"As long as Marc Short is in charge of negotiating immigration, we're going nowhere." https://t.co/IbGCwEg4ko
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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When the MSM not-so-subtly tries to taunt the president into selling out his position on immigration. ('Will Trump reassert his manhood by agreeing with Sen. Schumer …' etc.) https://t.co/vOD75lXggS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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So McCabe *doesn't* retire from FBI, makes Trump push him out, becomes Resistance hero like Sally Yates. … That would be Terry McAuliffe's recommendation! https://t.co/gEcAC9Dtbj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Note that what Schumer says *now* (that he "accepted" Trump's number) is much stronger than what's in this @pkcapitol tweet (that Schumer "agreed to consider") https://t.co/Tq4zSoOSpm https://t.co/mbuZgKgxP6
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Also sometimes conveniently revise history, no? https://t.co/0aLlsiXBHg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Schumer's memory of the Trump non-deal seems to be …evolving. Yesterday the wall was on table for "discussion." https://t.co/JLcfyYi6xD Now he says he "offered" the wall and "accepted" the $$ for it.. https://t.co/61WOv10gZa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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"Essentially"= did not.
Schumer must be kicking himself that he didn't actually agree to everything right then, if his account is accurate. Blew his big opportunity. https://t.co/QFNG4hPeja— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Translation: "Throw me a lifeline, Donald …" https://t.co/swo7s2TGht
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Good. Why help Schumer out of his mess? https://t.co/xueLfoH0Q2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Seems as if he is speaking from a position of strength — i.e. Dem red state/moderates/2018ers really want out of the shutdowm … https://t.co/6ryw8wi4uZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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This is a Dem: "The charge 'The Democrats shut down then government to protect illegal immigrants' is a political loser and does nothing to get us to 2018." https://t.co/MhZM0TbqIZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Second time in a month a song has come on the jukebox and I've thought "Hey, now that's a good new one" and it turns out to be a back track from "Tusk." Oy.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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If Dems were offered the concession of Dreamer protection but not CHIP extension, would they blow off the Dreamers and shut down the government to get CHIP? Hard to imagine. Your new Democratic Party!
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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"But they insist that Republicans must agree to more funding for community health centers, increased money for disaster relief and higher federal spending caps." … Quiet! We are saving face here.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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INK-BLAY? "Several Senate Democrats on Saturday said they would be willing to accept a government funding measure that does not include language to protect an estimated 800,000 immigrants …" https://t.co/dzSZk9T4Tt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Schumer: "Negotiating with Trump like Jell-O" https://t.co/mebKWlZlU5 Also hard to negotiate if counterparty immediately runs to press with one-sided account if he doesn't get his way! Any half-agreeing attempt to build a little trust then becomes a 'reneging' and gets punished.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Schumer: "What will it take for President Trump to say 'yes' ?" Chain migration cuts. https://t.co/81qgqGPZyC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 21, 2018
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Unchecked because Dreamers AND their parents would be legalized, then Dems would move on to next gen of Dreamers & their parents, etc. while undermining enforcement measures (and opposing all deportations–so if get in, home free) https://t.co/A0LhmrhcZM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Negotiating with Elvis was like negotiating with Jell-O. https://t.co/wS9cyW5EXX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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It's not a "new low." Even the poll it links to doesn't claim it's a new low. Trump's popularity has actually been rising a bit lately, FWIW https://t.co/ijOeQ9v1CX https://t.co/fDGb3HEAdh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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If they come around on the Wall, they can come around on reducing "chain," which also doesn't threaten existing illegals directly (the way, say, more ICE agents might). https://t.co/X2WBg6C7dn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Hang Tough, Republicans https://t.co/VbT76ptf7B
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Come to think of it, let's move the Amnesty from Phase I to Phase II. Otherwise the immigration-control stuff may never get done (blocked by ACLU-style suits before anti-Trump judges) while the Amnesty does get done (as in 1986). https://t.co/7fW0lvJ4Bu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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How dare Cotton try to move the "chain" issue from Phase II to Phase I! https://t.co/DZdEFaQXxZ Are the Phases written into the Gang of 8 provision of the Constitution?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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I had a friend who used the "Jell-O bargaining technique" on car dealers. He wound up with some great offers. https://t.co/Hl4RvXDxya
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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