Look, I perfectly understand sticking it to Ryan, but why in (Nicolas Cage’s character in “The Rock”) ZEUS’ BUTTHOLE would you want to work with Schumer and Pelosi?
I have been asking the same question, but finally a reason surfaces...
brushing aside the urgings of GOP leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a much longer extension to the debt limit
In my ignorance of the details of the govt financing situation, I draw from this that Trump thinks its a bad idea to keep pushing out the debt issue. I believe I would agree. Seems to me like the compromise with the Dems was a better deal for the American people than what the RINOs were offering.
I'd be screaming at the RINO's "where's the budget?"
Because Ryan and McConnell are a worse threat. Pelosi and Schumer have no actual power except what we grant them.
The actual enemy is the GOP leadership and they must be brought to heel...with a hard jerk of the leash.
They have kept the fake Russia narrative alive. They have stopped the effort to kill Obamacare. They have refused to fund a wall and just laughed that that would wait until at least Christmas. McConnell is slow walking Trumps appointments and even stayed in pro forma session to prevent their own party’s president from making recess appointments.
So emotions aside, this was way smart. Job number one is taking down Ryan and Schumer.
why...would you want to work with Schumer and Pelosi?
Probably because more than likely Meek Mitch told him “Look, I run the senate not you and you will only get what I decide to give you”
Because Ryan was planning to stall hurricane funding to make Trump look bad.
“Look, I perfectly understand sticking it to Ryan, but why in (Nicolas Cage’s character in “The Rock”) ZEUS’ BUTTHOLE would you want to work with Schumer and Pelosi?”
Because Democrat leaders in Congress deliver the votes of their rank and file...they are not afraid to use extreme coercion to assure loyalty to themselves. Republicans have two giant functional problems that they have never shown any sign of being able to handle: 1. They are worse than a herd of cats and they never go in a single mass in one direction, in part because each and every one has their own program or nuance and each and every one is convinced that they’re the only person who really understands the issue, and 2. Because they are worse than a herd of cats, they elect either the most incapable or most corrupt to be their leadership...so that each and every one has maximum opportunity to be a maverick and go their own way. They are a completely dysfunctional ruling party. And they likely will continue to be for very long time.
And Trump ran on really one thing...getting stuff done. He’s going to do deals with people who actually can deliver a solid block of votes and know he can always peel off enough Republicans to get him over the line...because Republicans have made themselves into disparate smaller groups looking to be peeled off in return for some “consideration.” The are a majority that acts exactly like a minority. That’s where their comfort level is...so Schumer and Pelosi, essentially by default get to be what they want to be: the de facto leaders of Congress.
Blame the Republicans, they aren’t called the stupid party for nothing.
I could have scripted every answer to your question. the fact that they are predictable doesn’t make them any less insane, however.
the real translation to all of the answers to your question is, “there isn’t a good reason, but we’re putting the best possible spin on the inexplicable.”