The Republic establishment and its donors are blocking funding for the wall for obvious reasons (cheap labor) and a handful of liberal Senators are blocking the defunding of PP. Trump is using DACA to try to get funding for the wall and worked hard to get an Obamacare repeal passed that included the de-funding of PP. It's absurd to say he hasn't tried or doesn't want to accomplish those objectives.
Anyone should, on balance, be thrilled with what Trump has accomplished in 14 months. It easily surpasses what Reagan accomplished in his first 14 months, But, he needs more conservatives in Congress to get the rest of his agenda passed.
Winning most of the battles but conceding a crucial one that will lose the war doesn’t amount to much.
Your is the Post of the Day.
Trump has accomplished in 14 months
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Imagine just imagine where we would be if cankles was in this office.
Stay vigilant, God is Watching!
Well done. I will have more to add tonight if I get time...
And crap like shoving this budget down our throats, giving GOP members 24 hours to read it, and Trump signing it, will NOT get us more conservatives in Congress in November.
P.O.ed Conservatives will be staying home in droves, handing victories to the Democrats.
Trump had already P.O.ed the Second Amendment people with his "take the guns first, then go do due process" crap, and now this.
Trump just knocked over his 3D chess board...
I stole this and posted it all over FB. FYI: I was honest enough to tell everyone I stole it. ;)
+1
The Deep State and Dems won one battle. Anyone who gives up over that was never going to win anyway, let them go.
Yes. I am not abandoning ship...yet.
Needs to be said more often.
I’m pleased with Trump.
GOP not so much.
“Anyone should, on balance, be thrilled with what Trump has accomplished in 14 months.”
Thank you for your post. I won’t even attempt to count how many times I’ve logged on to FR and read post after post describing how we’re “winning!!!” with President Trump.
Now people are quitting, giving up on the president because he didn’t do what they expected. I’m not happy at all about this bill, but I trust his instincts. Plus, I don’t give up that easily.
Anyone should, on balance, be thrilled with what Trump has accomplished in 14 months.
That goes without saying but is not relevant to what he did this morning.
...he needs more conservatives in Congress to get the rest of his agenda passed.
That is also a given; however, his action this morning creates a “read my lips” environment that may not only threaten his term in office, but whether he gets more conservatives.
As I argue elsewhere:
“Trump may build a world-class defense at the cost of his presidency; a defense the likes of Pelosi and Schumer will inherit to use or not use in the best interests of America. Arguably, the necessity of making up for lost time re defense wasn’t the critical hinge point at this specific point in time.”
The majority of the blame for this mess should fall on the rinos who put it together and everyone who voted for it.
I hope the voters don’t blame Trump come November, but take out their anger on the ones who brought this bill to him. Get rid of them by voting in someone who wants to go to Washington to push through the Trump agenda.
He still has enough votes in congress to keep a veto from being overturned, so your excuse for his big error is fake news.
I support everything he has done in favor of restoring the Republic, but this bill does not do that, not by any rational interpretation.
I commend you for staying on and attempting to add logic and reason here.
So many jumpers with their hair on fire, I can’t read their tripe.
Stay strong and know that reinforcements are on the way.
Some of us just have the constitution to keep trying to inject sanity to the masses.
Thank you!
With RINOs and the CoC running the party, good luck with that.
Even after the tax cuts and regs cut. What are 'we' left with? More debt, because politicians don't care about that. But, 'we' have to take care of it going forward. Real winning here.
Exactly VP Pence’s argument.
Conservatives got a raw deal in this budget. Let’s fix Washington.
“he needs more conservatives in Congress to get the rest of his agenda passed.”
Will never happen because of the nitwit voters who keep sending the same people back time and time again.
Some folks have their emotions and intellect out of balance.
Might not be happy with the signing of the this bill it’s but no reason to go over the edge.
Hopefully after a few days balance will be reclaimed.