How To End The Shutdown With Everyone Sorta Winning......

[global1]

1. Trump calls Mitch in confidence and asks Mitch to allow the vote and make sure it is veto-proof. He & Mitch don't let on that they are hatching this scheme.

2. Mitch holds a news conference where he says he wants to end the shutdown and that he's going to defy Trump and schedule the vote.

3. Trump says he'll veto it to look tough.

4. Trump throws a fit to make it look he's pissed but he acts reluctantly that he's forced to sign the bill to end the shutdown without the wall money because it is veto-proof.

5. The shutdown is ended without the Dems giving in and providing any money to Trump for the wall.

Mitch looks like he and the Repugs saved the day and got tough with Trump by defying him.

Pelosi and the Dems look good cause they didn't give in on the wall and could claim they forced the Repugs to cave.

Trump says he still will get his money for the wall in the future and that he would have gotten the money but Mitch caved and there was nothing he could do because it was veto-proof. But he's glad the shutdown has ended and he lives to fight another day for the wall.

This gets Trump out of the corner he backed himself into.

All walk away to fight another day.

This is my suggestion as to how to end it in a way where all parties walk away with kind of a win.

What do you think?

[Xipe Totec]

1. How about we let them simmer in their juices until their flesh falls from the bones.

Then they'll be nice and tender, and ready to capitul... negotiate.

[Va Lefty]

5. This post!

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2. This could work with a slight change. trump would veto then turtleman...

would called a successful vote to override the veto. Same result which trump would probably like better.

[FakeNoose]

3. Are you sure Mitch will answer the phone when Cheeto calls him?

I'm not. I think Mitch will let Cheeto die on this hill he loves so much.

[DetlefK]

4. Your plan hinges on the acting-skills and discipline of a spoiled 70yo toddler.

His own WH-staff is afraid to make any factual statement because they know that Trump might change his mind any second. They have no guarantee whatsoever that whatever they tell the press will still be the official WH-position 5 minutes from now.

[aaaaaa5a]

6. Not likely. Turtle would face hell from his right flank.

In Kentucky Putin’s puppet is more popular than Mr. Turtle. Mitch would be facing a right wing primary challenge for sure.

[Generic Brad]

7. But then no one loses in Trump's eyes

He only feels like he’s winning g if someone clearly loses. If no one is poised to win, he wants everyone to lose and then he will declare victory.

If you think that doesn’t make sense, you are right. We all know he has lost this battle, but he won’t stop until we have lost more than he had. That makes him feel like a winner.

[cojoel]

8. not unheard of

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