They’ll block a second SCOTUS pick anyways.
Are you crazy?
They don’t need leverage to get what they want.
They obviously already have Congress in their pockets.
No benefit of the doubt from me...this is crap.
No more mulligans for Trump. We better see a big battle in September over the budget/wall or the Trump admin will be toes up. The Dems and K Street Republicans will successfully detach Trump from his base if he allows the beltway GOP to drive the agenda again.
Trump has no pitching (McConnell) and no hitting (Ryan). But you can’t take a few innings off in “tactical retreat”.
There is absolutely nothing good in this CR and therefore 2017 is lost. Trump now has a 3-year term to drain the swamp. Not good.
Logic is not one of your strong points, is it?
I think he won on the wall as well. He got a very large increase for boarder security, which includes “repair” of existing wall. That’s about as much “new” wall as he can put up in the remaining 4 months anyway.
Trump wins again.
I agree. Trump will give the dems a few small wins knowing that he’ll eventually get what he wants.
Big Picture thinkers will see the rational of your premise. Trump can do a lot between now and Sept. That battle will take place on a well prepped field.
the Republicans can own and run with the narrative, if they choose to do so.
My fear is that September is just another opportunity for the Republicans to surrender.
The GOPe wants to be in the minority, that way they can say to their base, we tried. They do not even care if they lose their jobs in congress, the money they will make from deep state when they leave will be massive.
What have they given Trump besides SC justice? That was a safe bet for them, replacing Scalia. You watch, next time they will not if a lib leaves the court. Oh and do not hold you breath for them giving Trump his budget.
They want Trump to have no 2nd term, if he does get a 2nd term they want congress to be lib control, that way he will never get anything done with them.
There is so much spinning I think the clutch burned out. Seriously, if Trump announced the wall was built with a sophisticated invisible material and the Mexicans wired the funds overnight it would be believed.
Now back to our host's good words.
You’re delusional.
Trump best chance at "getting his way" was right after winning the election, he has very little chance of getting more then a face saving token wall funding before an 2018 election.
The Democrats now know that Trump caves under pressure and you can bet the farm that they will put on a great deal of pressure during budget talks.
This CR represents every thing trump campaigned against. It is a complete sellout of his base. I know it is not the CR trump wanted but he needs to be seen fighting for his agenda not caving to the RINOs and Rats.
Well at least Sessions his doing his job and hopefully the new SC judge will turn out to be a conservative and not another Roberts. So I don't regret my support for Trump. I just hate to see him throw his presidency away. IMHO that's what will happen if he signs the CR. His base of supporters will turn on him and then he's finished. He will be seen as either weak (caving to the Democrats) or as a con man that broke most of his campaign promises.
Of course NK could change everything. But that is a very risky strategy.
I think this is a reasonable vanity, EEE. I am also amazed at how many people are eager to jump on Trump as a bad guy when he hasn’t even been there four months!
He didn’t get to be a billionaire overnight. Things take time, especially big things and it is even tougher when you’re working with people not used to winning (congressional Republicans).
Larry, do you have any thoughts on EEE’s analysis?
When folks go on vacation they will not tune into the fake media.
Trump will spend the summer handing out pink slips.
Folks will come back, take their kids to school, and learn a Trump Government has been running just fine with 30 % less people, and education sent back down to the States