re: #5 Mattand

A few thoughts:

…I have yet to have someone explain to me that how any rational human would expect the President to gut his signature legislative accomplishment; especially with the opposition threatening to torch the budget.
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It’s this kind of stuff that just frustrates me to no end about my fellow countrymen.

It’s not just hanging on to his ‘signature legislative accomplishment’. The compromise and deal making already happened to get that law passed. It’s like saying a signed contract is a great place to start negotiating towards the outcome you personally prefer and the other party is being stubborn by not renegotiating it from the current point.