Saturday, January 20, 2018

Where is the Great Dealmaker? Democrats can not blink now.

Unfortunately, it is Day One of a Government Shutdown. Perhaps appropriately, it is also the one year anniversary of the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. It is strangely ironic that for all his boasting about being a great dealmaker, our President cannot even convince all members of his political party to vote for a Continuing Resolution to keep the Government Open on the day the second year of his presidency starts. People who knew, worked for, and experienced Donald Trump all said and told the American People that his business prowess (evidenced by several bankruptcies) was mostly hype and boastfulness. The American People who have watched this administration objectively for a year have not seen evidence of a great dealmaker. They have seen someone who has given his signature to a wish list of conservative priorities. He can not even get his infrastructure plans off the ground.

That said, now that the shutdown has started, the Democrats can not be the first ones to blink. If they do, they will disillusion their base and lose all maneuverability leverage with the Republican piranhas. If the Republicans do not show a willingness to compromise, then the Democrats have to keep the shutdown going. It is the only way to fight a bully.

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