On 1/23/2018 11:48 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:57:10 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

By Harry’s own tribe. Feel the love Harry. Maybe tour boy Schumer would tast better with a dab of Mayonnaise

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3...r-funding-deal

One thing that happened is Trump blunted the effect of the shutdown by
not closing all of the parks, the biggest hammer in the tool box. They
allowed people in and access to everything that did not need the
direct assistance of a ranger. Security was still there because they
are "essential". The bird sanctuary here only closed the main office
and visitor center but since they have a private company doing the day
to day management, that wasn't really necessary either.
Things like this might prompt Trump to push for more privatizing of
park management. That would certainly be an unintended consequence of
the Schumer shutdown.
I am starting to wonder if we are underestimating Trumps negotiation
skills. The government is running again, the democrats didn't get
anything they wanted and he has set up the argument that having the
government run the parks may not be the best way to go.




Remember that at the famous Tuesday, bi-partisan meeting, Trump
instructed the members of Congress to "work it out" and he'd sign
whatever *they* agreed to, saying he had faith in them.

He was correct in doing that. Congress has the responsibility to
negotiate and come up with a funding bill, not the POTUS. The POTUS can
express his requests and desires and try to influence what a bill
contains but he doesn't write the bills.