I’m predicting around 45 days
When Trump gets $5 billion for the boarder wall. I’ll guess mid January.
anyone have an educated guess as to when the Gov’t shutdown will end?
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Hopefully, when all is said and done, Trump will tell America we did fine while it was shut down, and tell all those unneeded furloughed workers, “YOU’RE FIRED”
What? Even I know 5 billion! Get your scat together Rollcall! Two writers and your heads so filled with mush, neither of you could find THAT fact?
“...unsure of how much border barrier funding he would accept...”
DJT is a negotiator; that decision can be made dynamically. You don’t show your cards up front.
Once it is shown that everything is just fine with these non essential people gone. Then Trump should recommend that the house put up a bill to help all the government employees that lose thier job with short term financial aid and help finding a job. Next, close down another 25% of government and repeat.
Only 8% of the federal government will be affected. And since most federal employees are off for the next 4 days (and a large percentage will taking vacation days until Jan 2), we’ll see practically no change.
The current Congress isn’t coming back until after Christmas unless ordered to do so. And the next one is sworn in Jan 3. So at least a couple after that.
I’m saying 14 days of non-stop coverage of how awful it is that a few hundred employees at the Cattle Observation and Witnessing Flatulence Authority Regulation Taskforce (COWFART) are staying home and watch porn instead of at work.
1. what is wrong with using the nuclear option? the democrats have used the nuclear option in the past, and i have little doubt that they will do it in the future if given a chance.
2. what is wrong with passing a law authorizing the use of the Koflage gofundme funds from private citizens? most of the political arguments seem to be about costs. the gofundme funds solve the cost issue so far as it goes. the current rate is $3M/day. The wall costs $21M/mile, so that is 1 mile every seven days (not bad).