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.”
Nonsense. He fulfilled a major campaign promise with this bill -- rebuild a military that has been depleted intentionally by Obama. This was the only way to get that done.
He's still using DACA as bargaining chip on the wall.