All that being said, the media is doing contortions in an attempt to spin this as something both serious and (of course) all Trump's fault. Some, in fact, are attempting to call this the "Trump shutdown".
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| The argument against building the wall! |
I honestly don't think Trump feels a lot of heat on this one. Obviously he felt much more heat after it was suggested that he was willing to sign a budget that did not include the border security funding he is asking for to build the wall.
So at this point, there is very little pressure on either side to get anything done, because there isn't a real impact at this point. If TSA would stop coming to work and air travel was shut down? Well that would push some people to get something done. But short of that, I have no doubt that this shutdown will push on for the foreseeable future.
So what will accomplish the task of bringing everyone together? Well at this point, my best guess is that we will solve this issue with a classic case of semantic magic. Somehow, somewhere, there will be money set aside for additional border control, that will be used to build.... something... along the border. Although it will not be the obvious five billion dollars, and we cannot call it a wall.
Perhaps something like a couple of billion dollars to build a fence or reinforce certain areas along the border with an updated structure. That way, the President can claim he got something to start his "project" while the Democrats can demand that we are not building a wall.
Sounds crazy? Sure. But is it any more crazy that shutting down the government over five billion dollar dispute tied into a multi-trillion dollar budget? The idea that spending this kind of chump change to build a wall is the most controversial or the worst idea that we could possibly ever encounter is... well silly and immature.
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the 0linsky shutdowns were the best. all that extra effort to cordon off those outdoor monuments and memorials.
the magic negro knew how to shutdown a government.
let's see orange man do it like that!
Mueller Orders Trump To Sit On Scale To See If He Weighs The Same As A Duck
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a major breakthrough for the Mueller investigation, the head of the FBI's special counsel on Russian interference ordered President Trump to sit on a large golden scale in order to see if he weighs the same as a duck.
According to Robert Mueller, should Trump weigh the same as a duck, it will prove that he is made of wood, which will in turn prove that he is a witch working for the Russian government.
"The logic is pretty clear," Mueller said as FBI agents set up the large, custom-made set of scales for Trump to sit on opposite an adult duck. "See, you burn witches, right? And that's because, as we all know, witches are made out of wood. So we need to tell whether Trump is made of wood. Of course, to do that, we have to see if he floats, so we have to weigh him against something else that floats in water."
Mueller stated they considered building a bridge out of him, but the proposal proved impractical. They also thought about weighing him against other objects like bread, apples, churches, and very small rocks, but finally settled on a duck.
"It was obvious after we realized that ducks float in water: just see if Trump weighs the same!"
A nervous Trump sat on the scale, and sure enough, he weighed exactly the same as the duck. As the FBI hauled him away and released the duck, however, the scales could be seen severely tipping to one side.
Come to think of it the Mueller investigation should be shut down because it's not an essential governmental function.
October 1 fiscal year. Much of the government is already funded
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