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So apparently, once they shut down the government, the Speaker moved on to his next job, which was Captain Picard's new first officer on the Enterprise.

Could someone explain why when the Government gets shut down under a Republican President and a Democrat Congress the President is always blamed? But if it's a Democrat President and a Republican Congress the Congress is blamed?

Funny while you have a dem president and a gop congress or vice versa this will always be the case, lets hope the dems make president congress and senate and restore roe v wade and kick trump out

What movie was sheen rfk?

What's with the moving camera?

How to bankrupt a nation.

They will happily take an extra 3% of your paycheck, expecting you to lower your budget by that much, but cringe at the idea of not growing the federal budget.

The presumptive GOP nominee makes me long for Nixon...

Just like how it is today. That speaker of the house has no honor. The current speaker has no honor. And they call themselves Christians. Democrats have their faults. Republicans are consistently worse.

"America does not deal with theorists" you threatened them and was surprised he says no

While I agree that reducing government spending is needed, that was pure dirty politics to pull out that demand at the very last moment.

What's funny is the party like "likes" Jeb, hates Government shutdowns, but the party from the other dude loves it.... But they make it look like shutting the Federal Government would be the end of the world. 😹 Only for fat lazy Government employees.

I miss fondly when the white house of any political party had done enough for the people to see the government shutdown as a bad thing. Now I hope that the budget negotiation(which has to be done all the time because the government spends like a spoiled teenager) fail so that maybe this time the shutdown will wake up even more people to the uselessness of the government and how much we don't miss them when it goes down.

The 24-esque handheld camera action made me hate this season!!

Ahh yes… back when shutting down the federal government was a big deal, and not something Republicans did every year or so.

Freaking Republicans are getting ready to shut it down again in less than 24 hours.

About to happen again...in real-life...

The devils lies build illusions. who do you think owns the power: judiciary? media? business? royalty? voters? military? or God Almighty? You're so f*cking young, you're are still in fleshy bodies that poop like babies. all other higher minds are powerful spirits. But in the presence of God, they're just tiny children to Him.

Brilliant scene

LOVE that scene. Biden should do the same thing the next time this unrealistic demand occurs. Hold the line!!!!

That was the good old times - where the world respected the functioning free government with checks and balances, with peaceful transfer of power. Sigh. Gone.

Freaking FASCIST CUCK-FCUKING Republicans NEVER talk about cutting the deficit when a Republican is President. In fact Trump didnt see a program he didnt like funding! However every single time a Democrat becomes President...all of a sudden Republicans get their panties in a twist over 'deficit reduction'. For the life of me, I simply cannot comprehend why The Democrats wont challenge The Tea Baggers on this? FCUK! Bill Clinton was the 1st President to have a surplus during the last 2 years of his administration....and what did Bush II do? Cut taxes for his fat cat big business pals.....driving the deficit up to record levels! Unreal how GULLIBLE The Democrats allow themselves to be played by these FASCIST CUCK FCUKING RETARD Republicans! I like President Bartlett, even if he is a fictional President. Please President Biden, start watching The West Wing and learn how to GROW A PAIR!

Even on a television series .. gummint must move on getting bigger ..

Except, now, the GOP is threatening to destroy the world economy as a matter of course. Forget shutting down the government, they want to default on the federal deficit as a bargaining chip, despite the US Constution.

Republicans are shit.

I've been watching clips of this show and now am sorry I didn't watch it all while it was on TV. I may have to see if it's on DVD.

Having big balls is easy in a tv show. Not realistic

Funny that here in May of 2023 we Americans are still going along with the charade of a debt ceiling. In December of 2017 the Republican-controlled Congress passed the "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" that created 1.9 Trillion Dollars to give away to Corporations and the already wealthy. That money did not actually even exist until the last threatened shut down in 2022. Most Americans (of all stripes) think there is a big government vault containing cash money that can be given back to taxpapers who actually break a sweat when they work. The National Debt is over 30 Trillion Dollars. DEBT. There is no vault. No cash. The world's monetary policy is absolute make-believe. The only real issue is this: WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BE WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS?

Bold and strong when they depict Democrats doing it, but when it's Republicans, all we hear is about the elderly, women, children, minorities, division, greed, etc. Try not to spend money we can't afford, and liberals freak out and claim it's all racism, sexism, and control.🤦‍♂️

Joe ain't no Jeb Bartlett

To put it in simple terms : The Speaker came in with BullS**T and met Backbone!

Every time I watch anything fro the West Wing it always reminds me of a giant Democrat fantasy of wisdom and righteousness in the face of Republican evil. News flash! Both sides are evil.

There have been 17 government shut downs. The longest was caused by Tramp.

“That wasn’t part of the deal!” “I am altering the deal, pray I don’t alter it any further.” 👿

I hope that President Biden calls The Republicans on their bluff and says 'SHUT IT DOWN' if The Republicans refuse to pass a clean debt ceiling bill.

Good move. Checkmate. This reminds me of a similar situation I had. We were buying our first house decades ago. The seller was an old lady very selfish. We were in our 20's. She wanted us to close on Dec 25, and move in on Jan 1. The dates were ridiculous. You can't get a mover then, and we would have had to pay rent for another month if not moved out by Dec 30 or before. There was still a lot of time for her to move out. We had decided on an earlier date, and we were at the closing table with attorneys present. And she had changed the dates at the last moment. I was so furious. Without consulting my husband, I said no. Vehemently no. If she changed the dates, there would no closing, no moving, and NO SALE. I got up and was ready to walk away. My husband got up too and played along. I refused to be a patsy and jerked around by this woman. What else would she pull? I also said, I would sue her for my closing costs, new rental, and moving expenses for packing. Since this was winter, I knew that house would sit on the market for months longer. The attorneys would not get paid if the sale did not go through. So I held the cards. There was a last minute frantic discussion between her and her attorney. He came back to us with better dates. So the sale went through. Later my husband asked if I was serious? I said, of course. You have to be prepared to walk away in any negotiation.

The "National Debt" is just "Excess Currency in the Economy" that has not been Taxed out, which is to say the Government has Credited more dollars into the Economy than it has Taxed out. Want it Back? Do a T-Bond Buyback, Or Tax the Rich, they are the ones who have it! The Money doesn't disappear Folks, it is the the Same economy that Creates the Value of the Dollar.

This is what Biden should do with the debt ceiling.

Presidents Bartlett and Kennedy in the same room

Josh wouldn’t have let it get to this point. He’d have mocked the Speaker as he’s essentially saying making a deal with him is pointless as he doesn’t have the respect of his members of the house, and then made it clear that he’d bring bait and switch to the press

Viewers - omg such a powerful president Also viewers - omg I can’t believe trump shut down the government what a horrible president

And then obama had one…

Republicans are always holding us hostage while doing nothing but giving the richest tax breaks. Whoever is reading this: you and I pay more on taxes than billionaire. Billionaires who made their money on the backs of people like you and me.

GOP gonna do the same bullshit this year too. Welcome all y'all 2023 folks.

Fun fact:Both the President and the Speaker played Robert F. Kennedy.

Very nice..

It’s funny how lefties think this is real.

The people who fail trying to blame the guy who signs the done deal.

Back when a government shutdown was a big deal. Now they happen every year.

You can tell it's fiction because the Democrats have actual spine.