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The question for Democrats is

artappraiser — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 16:21:42 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

The question for Democrats is whether they’d prohibit the use of fungible “border security” money for concrete or steel barriers.

For now that sounds like a yes.

But if the “wall” means fencing, repairs or technology that’s not off the table, per D sources. https://t.co/noNY8bPEXy
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 23, 2018

Hah

artappraiser — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 02:06:00 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

Hah, touche

Seems like a good deal to me, don't fund the wall and destroy the conservative movement. https://t.co/ukgtFLdFPO
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) December 22, 2018

Rick Wilson advice to Dems:

artappraiser — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 01:49:19 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

Rick Wilson advice to Dems:

If the Democrats cave on the wall, everything they gained this year will be for naught.

Remember, Chuck Schumer is not as good at this as Mitch McConnell, and he is much more transactional.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 22, 2018

A reminder that just 2 weeks

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:23:18 +0000

In reply to Pelosi told Trump he didn’t

A reminder that just 2 weeks ago some idiot Democratic (ex?) Senator selling a book said we could dissolve the Senate and rely on the House. Still seem like such a good idea? (if it ever did)

So it's clear in print -

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:20:58 +0000

In reply to Rep. Tim Ryan floor speech:

So it's clear in print - Trump said Mexico would pay for his wall - now he wants us to pay. If he's so goddamned rich, why doesn't he pay for it? If his rich conservative buddies think it's so great, why don't they pool some of their billions and trillions and pay for this "patriotic" monstrosity?

I've heard coyotes can detach

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:13:45 +0000

In reply to So you get that he thinks

I've heard coyotes can detach their penis to fly across the mountains and impregnate wimen on the other side*. Imagine what they could do at the border - a disgrace.

*technically you probably need a nut sack too to impregnate.

Bernie tweet Friday afternoon

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 06:06:29 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

Bernie tweet Friday afternoon:

"I am proud to shut down the government... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it." –@realDonaldTrump, last Tuesday https://t.co/yAAyB4yn8k
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 21, 2018

So you get that he thinks

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 04:07:06 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

So you get that he thinks these are real coyotes, right? https://t.co/IhHx5cGXSW
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 22, 2018

Rep. Tim Ryan floor speech:

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 03:25:59 +0000

In reply to Demanding Wall Funding, Trump Balks at Bill to Avert Shutdown

Rep. Tim Ryan floor speech:

This is really something https://t.co/mujpCSlXc2
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) December 21, 2018

I agree, further it's exactly the kind of straight talk that midwesterners love to hear from a politician. (Think you don't have to do hopey changey bi-partisan stuff if you can do this style there, you can attack if you do it this way.) Actually it makes me think how some midwestern swings that voted for Trump maybe were bamboozled that he was a straight talker.

Maggie has so many of these

artappraiser — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:21:06 +0000

In reply to Strictly on the aesthetics;

Maggie has so many of these stories in a file in her head labeled "the eternal intricacies of Trump psychosis":

This has always been a thing of his - he used to tell tales about drug dealers throwing heavy bags of drugs over one side to the other and it could hit someone on the head. https://t.co/MpqS5elybp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 21, 2018