Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has decided that it is time for a government shutdown. He is reading the latest polls and fears that the generic congressional results may be trending toward the Republicans. The tax reform and reduction act pushed through at the end of 2017 without any Democratic votes is starting to bear fruit for Republicans. The stock market is hitting records regularly. The economic news is good regarding employment and salaries. The last straw in this regard for Schumer and his leadership was the good news given by Apple (the hallmark of a liberal corporation). Now Schumer has decided to change the narrative.
It is not a coincidence that this shutdown has occurred on the anniversary of Trump's administration. The Democrats need a bogeyman, and The Donald will fit the bill. He has thwarted their aims to move the country leftward politically. He has reversed almost all the Obama executive orders.
The most critical one is DACA. Trump tried to end it and gave Congress six months to repair it legally. A federal judge appointed by Clinton has blocked this Trump order. This removed the immediacy and forced the two parties to reach a compromise likely more favorable to Republicans. Either way, the issue had until March, while the government shutdown takes effect today.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/01/schumers_risky_gambit.html#ixzz54jR9jGlR
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