He's not "siding with Democrats." He's giving the finger to McTurtle.

[MoonRiver]

He thinks this insult will get him what he wants. I expect exactly ZERO legislation from him that is helpful to the 99%. As usual, he's simply doing what his demented brain thinks will benefit him. That's it.

[samnsara]

1. exactly..trump never does anythig for free

[MoonRiver]

2. Nope and I think Pelosi and Schumer are way too smart to fall for the con.

[annabanana]

14. They will play, not be played

in the final count.

[mcar]

23. Yep

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[Iliyah]

3. Correct.

t-rump needs to train his puppies well.

[hlthe2b]

4. It is a "dominance display" plain and simple from a seriously demented "peacock"

(with all due apologies to peacocks--beautiful birds)

[lunatica]

7. Peacocks do it for the species

In their case strutting their stuff is what keeps the species alive. The hens are very picky.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Yes, with a heaping helping of petty vindictiveness thrown in.

At least Pelosi and Shumer have figured out how to take advantage of the GOP infighting.

[TrishaJ]

6. What he wants is protection from the Russia

and financial crimes investigation. That's what he wants.

[randr]

8. Chuck and Nancy should not have looked so smug

They are just stepping in the dog shit.

[OnDoutside]

9. I thought they behaved very well. I'd have been doing cartwheels.

[randr]

21. A deal with the devil

[OnDoutside]

24. Can you imagine if they had refused to do a deal ? It's a cheap win, take it and move on.

[randr]

25. I agree, I just would not be smug about it

[uponit7771]

11. I still don't see how this helps the Democrats in any way

[kimbutgar]

15. Right in the middle of the holiday season congress will again be negotiating whether to

Keep government open and not default on debt. This time the GOP has to work with twitler.

[OnDoutside]

12. Yes, I think there's little doubt that this is to give the GOP a kicking. You would imagine the GOP

will retaliate....hopefully !

[annabanana]

13. potayto/potahto

This guy doesn't "DO" legislation. He just wants stuff he can count as a "win".

[Enoki33]

16. The best reason for trump doing what he did seems to

be is one of revenge against Ryan and McConnell for not protecting him, and to eventually get his personal taxes reduced. Everything done has the same goal - to benefit trump.

[shanny]

17. Obviously. But since he is motivated only by

his own winning/losing--which seems to equate with "signing something" or making money for himself--he is easy to manipulate (look how the pukes in the WH and his cabinet have been doing it).

His anger at pukes in congress can be exploited. Slather on the praise and watch him dance. Special side bonus is that this will split the republican party even further.

[NastyRiffraff]

18. Exactly. He's at war with McConnell

and the entire Republican party. He ran as a Republican officially, but his entire campaign was as an independent. (Drain the Swamp, tell it like it is, etc. ad nauseum) He loves to keep people off-balance and thrives on chaos.

[PatSeg]

19. McConnell and Ryan

should have known better. Trump never hid what a piece of shit he was, but they hopped on board the Trump Train anyway.

[MoonRiver]

22. I have NO sympathy for those bottom feeders. They are all scum.

[iluvtennis]

20. I agree with you. His hidden agenda is to show MCConnell and Ryan "Who's the boss"

[Zambero]

26. Ryan and McConnell have delivered zero "wins"

The worst year-one legislative record anyone can remember, GOP majorities notwithstanding. His Royal Majesty of the Golden Shit Throne Trump figures he's entitled to much better, and what better way register his extreme displeasure than to kowtow to those oh-so-evil Democrats.

[exfthings]

27. So true, he is beyond a lost cause

I think our Democratic leaders have him outsmarted at every turn, even without the current majority in congress. Seeing what they've accomplished so far is impressive, especially when looked at from the perspective of legislating power.

We had a really strong message in '16, and need to work harder at getting that same message out to as many people as possible. Chuck/Nancy should continue fighting for our similar common values, our party and global community. I for one am ready to stand on the rooftops and shout it out loud.

I could too, since I frequently engage in roofing ..including the tower cranes during construction

[JDC]

28. Totally agree.