2025-10-04
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This is The Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times Opinion.
You've heard the news.
Here's what to make of it.
My name is David French.
I'm a columnist for New York Times Opinion and you may have noticed I'm not Michelle Cottle.
our normal host for this roundtable.
I'm the backup quarterback today, but I'm here with first stringers,
my fellow columnists, Jamel Bowie and Michelle Goldberg.
Guys, how's it going?
Everything's going great in America.
As well as it can go, I suppose.
Everyone's happy today, okay.
Maybe punch drunk.
On Tuesday, we're recording this on a Wednesday.
Tuesday,
Democrats and Republicans in Congress were unable to come to an agreement on a spending bill to keep the government operational.
And as a result, we're in another shutdown.
And power struggles that got us here, the strategies to consider,