Indeed. To invest so much in this particular symbol, when it's only one component, and probably not the most effective one, in the effort to reclaim our national sovereignty, is to reveal oneself as a pretty poor tactician.Now, with the president holding the government hostage, as he threatens to shut the government down, if he doesn’t get $5 billion (an arbitrary number that has no research or budgeting plan behind it) for a border wall, another comment from Mick Mulvaney has been unearthed, dating back to August 2015.This particular comment is in regards to the border, and then-candidate Trump’s views of border protection.While speaking with a South Carolina radio station, Mulvaney pointed out that just putting some form of barrier at the border wasn’t really a well thought out solution."The fence doesn't solve the problem. Is it necessary to have one? Sure. Would it help? Sure. But to just say build the darn fence and have that be the end of an immigration discussion is absurd and almost childish for someone running for president to take that simplistic of [a] view," Mulvaney said on WRHI radio."And by the way, the bottom line is the fence doesn't stop anybody who really wants to get across," Mulvaney said at the time, according to CNN.He’s not wrong.Real border security has already been mapped out by better men than the reality TV host, if only he could be convinced to listen.Strategic fencing, more boots on the ground, and aviation assets covering the border, with direct communications with fast responders, who are actually atthe border, not 50 miles back.I have a feeling that if Trump would present something more reasoned and planned out than just barking about a wall (that Mexico was supposed to pay for, but won’t), he’d have much less of a problem getting it included in funding.Meanwhile, Mulvaney’s past keeps coming up, and he knows he’s about to be the most miserable person in government.
But it was "the wall" from the get-go, and unless there's some way to break through the Senate's intransigence, the VSG's reelection prospects are taking a significant hit.
You think Ann Coulter is going to shill for him ever again if he can't pull this off?
Do you rwally think that many people care about what Ann Coulter says and thinks unless to mock her. She's very mockable. Trump is going to quit the race anyhow when it becomes abundently clear how many people on both sides hate his guts.
ReplyDeleteInteresting take. I for one would be greatly relieved.
ReplyDeleteThomas Friedman says in a NYT article that Pubs need to hold an intervention with this boob and if he does not straighten up, ask for his resignation.
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