don't fall for false gestures. This is about money, political power and their reelections and not about people, the wall, being a mature civil servant, etc.

But he's reading public sentiment in Colorado.

and of course, not to mention the big ELEPHANT in the room, that he's the least likely R to be reelected to the Senate right now.

about losing the election without having destroyed the country.

That we should be working together to form a more perfect Union???


I seem to recall something along those lines spewed by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.


I just love saying Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for some strange reason.

The Republicans have to defend a bunch of Senate seats in 2020, and even the weaselliest of them have to be apprehensive about facing the voters. Gardner has obviously been scared enough that he's even willing to consider doing his job to save his seat.

...There are going to be many such issues that will be passed in the House that the republican Senators will have to vote on. Speaker Pelosi will be pushing this; they will either cave, or go on the record opposing. Healthcare will be a big one, Social Security and Medicare, the VA. With a little luck and the right candidate we could pick up 6-8 Senate seats, a few more house seats and the Presidency in 2020.

forgetting.

When any large corporation is forced to close down its operations for an extended period of time, those losses and expenses are extremely hard to quickly recover. Maintenance and production schedules are missed. Recovery is expensive. Customer confidence and trust is shattered. Morale takes time to restore. Rivals make inroads, just as our international rivals make inroads when we are inactive or abdicate our responsibilities to lead.


The same principles can be somewhat applied to a government shutdown. Why the "corporations are people" cult can't fathom this is hard to believe. Well.....no it isn't. They don't give a crap if it doesn't affect them.

Some of them may have taken Russian money, and trump is holding that over them to keep them in line with what he wants them to do.

Any who aren't compromised in any way, should be doing as you said, falling line to do the right thing and stand up for he country, not trump.

they own it

1. Clean budget resolution to be passed by House and Senate and signed by Trump.
2. Immediate debate in House on the MAGA Wall, followed by a vote to build it with U.S. taxpayer money.

Trump claims that he speaks for the people. Actually, in our style of government, the Congress does that. So, let's see who has the votes in Congress.

Note to follow.

This probably means that Colorado voters want the shutdown to end sooner rather than later.