What The Hell Did I Just Watch? Schumer & Pelosi At The WH.....

[global1]

What is going on? Is this for real? Infrastructure? Broadband? Two trillion dollars?

What did I miss? What is the strategy behind such a move by the Dems? Do they purposely want to give Trump a win on this? Before the 2020 election?

You know that if this move is successful - he will run on this as if it was all his and his only idea.

Is such a move by Schumer and Pelosi undercutting the Dem candidates that are running for the nomination?

I just don't get it? Could somebody please explain? Help? I'm totally confused now?

Are they trying to put Trump in a bind between he and his Party? What gives?

[tblue37]

1. Steve Scalise is squawking against the idea, because now Repubs are worried about the

deficit--after their tax cut for corporations & the rich ballooned the deficit.

[elleng]

2. Explain?

They met him to discuss budget issues, right?

[lunatica]

17. They discussed Infrastructure

Which has become a real issue thanks to McConnell’s Republicans stonewalling Obama for 8 years.

[elleng]

20. Thanks for the info.

Infrastructure's been an issue for a long time, kind of like immigration; no easy fixes, and certainly nothing cheap.

[watoos]

3. I'm glad I don't watch cable news,

I would be screaming at the TV. I'm at a loss for words and it's a good thing because the words wouldn't be nice.

I guess Pelosi and Schumer just showed that they can work with Trump. 4 more years, ehh?

[SharonClark]

10. Maybe you should watch cable news so you know Pelosi and Schumer

just outfoxed Trump and the GOP.

[mcar]

22. Thank you

Doesn't watch, but apparently knows enough to slam our Democrats.

[gratuitous]

4. Is it Infrastructure Week again?

Good times.

[crazytown]

5. If they can get $2 trillion in spending out of the GOP

I say go for it.

Ted Kennedy stopped negotiating with Nixon on healthcare during Watergate. It was a mistake.

[mr_lebowski]

6. I can think of two scenarios ...

1) Trump is actually going to do this regardless, so Dems might as well attempt to be seen as being an integral/involved part of the process, or
2) Trump really has no intention of actually going through with it, but this way Dems can be seen as having been pushing for it/negotiating to make it happen ... takes away his excuse later that 'Well, I really tried, but Dems obstructed!?!'

Off the top of my head ...

Basically Democrats likely should want to see infrastructure improvements along these lines ... it's a lot of good jobs, and less $$$ that'd otherwise likely be thrown at the military, so ...

[lunatica]

18. I'll go with #2

[spanone]

7. trump won't do a thing with democrats.

[marylandblue]

8. Trump says he wants infrastructure, other Republicans don't

Infrastructure is popular. Meeting with Trump on infrastructure argues for a Democratic House and Senate.

[SharonClark]

9. Exactly.

Trump will probably change his mind this afternoon and the GOP will go nuts regardless.

[Vinca]

11. This is foolishly predictable. Chuck and Nancy make nice and act as if they've had a meeting

of the minds with Dear Leader. Republicans freak. By the next morning Don is trashing "Lyin' Chuck" and Nancy in a tweet. Rinse and repeat.

[EarlG]

12. This drives a wedge among Republicans

Congressional Republicans don't want to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure so they will grumble about Trump cutting a deal with Democrats. Once he starts getting pushback from Fox News he'll renege on the deal, and return to his "I never made an agreement with lyin' Chuck and Nancy" spiel. This will appease his base, but provide yet more evidence to everyone else that Republicans can't govern for shit and if people want anything done they need to elect Democrats.

IMO.

[vsrazdem]

13. It's called legislating, i.e., doing their job.

[wryter2000]

14. No kidding

If they were there to "negotiate" women's reproductive rights, I'd scream, too. Tons of money for infrastructure is what they should be working on. The Republicans will sink it, making them look like the creeps they are. Probably Trump will come out against it tomorrow. We look "bipartisan," and they look like idiots.

[mudpuddle]

15. Exactly.

[ehrnst]

16. You saw them doing their job as legislators, (nt)

[Trenzalore]

19. Doing something in the interest of the country?

You can settle down. The GOP senate will kill anything they agree to.

[Hekate]

21. Mme Speaker and Senator Schumer are doing their job, which is the legislating part of governing...

The GOP doesn't believe in governing any more, but the Democrats still do.

[mcar]

23. You watched two strong Democratic leaders doing their job

[a kennedy]

24. and explain to me why no Repubs were there??