Timothy Birdnow

The simple answer is no.

Trump Wants Quick Action on His Agenda—Can Congress Deliver?

The GOP does not have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and John Thune refuses to eliminate it, so everything Trump wants will wind up dying in the "Greatest Deliberative Body on Earth" as it is jawed to death.

The Democrats have shown they aren't going to play ball even now, and I suspect the RINO wing won't either. Trump's riding a headwind at this moment but that won't last, and the Deep State will wait it out and stifle it as they did last time.

I really don't expect much in the way of legislation. Trump is going to have to move his agenda forward with executive orders, alas, and he's going to have to fight tooth-and-nail in federal courts to get it.

This Epoch Times article argues the Republicans can use budget reconciliation, which will mean no filibuster in the Senate. Good luck getting that; the Republican RINO wing isn't going there.

I hope I'm wrong but I am confident in the GOP's ability to SNAFU this whole thing (BTW, for those who do not know snafu was an acronym from the milittary meaning "situation normal, all f%&ked up".) Much as I hope otherwise (hope springs eternal in the human breast) I'm realistic enough to know they are going to resist what Trump wants, but they won't come right out and do it. No; it'll be on the sly, with monkey wrenches thrown into the machinery to gum it up. Trump has to get all this done immediately, while the glow of victory is stillon him and the stink of defeat on his opponents. Last time Trump could have completely routed the Democrats had Mitch McConnell tried to move his agenda - he didn't. I see no reason to believe Thune will do any better.Or even try to do better.

Trump promised to "drain the swamp" but has supported the swamp rats in Congress. Why does he believe he'll fare any better with the same jerks in charge? Why do we?

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