Posted on 01/20/2018 11:26:06 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET
The federal government is in the midst of a partial shutdown, and it appears it will be that way for some time.
Members of the House and Senate reconvened at the Capitol Saturday to try to find a way to resolve the impasse. There was hope lawmakers would quickly take up a patchwork resolution that is all of one week shorter than the measure that failed late Friday night in the Senate.
But it's not clear what path there is to a compromise, as Republican leaders made clear they will not negotiate on immigration while the government is shut down.
As it was in the days leading up to the shutdown, the gears of a political blame game kept rolling Saturday morning. President Trump was tweeting at dawn, blaming Democrats for the lapse in government funding as the Senate failed to advance a four-week extension overnight.
Trump accused Democrats of choosing "unchecked illegal immigration" over the military, and Democrats say he has not kept his word to find a deal to protect immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump - Democrats are holding our Military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. Can’t let that happen! 8:27 AM - Jan 20, 2018 42,529 42,529 Replies 27,491 27,491 Retweets 99,316 99,316 likes
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That’s right—Trump didn’t roll over the way Schmucky and the DIMS expected, so naturally Trump is the problem.
The Rats and their propagandist media continue to fail to understand the our President is not a milk-toast Bush who will roll over on command.
I assume ICE is essential, I would love to see a bunch of high profile DACA deportations in the next few days.
Pass a Budget you lazy bums.
Schumer is wrong. Trump is right.
Homeland Security should round up a buncha Mayors for Obstruction of Justice.
The anti-American DIMs love illegal alien invaders who are uneducated, uncivilized and dependent. This is the way they can replace ignorant DIMs who believe everything they say. They even had an internal memo saying this is so. Seditionists. Losers. Anti-Free-America dolts. Keep the government “:shut down” if this is what it takes to avoid flooding America with anti-American illegals.
It is Schumer’s Shutdown
“I would love to see a bunch of high profile DACA deportations in the next few days”
That is the proper and smart way to handle this impasse.
Along with the rumored NorCal sweeps.
Negotiate with a hammer. And pound as many nails as possible.
That’s how Nixon brought North Viet Nam to the table.
Mulvany and Short just finished a presser at the WH. It was magnificent. Outted Schmuckie for the games he is playing.
Schumer shutdown is damn right.... and it won’t last.
CNN poll... 56% say don’t shutdown govt to save DACA.
HA! You know that shocked the crap out of CNN.
Someone should have warned chuckles that if he makes Trump mad, he has a hundred ways to mess with you.
Early Nazi party members in the Reichstag prior to Hitler coming to power practically invented stonewalling the wheels of government to give the appearance of lack of leadership, which of course only their guy was qualified to provide. The dems are playing that card and the guy is Hillary.
Apparently yesterday Schmuckie started talking about bailing out union pension funds - out of the blue.
I don’t think Chucky has a choice in the matter.
I think POTUS is holding the House memo over his head like the Sword of Damacles.
I think this is POTUS working three moves ahead on his 4D Presidential Chess Board.
K.
Stand fast President Trump. Don’t let this bunch of leftists try to run you over like past Republicans. All they’re looking for is a dependent voter base. They could give a rip less about the USA and its citizens.
It’s Trumps fault they have to work today.
He’s lost his mind.
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