He got CHIP and delayed DACA to February 8 at latest. At which point it's another government shutdown if DACA isn't resolved.
We'll see if Mitch McConnell is at all trustworthy.
We'll see if Mitch McConnell is at all trustworthy.
And Schumer caves again. Quelle Surprise!
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Not that bad yet!
He got CHIP and delayed DACA to February 8 at latest. At which point it's another government shutdown if DACA isn't resolved. We'll see if Mitch McConnell is at all trustworthy. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Getting SCHIP is good, and getting the commitment is good.
But McConnell weaseled on when the DACA bill comes up - one could take him as saying that the DACA vote will come after February 8. But even if they vote on DACA first, there's no guarantee that it would pass both the Senate and the House. Ryan isn't on board, after all. And the details matter. What will the Senate Democrats do if (as seems likely based on them already turning up the "Illegal Immigrants" stuff) it fails, or if it has poison pills? Other than pound on them in the November campaign? Schumer did well with a weak hand. The Teabaggers have the majority and will pass what they want. All the Democrats can do is increase the Teabaggers' pain, try for things that mitigate The Human Beings' pain, and find ways to maximize turnout in November. Schumer may have some tricks up his sleeve that I don't know about. He's been fighting McConnell for a long time, after all... We'll see what happens on February 8, but I don't see some magical end game then (and didn't see one this weekend either). We have to fight them every single day, and keep our eyes on the November election. Cheers, Scott. |
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Well put, Chamberlain.
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Democrats learned nothing from 2016.
In a statement, Progressive Change Campaign Committee co-founder Stephanie Taylor blasted “weak-kneed, right-of-center Democrats” for aiding Republican efforts to “hurt kids and tear families apart.” PCCC is an expected critic, but a deeper criticism came from Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin, who said after the vote that “there need to be repercussions for selling out Dreamers and broadly selling out progressive policy priorities like this.” Levin’s organization’s how-to activism and ubiquity (it has chapters in every congressional district in the country) has helped ensure unanimous Democratic opposition to major legislation, such as tax cuts and Obamacare repeal. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/liberal-activists-are-furious-that-democrats-caved-on-the-shutdown/ Caving into fascists is how you lose elections. Now, sit back and watch the Republicans retain control of both the House and the Senate. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. |
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The theory is that the GOP have now lost a carrot to wave at the Dems.
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Opinion from this past Thursday
Vox Media had a podcast with their analysis prior to the shutdown. Couple points: 1) Trump has a well-known negotiating strategy for when he knows he's not getting what he wants. Change your ask into the thing you've already got and declare victory. DACA is already killed. People are already losing their visas. Trump isn't getting his "complete fix" of immigration, but if he keeps DACA turned off he's going to call that a win. 2) Have you seen the movie "Thank You For Smoking"? They summed up political debate in one minute. "If you're wrong, I'm right." That's the other thing Trump is doing. If you can't get what you want, make sure you fuck the other guy. As long as they're losing even more than you, you win. -- Drew |
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GOP SOP
This is not peculiar to Trump. Someone pointed out last year that the Democrats have been slow to understand that the Republicans are playing a game called “You Must Lose.” Under the rules of the game, of course, the preferred outcome is “we win; you lose,” but “we both lose” is infinitely preferable to “we both win” because the imperative of the game is you must lose. Really, in a well-run duopoly this is not the way they conduct things. We no longer enjoy a well-run duopoly. It is difficult to see this ending well. cordially, |
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ie Nurse Ratchit now pwns the whole hospital complex.
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