Right now the Democrats own the shutdown. We should keep it that way.
In the Ted Cruz shutdown, The unnecessary 13% of the government shutdown (allegedly).
If 13% is unnecessry/non-essential then let’s make the shutdown of 13% permanent. And the Democrats will own it.
What a way to drain the swamp.
What a way to win.
But wait. Are McConnell and Ryan and the establishment Republicans so stupid that they will take ownership of the Shutdown away from the Democrats?
Yes McConnell and Ryan are that stupid.
Let’s stop the benefits of a shutdown....NO RETRO PAY...
The 21 day shutdown of 95 -96 was the longest and the Pubbies willingly owned it. The Pubbies caved to the Dims when they realized that no one was missing all of that essential government. The Pubbies, especially the big compassionate government Pubbies now known as the GOPe, got worried that they were on the verge of permanently shrinking the government and ended it.
I like it.
“But wait. Are McConnell and Ryan and the establishment Republicans so stupid that they will take ownership of the Shutdown away from the Democrats?”
Does stealing defeat from the jaws of victory mean anything?
Why? Libs don't care if Dems shutdown the government (it's always for a "good cause"). Dems were openly touting a shutdown early in Trumps administration.
What Trump needs to do, in case of a shutdown, is the opposite of 0. Keep all the parks open and stop funding PBS/NPR and all that.