So GodGunsGuts, I hope you have a good plan for Tuesday night. As much effort as you have put into trying to trash Trump, it's gotta be depressing for you to watch Trump sweep at least 9 and probably all 11 states on Tuesday.
It's going to be
Even if they comply, Trump likes to buy solutions on the cheap and refuses to buy trouble.
That is buying a solution on the cheap. Planned Parenthood is an Unholy Grail to the left. And how much does it drain our budget? Peanuts.
So he cuts Planned Parenthood in half while keeping them from cutting any more babies in half. Solution ... avoiding the ‘war on women’ minefield while saving innocent lives.
Other conservatives want to buy trouble by defunding it completely — ‘war on women’. So they might or might not win the fight over a slender bone while a smart budget cutter finds bigger fish to fry.
I'm not sure he's doing it on purpose but saying 'nice' things about Planned Parenthood helps blunt the meme that Republicans are anti-woman. At least that's my read. It doesn't give the liberals much room to maneuver around Trump.