Posted on 03/26/2018 8:03:29 AM PDT by V K Lee
No, Trump hasn’t betrayed his supporters.
Conservatives from sea to shining sea are screaming “betrayal” because the GOP passed and the President signed the massive omnibus spending bill. The poster child for this hysterical overreaction is Ann Coulter, who furiously tweeted that it would get Trump impeached and cause the Republicans to get wiped out in the upcoming midterms. Coulter hasn’t sounded this crazy since 2012, when she endorsed Mitt Romney for President. It is, of course, true that the bill is deeply flawed. To understand why it passed and why Trump signed it, conservatives should refer to this excerpt from The Art of the Deal:
My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then keep pushing and pushing.… I never get too attached to one deal or one approach.
It’s no coincidence that White House budget director Mick Mulvaney sounded equally pragmatic when asked during a press conference if President Trump was willing to sign such an imperfect bill:
The answer is yes. Why? Because it funds his priorities.… Is it perfect? No. Is it exactly what we asked for in the budget? No. Were we ever going to get that? No.
This, like it or not, is how deals get made inside (and outside) the Beltway. No one gets everything they want. [SNIP]
As to this particular omnibus bill, it isn’t nearly as bad as people like Coulter suggest.[SNIP]
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Great summary, Hostage!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3642522/posts?page=29#29
Good observation, hambone !
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3642522/posts?page=20#20
Pingout !!
Gonna ping you to the Trump Train Thread (were like family. Much help and understanding there)
As Rush said yesterday for eight long years Obama had definite reasons for using spending bills instead of budgets. His regime didn't have to go through reconciliation in a budget hearing where 51 votes rule. He realized that he could get a lot more mileage out of spending bills than budgetary restrictions.Never once did the obam/jarret regime opt for a budget.They knew that socialism would lose and capitalism voted by those who love our country would always win. That stuff is like holy water to the dems it burns them up quickly.
President Trump has a 700 billion dollar defense budget.He will start on the wall quickly. How many miles will be built? Remains to be seen. How much money will he give to Planned Parenthood? Probably not near as much as was budgeted(suggested) maybe nothing at all.
Trump is always the smartest guy in the room. Those that don't get it will if they ever pay attention.
Exactly! Trump knows what he is doing,he always does.
Is this an over ride?>>>>>>
That’s what is being said.
The presidential declaration of emergency gives him discretion to spend as needed, since this is an omnibus bill, not a “budget” as defined by the Congressional rules of order.
We will soon see whether this has legs. Apparently people have posted photos of the wall being built now.
Listen to it today. Best part of program was asking how peoples minds had changed over the weekend. Almost laughable
The house is not the problem, it’s the senate but the more we learn about this omnibus, the better it sounds. It’s what comes in the next omnibus that will be telling. Maybe it will be a budget, I’m not sure but so far it looks like Trump won again. MAGA!
Jennychase, save this Twitter thread!!!
To: WildHighlander57
https://twitter.com/Fuctupmind/status/978435110017134592
Riddle me this, David Hogg
Since you weren’t at the school at the time of the shooting, how did you get in to film this video?
DAVID WASN’T AT THE SCHOOL, AND GOT IN.
60 posted on Mon Mar 26 23:01:55 2018 by jennychase
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Ping for later reference.
Gotta use some of this elsewhere - PM coming
TX!
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