re: #173 Myron Falwell

Mitch here is as screwed as Trump is. He played himself by stonewalling and now has no leverage whatsoever.

I don’t think so: he still has the Senate Republicans (AFAICT) firmly holding together under his control: plus two years of a decently-large Majority. Of course, Senate GOPers might always get nervous and bolt - if pressure from home gets too intense - but given that most Republicans Senators are from solidly red states, and are more afraid of the Trump-humping “base” than doing right by the country as a whole, how likely is that? The Senate is still going to be the main barrier to any solution to the current shutdown; and Mitch McConnell is still holding the controls to that barrier. And it’s still locked in the “down” position for now.

Oh, and I’m not sure the esteemed Majority Leader really gives a crap about 2020: unless he decides to retire, he is quite likely to get reelected that year: and two more years in the Majority is quite enough time to do considerable damage to the nation….