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Trump: US ‘Needs A Good Shutdown’
thehill.com ^ | 05/02/17

Posted on 05/02/2017 6:25:41 AM PDT by Helicondelta

President Trump on Tuesday called for a "good shutdown" in September to fix the "mess” in government.

"The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We … either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess!" he wrote in a series of tweets.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; 201705; 201709; badidea; federalspending; no; shutdown; trump45
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To: Dustoff45

And it is closer to the midterms. Let the Dems defend why they are against the border wall and will shutdown the government to stop it.


61 posted on 05/02/2017 7:03:11 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Nifster
I could live with one now

Yes, there is no reason to wait. We only get weaker by caving to the Rats. Veto this CR.

62 posted on 05/02/2017 7:03:23 AM PDT by jpsb (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
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To: Alberta's Child

When you can achieve some agenda victories and not make noise on temporary spending taking all of THREE MONTHS!

Trade off by destroying progress on the biggest two agenda items now: repealing/replacing Obamacare and tax reform for a war over a three month temporary spending bridge.

Yeah, I think common sense prevails here. Hold your fire FTW, not for the undoing of the entire agenda. SMH.


63 posted on 05/02/2017 7:04:06 AM PDT by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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To: 9YearLurker

Why should I trust the NYTimes?


64 posted on 05/02/2017 7:04:19 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Nifster

“the ability of the minority to obstruct is dependent on the willingness of the majority to “


There is no minority party; there is the swamp/machine/establishment.

They like it better being in the minority (republicans) as they have excuses to not do the will of the people but simply make $$$ off of us at our expense.


65 posted on 05/02/2017 7:04:29 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (All republicans are traitors and are blackmailed and K-Street sellouts. Prove me wrong.)
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To: Helicondelta

If we elect 70 GOP Senators, Mitch McConnell will still have some excuse for why they don’t get things done.


66 posted on 05/02/2017 7:04:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Helicondelta
Read correctly, this says we accept his sell out last week, accept his sell out this week, and, yes, bend over and accept his sell out in September because we still will have a simple majority in the House and Senate. He'll then say vote more Republicans into the House and Senate because until there is 60%, a simple majority is meaningless.

Mark my words, that is what will happen. No wall funding, continued Planned Parenthood funding, promises not kept. And for Trump, his Ryan RINOs, and the Democrats, it is all our fault, not theirs.

I suggest an alternative. Stand and fight. Shut the government down now if that is what it takes. Use the bully pulpit that Trump has and demand Republicans help deliver on the promises Trump made that got him and others elected. Weed out those that cave, mark them for primarying and replacement now. Trump speaks a great game, now he needs to follow through and deliver. So far, he's rolled on every point. He is Ryan's puppet. Sorry, that is not what I voted for.

67 posted on 05/02/2017 7:04:31 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: The Numbers
How many abortions funded between now and September? How many dead American babies does this ‘strategy’ entail? Veto the bill, shutdown the government if necessary, until PP funding is removed. Then it would be okay to wait until September to have the fight, but not while the baby mills are funded.

Newbie, cutting off federal funding to PP will not stop them from aborting babies.

68 posted on 05/02/2017 7:05:40 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Dr. Pritchett

This is brilliant on Trump’s part.

I wonder how much he was lied to about this budget.


69 posted on 05/02/2017 7:06:04 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Helicondelta

Veto whatever is on his desk NOW. Why wait 4 months for a showdown?


70 posted on 05/02/2017 7:06:25 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: Helicondelta

who’s to say that we win in a shutdown?


71 posted on 05/02/2017 7:06:34 AM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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To: Helicondelta

In Obama’s days, the shit down was blamed on Congress not cooperating.

Trump better remind them of that


72 posted on 05/02/2017 7:07:05 AM PDT by lavaroise
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To: romanesq
this all or nothing crowd isn’t much for strategy.

Strategy? Is that what you call giving the democrats everything they want when we control the House, Senate and Executive?

September = BOHICA

73 posted on 05/02/2017 7:07:15 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: 9YearLurker

Where did Trump threaten a shutdown over this current CR?

I would like to see that.


74 posted on 05/02/2017 7:07:32 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Helicondelta

* In Obama’s days, the shut down was blamed on Congress not cooperating.

Trump better remind them of that


75 posted on 05/02/2017 7:07:33 AM PDT by lavaroise
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To: dontreadthis

a more certain bet would be to nix the filibuster


76 posted on 05/02/2017 7:08:00 AM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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To: All

Things are not as they seem.....

Wait and see....


77 posted on 05/02/2017 7:08:19 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Kudsman

A Reuters article of all things points to the GDP going from 1% to 4% in the second quarter.

From Reuters of all places, that is amazing. So the truth is getting out that the direction is moving and quickly with change pending.

That’s part of the big picture moving from a society aligned to Main St. not Wall St.
The conflict is daily and the change is here.

I could go on all day but won’t. There’s been plenty of change to date. A new SC justice is on the bench and that just happened for another. Short term memories... SMH.


78 posted on 05/02/2017 7:08:26 AM PDT by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama)
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To: 9YearLurker

That’s it.

He either stops this crap in its tracks - “we can’t win even when we’re the majority” - or he’s Trump the Chump, Schumer’s little bitch.


79 posted on 05/02/2017 7:08:29 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: romanesq

All or nothing was Obama’s strategy and everyone admired him for his “Presidentiality”, getting urgent things done.


80 posted on 05/02/2017 7:09:12 AM PDT by lavaroise
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