That ole Pence magic has its usual effect . . . none (unless one counts the yawning).
It is interesting how desperately Trump wants the resolution to overturn his emergency declaration to fail in the Senate. One would think that he would be eager to assert the power of his veto pen. (Perhaps even he understands that it really undermines the validity of his pronouncement, and risks a negative judgement in the courts.)
So is Sen. Collins going to fall for Mitch’s promise of a vote this time?
Only an actual vote will ever prove where Collins ultimately falls (although it is often pretty clear up front, no matter what she says)
Though I have an idea, I really don’t understand why they’re handling this now. The moment should have been when he was either excited or thinking about this and not after he again broke one of the ‘seals’.
That old Pence magic is an ineffective spell,
That old Pence magic that will underwhelm.
Icy Eyes
Staring out at you -
The same old Pence that colludes a time or two.
The next emergency Trump is interested in is the one scheduled for October 2020, which regrettably requires the election to be postponed until an undefined time in the ‘near-but-not-yet’ future.
Well, if I were Trump (which heaven forfend) I’d find it ominous that I didn’t have enough sway to get my will done in either chamber. As a guy who’s caused spectacular failures for himself all his life you have to think he lies awake thinking about impeachment. Who knows what’s the next scandal to break? Who knows how appalling it might be? What we know is appalling enough.
I expect it’s about Pence’s willingness to use (or risk) a little (or a lot) of his political capital in service of his boss.
Not a big news item, I agree.
Pence, the department store mannequin and enabler of the porn star presidency …
FIFY
If Trump would agree to sign legislation handcuffing future emergency declarations, it could help the White House reduce opposition among GOP senators to his border emergency declaration in Thursday’s vote.
How is that not a contemptible proposal?
It sounds like an abusive spouse’s promise to be better tomorrow.
The only really important piece of information isn’t in the article. In his negotiations, does Pence let the Senators rub his head and mess up his hair? Or is that off bounds even with the permission and presence of his wife?
“So…if you gives me a Hamburger today, I’ll pays you next Tuesday - Promise !” Seems like we’ve heard this line before in a PopEye cartoon. Why does anyone think this is a serious proposal ? Either Trump won’t sign it, OR if the Senate passes it, Pelosi will insist it include an amendment to make it retroactive to the beginning of the fiscal year for the House to even bring it to the floor for a vote.
These guys are in La-La land on all this happy horse$hit.
Wonder if this earned him a spanking from Mother.
If the republican Senators give in to donnie on this, it will be very bad for the way the legislature works in the future
This would only apply to Democratic administrations, especially Democratic administrations with an African American or Female President.
Mother loves him, or at least what passes for her as love.
With all due respect, I believe you are underestimating just how stupid Trump really is.
More dog bites man.
Priceless.
This is the first domestic legislative measure with some political salience where the GOP has been drifting from Trump. All McConnell will guarantee is that there won’t be a supermajority vote against it.
Trump continues to lobby to keep the defections down, so we’ll see where this goes.