Schumer made the smart move.

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112. All of the negative outcomes

that you listed are going to happen anyway ( including the gelded courts ).

NOW the repukes can say "see, the Dems folded like a cheap suit"

With the positive outcome for them are those "Democrats in disarray" headlines... "Democrats divided!!!"

And the last kicker "Trump praises Schumer for decision" ( actual truth there ). How do you KNOW for certain that you are wrong... Trump praises your last action.

As for that "every Democrat has clean hands"... absolutely NOBODY cares. They caved. Period. Stop. Endgame.

nobody gives a tinkers damn on the final majority rule vote. And you have codified Trump's autocracy moves for the next 9 months.

What will be different in 9 months? Absolutely nothing except that people like me will still vote Democrat but vote FOR EVERY primary challenger to current Democrats in office. Every last one of them. And vote with my money too.

Yes, this was a lose-lose. But at least we had a chance to fight. Trump wants to destroy most of the government... the parts WE like... a shutdown had a chance to destroy parts the repukes sort of like ( SS check going out on time, parks are open even if the johns are not clean and the gift shop is closed and there isn't a ranger handy in case you fall off a trail, etc ).

This could have been us!