I'm getting worried about all these politicians playing politics over people's lives 
. Can't they see that the shutdown is affecting real Americans, not just their own careers 
? It's like they're stuck in a never-ending cycle of "my way or the highway" 
.I think Mike Johnson needs to listen to Marjorie Taylor Greene and her colleagues - if keeping the House closed on an extended recess isn't working, maybe it's time for a change
. And Schumer's shutdown strategy? It feels like he's just digging his own grave 
.What I really want is for these politicians to focus on finding common ground
instead of trying to outmaneuver each other. Can't they see that the US energy secretary has enough problems dealing with nuclear security without having to worry about furloughed employees 
?
...i mean think about it, they've been talking about doing this for like 12 days now and nothing's really changed 
...and meanwhile millions of americans are living with the consequences of this shutdown 
... energy workers getting furloughed, national security people on the sidelines...it's just not fair 
...can't they find a way to compromise? 
. I mean, 50-43? Come on, folks! It's not like it's rocket science (although, if it were, Mike Johnson might actually know what he's doing). The whole point of having Congress is to pass laws that help people, right? And yet, they're wasting their time on this shutdown nonsense. 
. It's not like Schumer has some magic solution to fix everything overnight. And let's be real, if a few hundred more people get furloughed from the Department of Energy, what's it gonna do? Make America great again?