What a government shut down really accomplishes

[jj22]

(01-17-2019, 04:03 PM)michaelsean Wrote: A complete waste of everything.  The news is wall to wall with the plight of federal employees.  It won't affect the diehards, but Trump is going to lose some people over this.  He would have been better off saying I tried, but there's no way I can build a wall.  I just don't have the votes.

Or just kick the can down the road (support the temp bill). Which he should do anyway because if we built the wall what else will he have to work up his base over?

The wall has always been good business for rallying his base. Without it what is he going to run on in 2020? Back to lock Hillary up?

The only way this looks like it'll end is if federal workers (specifically the tsa) refuse to return to work. Mess up folks flights and all hell will break lose (as far as voters of both parties outrage).