Schumer made the smart move.

[lapucelle]

147. Closing the government would result in the government being dismantled at a quicker pace,

with Trump's OMB wielding new and expanded powers, and Democrats shouldering at least part of the blame for the stoppage of essential services.

Anyone who thinks that closing the government is a "weapon" that will be yielded against Trump and Trump alone probably has not thought this through. Anyone who has thought it through is welcome to make the argument about why shutting down the government would have been a smart tactical move. Ideally that argument would articulate specific achievable goals and include an exit strategy.

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Oh, and you don't get to tell me what I do or do not know and what I am or am not "OK with". How entitled would someone have to be to make such claims about a stranger on a discussion board?