I loved that....

Was that the kind of bug that crawls into the brain and attends a buffet. Seems to me the poor bug would starve to death...

I think, like the op ed piece by someone in the admin stated...it was all about the elimination of non essential government employees after 30 days of shutdown.
So why not showoff his big heart and compassion at demoncrap expense.

“It looks more like weakness” A military tactic is to let your opponent think you are weak. The fight Trump and the patriots are in is for much more than the wall. He is not looking for a bandaid so the next corrupt looter can reopen the wounds.
This is a global Cabal with many many tentacles, if you focus on only one you can be choked by another. Expect more False Flag events. Oh and by the way a huge plan of terror was stopped the other day.

“ Who do they think they are?” The answer is they know they are criminals and traitors . They never thought the evil hag would lose. They have to try to get rid of the orange tornado but as they will see it is not nice to fool with Mother Nature.

Trump is letting the Moll Pelosi and Shyster Schumer expose themselves. Three weeks to put up or put politics first.

Where P & S are concerned, me dino prefers the old saying, "Don't let the backdoor hit you on your way out."

I see it as you do.

Trump may have given in to show he is willing to compromise, but he gained nothing by doing so.

If he cracks down 3 weeks from now, it'll lose its effect b/c the left will have time to prepare, which they will, but not to negotiate.

Unless this move was planned by Trump, being aware of the mindset of the left, it is difficult to see how he can turn it into a gain.

I wonder if P & S ever heard the old saying, 'Look out a wall is going to fall on you?'

No one has ever witnessed anything like the attacks on our President. Even my cousin, who I consider was a 'do nothing' President. It makes me ill just looking at these people. A young red-neck friend of mine (makes the best Bar B Q in Texas) told me today it makes him sick watching the news. He's a big Texas guy. When are they going to stop? Even if you dislike or disagree with the guy, he is our elected President. Guess what! I couldn't agree with anything Obama or Clinton said or did, nor Nixon, good grief! But I kept my mouth shut and I didn't see anyone acting up showing their rear ends like Pelosi and Schumer. Who do they think they are?

The show ain't over until the fat lady sings.
Trump will have that wall one way or the other.
The Constitution will support a presidential emergency measure to protect the public.
That's been hashed out on Fox News. Me watch Hannity lots.
Me dino thinks he will resort to that after,having exhausted every other approach.
When he makes that move, expect the Left to defame him as a dictator and a tyrant.
It's what slime in the Jackass Party does.

My view of the shutdown is that the other side was never going to negotiate or give in to what they view as "terrorism" against the state. Imo, Trump should have known this and used it against them by laying off 2/3 of the bureaucrats that were not vital, leaving 1/3 to perform any work the entire bunch did before. Let the statist looters scream until the 2nd coming, but never give in. Compromise has taken away most of the limits against government power provided by the constitution. Buy more ammunition and get ready for a long siege if you really want to regain liberty.

Whatever we call it, the left is enjoying it.

Anything to extend the gridlock and prevent Trump from implementing his strategy.

The greatest peril is that they are getting away with doing nothing. They are elected pols who have a responsibility to their constituents.

It is another thing what these "constituents" are b/c they are sending illiterate people to Congress and even agree with their abusive "policies".

Yes, it looks that way.

Unless Trump has something up in his sleeve, he gave in like other Reps have in the past.

Trust me! Schumer has no intention of negotiating and Trump knows it. Schumer is going to crash with Pelosi. It will be sad seeing so much air go out of people. I must admit I will enjoy it,

From the WSJ yesterday:

"Sen. David Perdue (R., Ga.), one of Mr. Trump’s most faithful allies, praised the president’s decision to reopen the government without wall funding.

I just think this is a good faith gesture by the president to show that he’s interested in actually getting this done and he’s recognized the hardship this has put on people,” he said.

That is one way of interpreting it.

The left certainly don't appreciate it. It is naïve thinking that after 3 weeks Pelosi and Schumer will "negotiate. Schumer just announced that he hopes "Trump learned a lesson".

He does not sound like he is ready to compromise..

He agreed to a bill to fund the government without any funding for the wall. If that is a negotiating technique it looks more like weakness than strength. It's long past time to get tough on the scum; just when it appeared he was finally doing so, he gives in.

In West Texas we have rattle snakes who don't really give warnings before they strike!

Did he cave?

His have taken a beating , we have never witnessed a President attacked like he is. We will see what his plan is. RBG and a locked Supreme Court is in the future.
This is an “Uncivil War “ being waged.

What happened to Trump's ?
Why did he cave to the statists and open the unnecessary bureaucracies?