Oh no, not the briar patch!

Schumer vows to shut down the government, and there’s a problem with that — for him.

Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill

But:

“I’ve gone back and forth on this thing three times because it is two horrible choices,” Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) admitted to reporters before the lunch.

“If you shut down the government, the president is the person who decides what is essential,” Hickenlooper explained. “He decides what part of the government stays open, so you are actually giving him even more power.”

On the other side of the argument, a senior Senate Democratic aide told The Post that some members  “worry a shutdown leaves Elon Musk alone in the candy store,” referring to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cost-cutting efforts.

“It wouldn’t be your grandfather’s shutdown,” this source added,

And the news might be even better than envisioned, because it won’t be Elon directing the cuts, but the Democrat’s worst nightmare:

ERICK ERICKSON: Magic Mike Johnson Strikes Again.

If you think you’re having a bad day, you could always be a Senate Democrat. After Magic Mike Johnson magically passed a continuing resolution through the evenly divided House, Senate Democrats are left in an impossible position: Vote for a continuing resolution that cuts $13 billion from non-defense spending… or shut the government down and let my friend, OMB Director Russ Vought, be in charge.

That’s right, if the government is shut down, the most hated man in leftwing circles and the face of Project 2025 will directly manage the government shutdown.

I am begging Senate Democrats… fight the Republicans, filibuster the legislation, and shut the government down!!