yeah, right.......what a joke they are to themselves and the American public.
May tRUMP fall off a cliff while the GOP is firmly attached to his ASS!
Good for the Democrats but, there will be no midterm elections.
No need to spread doom & gloom. They may try to stop midterm elections but the people will never allow this to happen. Find positive ways to help the cause, not knock people down.
Just who am I knocking down? Efforts are already being made by the republicans to control the midterms. "The people" have already allowed the elimination of freedoms by trump.
Hi Harry, Yes, I understand that the Republicans are already looking at ways to cheat, so I respect your concern for the critical midterm elections. My comment to you was simply meant to say that people need to hear messages of hope right now, not discouraging words that knock at the human spirit. 🫶
The Democrats have intelligent, dedicated attorneys, like Marc Elias Group, who are working on all legal issues related to elections/voting. Elias has been winning against the GOP's election related corruption since Trump's 1st term and he is more committed than ever in having in free & fair elections. So, to me - there is much HOPE that midterms will indeed be held in 2026. 🇺🇸
Have a wonderful weekend! 😀
Agree. I'm a fan of Marc Elias. At least someone is speaking out strongly. I hope you are right.
🙏
A shutdown is almost inevitable. I fear, however, this one will set a new record. Trump doesn't give a flying fuck how many people are hurt as the result of the shutdown. Most members of the military will get their monthly pay. But because the U. S. Coast Guard comes under the auspices of Homeland Security, their pay will be suspended until the shutdown ends. It will be devastating for many, if not most of them.
The infrastructure of the government will slowly begin to crumble. Air traffic controllers were pretty much responsible for ending the last one. It may take something short of a miracle to end this next one.
The path to fascism and dictatorship becomes clearer by the day. This isn’t only a shocking descent into political hades, it’s planned and orchestrated by DJT and his minions - Carr of the FCC the most recent blatant example of censorship. Perhaps most horrendous of all is the near total violation of the US Constitution at every turn. As a Canadian who studied for years at Notre Dame IN, I have great respect for what the great republic CAN be. At this critical ‘moment in time’ for American democracy, I hope that every Democratic member of the US Senate and House uses their unique pulpits to proclaim “from the rooftops” the peril to individual liberties, freedom of expression, the right to basic healthcare for ALL (not simply the ultra wealthy) etc etc. The list is long! Americans of good faith must NOT assume that Democrat supporters will automatically show up for the mid-terms. That would be a disastrous and massive error. Instead, the drive to “get out the vote” must begin now. Then - when November 2026 arrives - you will be fully prepared to end the “madness of King Donald”. I wish you all well. Eternal vigilance … and hard work .. will triumph. We shall overcome!
Every decision that Dump makes is temporary! There is no “concept of a plan!”