Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer,
ignored George Bernard Shaw’s wisdom: “Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”
Schumer and Pelosi seemed triumphant after their meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office, but every day that goes by with the government shuttered and shutdown clocks clicking is a distraction from Pelosi and Schumer’s ability to make a new and better impression on swing voters.
President seems to relish the fight as a welcome distraction from his increasing political precariousness, and as a way of spoiling the Democrats’ fresh start.
Trump is betting that neither Pelosi nor Schumer can afford to appear weak after their midterm victories.
The wall is an anathema to progressives, and Pelosi and Schumer don't want to sully their fresh start by caving into Trump’s demands.
But the longer the government stays closed, the less chance for Democrats to get off to a strong start as both sides in the dispute appear feckless and blameworthy.
The wall is an anathema to progressives, and Pelosi and Schumer don't want to sully their fresh start by caving into Trump’s demands.
But the longer the government stays closed, the less chance for Democrats to get off to a strong start as both sides in the dispute appear feckless and blameworthy.
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