Was Ending The Shutdown Honorable?!

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Everyone who came to the table to agreed to a temporary truce should be applauded for doing the right thing in that moment. Of course, there's still things to be said about the fact that so many families had to struggle, and many will not get money because they were not working. They can't get those hours back.

That doesn't mean that everyone did it for the same reasons. Trump and his administration were losing the perception war. His administration was making the most out of touch comments as polls showed blame increasing for Trump and support dwindling. He also had to face the realization that he couldn't give the SOTU in the House without Pelosi's permission.

Of course, Democrats can also be criticized for making it clear that they have no intention on trying to mend bridges so that they can work out a deal. Gloating isn't necessary. It should have been more of a reflection period, "was this worth it as the cost of our federal workers and their families? We need to be better and work together to put what it important first". You can criticize the wall without mocking Trump.

I think Trump needed a 3 week break from the blame and utter shit show that was millionaires and billionaires in the administration telling working families to suck it up and take out loans. Helps to figure out if the message will work or if you just need to declare a fake emergency and take money away from hurricane victims.