[marktwain]

If Trump had used reconciliation with respect to reforming Obama care, he might today be in better shape with respect to financing the wall. Unfortunately, reports coming from the AP and elsewhere indicate that he is following the same course with respect to funding the building of the wall as he did with respect to reforming Obamacare.

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Trump is not a dictator. He has to convince enough people to go along with what he wants to get done. Fortunately, he is very good at doing that.

He is learning, and I expect the next effort will be much better than what happened the first go around. That bill and pushing it did much to show who was supporting what, and why.

We will be finding out what is in the improved plan shortly.

[nathanbedford]

At some point Trump has got to look like Ronald Reagan when he fired the FAA controllers. Trump must at some point risk a loss. I believe that if he suffers a defeat at the hands of Rinos and Democrats he will at least be credited with the effort but now those who supported him are already scrambling to rationalize yet another climbdown.