Pic Of The Moment: Confused, Miserable GOP Lawmakers Bow To Democratic Priorities In Budget

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20. I think Dems are being setup for a pre-midterm dilemma

This budget expires Sept. 30th. I believe that the GOP leaders will "hear the people's outrage" and try to "fix the budget" with major cuts to social programs, boarder wall funding, a "DACA solution", and other right-wing goodies right before the midterms. DEMs will resist naturally, which will heighten shutdown worries in voter minds. The GOP will pounce, and try to use the "DEM shutdown threat" to bring swing voters to their side, with only a month before voters go to the polls.

The GOP will try to force DEM leaders to make a choice:
a) swallow the poison pill(accept the budget) and piss off your voters, thereby lowering progressive voter turnout
b) resist the bill and thereby threaten/cause a shutdown, which would piss off swing voters who don't want any hits to the economy for any reason.

Call me cynical, but the expiration on this "victory" has wonderful timing for the GOP's midterm hopes. In addition, I've been conditioned to expect the worse, most diabolical actions from McConnell and Ryan.