allies surrender, democrats cave
Photo credit: Ted Rall / WhoWhatWhy Polls showed that voters were blaming Republicans, not Democrats, for the shutdown. Nevertheless, Democrats caved in completely to the Republicans. It was as if, during World War II, the Allies had invaded Europe and gone all the way to Berlin only to surrender to Hitler.

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Polls showed that voters were blaming Republicans, not Democrats, for the shutdown. Nevertheless, Democrats caved completely to the Republicans. It was as if, during World War II, the Allies had invaded Europe and gone all the way to Berlin only to surrender to Hitler.

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  • Ted Rall is an American columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author. His most recent book is "The Stringer," a graphic novel in which journalism meets "Breaking Bad."

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