Why Trump went for a 21-day suspension of the partial shutdown, and what happens next

American Thinker ^ | 01/26/19 | Thomas Lifson

[Pining_4_TX]

Democrats naturally are gloating, calling it a surrender and admonishing Trump to “learn his lesson” and acknowledge his defeat by the wise and all-knowing Nancy Pelosi. This certainly gives them a sugar high while providing evidence for future use that their priority is humiliating Trump rather than attending to the needs of border security.

Nonetheless, as President Trump correctly noted in the Rose Garden address, it was an “agreement.” The Dems agreed to procedural rules that can be used to make the case for border barrier construction. The deal will be hashed out in the conference committee, which will then submit the same legislation to both Houses of Congress, with the 21-day clock ticking. Either chamber can modify the legislation, but that happens under the gun of the ticking clock.

[Jim W N]

A sniper utilizing standard Leftist tactics: ignore the substance, focus on the form.

Another Leftist useful idiot.

[trebb]

Yep - even a lot of FReepers seem to go all squishy when things get tough ... then they whine because things ain’t going their way.

[foreverfree]

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