timothy Birdnow

Turns out this budget deal is even worse than we thought; not only does it not fund a border wall, it actually forbids President Trump from building one despite the fact that it was authorized by a previous Congress. So if Mexico volunteers the money Trump still cannot build it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/01/daily-202-eight-ways-trump-got-rolled-in-his-first-budget-negotiation/590687f2e9b69b3a72331f09/

And the World's Greatest Negotiator is happy with this deal, promising to sign it!

Pardon moi French, but what the HELL is going on?

Trump must know he will get the blame for this and that it will be trumpeted to all and sundry that he broke his promise. He must know that the border wall was the cornerstone of his election, that this and Obamacare were the two primary reasons why he is where he is. He must know this will quite possibly cost the GOP one or both branches of Congress in two years and that once that happens Trump will be neutered like a dog. He must understand that this will likely make him a one term President.

Was there a deal made with Chuckie Schumer? Did perhaps the smelly old Schu promise to support a tweaking of Obamacare in return for this? If so then Trump is a bigger fool than any have taken him for; Schumer won't keep any promise that materially benefits Trump or the GOP.

Trump was elected to do certain things and he is failing to do them. He wasn't elected because America wanted another politician but because America wanted Shiva, the destroyer. Trump's mission was to smash the rotten structure that is Washington, not join them. If he continues to play footsie with them he will be a one term President.

Trump desperately needs to veto this. Why? Well, first it stinks. Second, conventional wisdom says that Congress gets blamed when there is a government shutdown. If so, why shouldn't Trump allow it to happen? Even if it won't go that way, so what? It might cost Trump some immediate popularity, but he's flirting with disaster in two years anyway, so why not? It is vital he make a stand now rather than wait until he is out of options. He cannot possibly think he'll be in a stronger position than at present. The demands of the Democrats and the Fake News Media will only increase, not decrease. Failure to stand up to bullies leads to bloody noses and stolen lunch money; better to take the risk of a beating now than to guarantee numerous beatings later.

Frankly, Trump holds the cards. I am not sure who is advising him but whoever they are they should be fired. (I fear it is his darling little daughter Ivanka, who wants to be loved by the Establishmment.) Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly! Trump is buzzing around where he oughtn't.

He's a street fighter who has decided to become a gentleman. I hate to inform him, but mongrels are never accepted in polite society and those nouveau rich are always treated with at best smug condescension. He will never be one of them. The best thing eh can do is enact his agenda and let history rehabilitate his memory. That's what Reagan did; the beautiful people hated Reagan, but now everyone has to speak well of him. Trump should learn this.

And he will only succeed if he takes a stand and smacks his opponents down. He can't count on his pseudo-friends in the GOP, who have always been rooting for his failure. It's time to fight, Mr. President!

VETO THAT DAMNED BILL!

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