This is re-opening of the government is not the end of the issue. It is only the beginning. Trump is a fighter and this is no knockout punch.
He's given the democRATS a deadline of 30 days to negotiate terms for the wall or he will shut the government down again. Then we'll see what he has up his sleeve to build the wall without them.
I think that is how this will end. Trump will declare a national security emergency and build the wall without the democRATS support. Then watch heads explode.
Oh, ye of little faith. There's none so blind as those who will not see.
I wish you were right, but the GOPe weasels are already running scared in the Senate and will no doubt lean against another shutdown. I’m all for an emergency EO, but a left-wing federal judge will shut it down the next day. The admin will appeal, of course, but Justice Roberts (thanks George Bush Jr) has shown himself unwilling to get very involved in immigration stuff, especially if it is seen as an end run around the legislative process.
The time for the wall was 2017.
I believe President Trump is putting the finishing touches on his plan to use his emergency powers to build the wall. He has hired a team of lawyers to fight the legal fight. If he plays this fight correctly, it will buy him enough time to put up 100s of miles of barrier before the liberal judges shut it down.
IMO there is a plan to put up the wall very quickly--within a week. The fencing has all been fabricated and loaded on trucks and staged close the border. An army (The Army Corp of Engineers) of manpower has been trained to quickly set up the fencing. The Army Corp of Engineers is in the ready. It will be SLAM, BAM THANK YOU MAM. It will be so quick, heads will explode.