These people have painted themselves into a heck of a corner.
Erick Erickson wrote on Thursday morning:
Democrats fell into the trap perfectly.
If they agreed to fund the government, they’d fund deportations and DOGE. By refusing to fund the government, they are putting Russ Vought in charge of a shutdown government.
Magic Mike Johnson created a brilliant trap — fund Elon Musk or unleash Russ Vought. Either way the Democrats lose. If they fund Musk and DOGE, they will see a progressive uprising against them. If they shutdown the government, they can be seen as fighters while Russ Vought cripples their governmental constituencies.
Right now, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats seem inclined to unleash Russ Vought on the government — a fully empowered Director of the Office of Personnel and Management who will leave open the monuments the tourists see and shutter all the parts of government Democrats love.
No matter what the Democrats do, they’re doing it while holding the rope that Trump will hang them with. Either way, the Trump administration wins — not only in terms of policy but also in the realm of public relations.
Get that popcorn ready. This ought to be fun to watch.
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Schumer’s attempted shutdown will backfire bigly
By
Thomas Lifson
Republicans, accustomed to being blamed by the media for federal government shutdowns, should not worry about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan to oppose cloture on the “clean” funding bill Speaker Johnson’s House just passed. There are multiple good reasons why they can relax on this one:
Schumer is the perfect opponent for Trump
Schumer is widely understood to be a phony. His infamous “cheeseburger picture” purporting to demonstrate what an ordinary guy he is establishes that perspective indelibly. Its piece of cheese sitting atop a raw patty of beef is gag-inducing.
If, in an alternative universe, your family had been invited over to your neighbors, the Schumers, for a backyard barbecue and your kids saw that, you’d hastily pull them aside and urgently tell them
never, ever to serve raw beef under a piece of melted cheese. (If you happened to be observant Jews, you’d also tell them to stick to the hot dogs because the burgers ain’t kosher.)
Schumer’s phony grin seals the deal.
Trump and DOGE can use the shutdown to accelerate their agenda of slimming down the federal bureaucracy
Ben Domenech provided a priceless TV moment earlier this week on Fox News as he responded to Jessica Tarlov, who pushed the standard Dem talking point that layoffs of federal bureaucrats are a human tragedy (“How many people are enough for you?”):
“I can’t wait to see what DOGE will do when the government is shut down,” he said. “If the government shuts down, I’m out of things that you can do, where the traps just open up where they can just cut even further than they already [have]. You’ll find out, and it’s gonna be a lotta fun.”
Remember that “essential” services continue. No Social Security or Medicare payments will stop. But “non-essential bureaucrats” are furloughed. Permanently. Best of all, Trump will not engage in the stupid game of putting up barriers to prevent the public from entering national parks.
I can hardly wait for Schumer and the Dems to start telling voters that protecting the jobs of non-essential bureaucrats is critical to the health of the Republic.
Oh please, Br’er Schumer, don’t throw Trump in that briar patch!