Hang Tough, @RealDonaldTrump, They're Starting to Crack, Part III: They've cracked on the Wall. They can crack on "chain." https://t.co/Hl4RvXDxya
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Still sounds to me like Schumer vaguely suggested a deal, Trump didn't quite agree, didn't send out the tweet Schumer wanted, thought about it some more, said no. Schumer works up a whine for press/base. https://t.co/2lq2kk8ZR0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Right. So they *weren't* close to a deal. https://t.co/2fOWlzSz2Q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Suggests Graham's bill may not be the massively popular bipartisan consensus solution that we were led to believe https://t.co/8Q8JMBgZwe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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In other words, @NYTimes says "an outline of an agreement was struck." Schumer's own words contradict that, and @washingtonpost doesn't seem to be buying it either. https://t.co/8zQgqXZh1l
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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IT'S NYT vs. WAPO: The Post quotes Schumer: "I reluctantly put the border wall on the table for discussion — even that was not enough to entice the president to finish the deal." Sounds like the "outline" was not accepted, no? https://t.co/HLsgqdunGV https://t.co/2LVr9yassG
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CORRECTION: Should read "protect DACAns"–not necessarily the much larger group of so-called "Dreamers." DACANs=700,000 Dreamers=3.6M https://t.co/eFQ0Xel9j4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Answers: No. It will. https://t.co/IB3ZmLEtei
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Attn: @MarkSKrikorian Don't deny this, even if it's not true. Sincerely, your publicist. https://t.co/VP9342VLyO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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How do we know it's not drawing of Zaha Hadid's design for the Jared Kushner 666 building? https://t.co/3qNhc7pAPo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Because it's not their position. Some GOPs want to see the Dreamers deported, or subject to deportation. But all the relevant pols and officials–Goodlatte, Trump, Miller–want a deal: Protect Dreamers but do x, y, and z to ameliorate the consequences. https://t.co/6bgo87DTyM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Hmm…. https://t.co/shzHzSDYgG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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For example, NYT says Schumer "discussed the possibility of fully funding the president’s wall on the southern border with Mexico." Does that sound like "outline of an agreement"? Or, you know, discussion. https://t.co/teIQ7B3o2k
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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"How Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal Over Cheeseburgers" https://t.co/raH0cV4DLQ Hard to tell how close, given Dems' obvious desire to fit this into their "betrayal/reneging/Stephen Svengali" party line.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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How to square this account with what Schumer said right after the meeting: "We made some progress, but we still have a good number of disagreements.." Doesn't sound close. https://t.co/gv6otdH4dp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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One "note," as we say in Hollywood: "Losers" isn't a good word to use if your goal is, as here, to get the undecided middle on your side. It's also unnecessary. Case is strong without it. #lehaneism https://t.co/AA1IYX9l99
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Who's the most thin-skinned, self-cocooning politcs tweeter? Nominations accepted. I vote @matthewjdowd.
(@Murphymike & @Seungminkim blocked me after getting trolled repeatedly. Fair enough. Dowd seems to be curating a highly fragile bubble of self-regard.)— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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"Holding court" = breathing https://t.co/jRM0iZsJQ2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Blocked by @MatthewJDowd. OK! Isn't he Mr. Civility and brotherly love? Was it for this vicious, ad hominem tweet? https://t.co/ztQwfyh9nR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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HEY, DAVOS! Immigration is to globalists what amnesty was supposed to be for conservatives after Romney–i.e. if they just flip on this *one* issue, the rest of their program (trade, cooperation, integration) becomes possible. https://t.co/RbLNqIrghx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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WHEN YOU'VE LOST FAREED ZAKARIA: On the Democrats: "Where they differ — and especially with white working-class voters — is on immigration. the party is now more extreme on the topic than it has ever been." https://t.co/dZvtljwGxa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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McConnell's floor speech this morning–the "box canyon" speech–was actually very strong. Democrats are all about illegal immigrants now. https://t.co/vSpcVGyp5c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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SIN VERGUENZA: @SenCoryGardner: "When it comes to these kids, Dreamers, we don't hold our children… accountable for the acts of their parents ."
But your legislation gives amnesty–legal status, work permits–to the parents too.https://t.co/dYWrDh4yQW— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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Who is having their face saved in this deal? https://t.co/JZZeJvEVcS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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.@ABCNews studiously downplaying cause of shutdown (DACA). If I were paranoid, and I am, I would say it is obvious why. (Viewers wouldn't understand why Dems are shutting down government over DACA.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 20, 2018
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