Here’s an article explaining how Trump got the dems to start negotiating even when Nancy had told them not to “freelance” in negotiations with Trump.
" But in light of Trump’s substantial concession on Saturday, Democrats have little choice but to update their position. Pelosi and her lieutenants are also facing a potential uprising among centrists in their caucus to allow for a border-wall funding vote in order to end the shutdown."
" But by that time, other members of Democratic leadership had already started “freelancing” and exposing cracks in Pelosi’s no-talks armor. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), when asked by Fox’s Neil Cavuto whether he would vote for border-wall funding, conceded that “physical barriers are part of the solution.” A week earlier, Hoyer had insisted he would oppose such funding."
The next day, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) offered to give Trump the $5.7 billion he requested for more border security as long as it wasn’t spent on the wall. “If his $5.7 billion is about border security,” Clyburn remarked, “then we see ourselves fulfilling that request, only doing it with what I like to call using a smart wall.”
By the way, people were forced to work without pay for about a month now as a negotiation tactic. Just wanna make sure we keep in context exactly what leverage the President is using.
So far, the only Democratic representative to break with Pelosi on the shutdown is Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, who voted against the latest House proposal to re-open the government (because she did not want to vote for funding for ICE).
The funny thing about this is how it makes a mockery of the Conservative Entertainment Complex’ efforts to position Ocasio-Cortez as the new face of the Democratic Party. First she was blocked from every committee position she wanted and now she is totally out of step.
This article is about a “potential” split; probably not worth chilling the champagne yet.
Commerce Secretary Ross has made it clear that government employees can all get loans to cover their expenses. I presume they can pay the interest from the part time jobs they got to occupy themselves during the shutdown. So no problem at all.
Trump shrewdly shut down the government for a month and counting to get the second ranking House Democrat to offer him half the money he could have gotten last year but not for a wall when it was for a wall last year. Brilliant negotiator.
I think the Democrats will define their faces and leadership Since you do not wish well to anyone who disagrees with you you have no basis choosing their leaders. AOC has been an invention of the Conservative Entertainment Complex; there is no other reason she stands out from other 1st year Congresspersons, including other Latin women
She has been clever about using social media and obviously she does not back down from a fight, but leadership should be earned, not awarded by hostile news media. In Trump, people mistook media savvy for political ability and we are all paying the price. A mistake I hope we are wise enough not to repeat.
You did? Could you please name her? Katie Porter certainly hasn’t “promised the wall.” LOL. So who is it? Or is this like one of those mythical girlfriends one meets at camp who live up in the Niagara Falls area?
