Posted on 01/23/2018 7:29:20 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Chuck Schumer started a government shutdown he couldnt finish.
The New York Democrat, among the shrewdest operators in national politics, stumbled badly because he succumbed to the siren song of the anti-Trump Resistance. He believed any charge could be made to stick to President Trump, no matter how implausible, and chose the dictates of an inflamed Democratic base over common sense.
His embarrassing climbdown after a short, mostly weekend shutdown shows the limits of the Resistance. Yes, an anti-Trump midterm wave appears to be building and Democratic activists marching in the streets by the thousands and badgering Republicans at town-hall meetings are energized. But this doesnt mean that Democrats can act with impunity as long as they are fighting under an anti-Trump banner.
Schumer sought to attach an extraneous matter, an amnesty for so-called Dreamers, on a must-pass government funding bill and when Democrats inevitably didnt get what they wanted, blame Trump for the ensuing government shutdown. This effort depended on gravity-defying spin that proved sustainable for less than three days.
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Gone up against NWO Republicans like W and his Dad. Those were easy wins for the Chuckster. Trump, not so much.
Sorry, Chuck, you lose.
Some think Trump shouldn't have rubbed Schumer's nose in it with his "Dems caved" tweet but Schumer set the table with his lies and vitriolic whining......
Chuck Schumer is the Wile E. Coyote of national politics.
Aw, that's sad. Thanks ChicagoConservative27.
Democrats have lost this one... soon they'll be stuck having to come up with ideas to appeal to voters. NOT just bringing in scabs and ringers from third world sh^tholes.
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