Plus, of course, any contractors who have in-demand skills will start looking for other jobs; when the shutdown lifts, some departments are going to find themselves without crucial personnel.
My senators are Harris and Feinstein; my rep is Barbara Lee; I don't think making noise about being unhappy is warranted - there's not much they can do other than "agree to fund the wall," and I don't want that. I want republicans to get off their asses and pass a bill, no matter what P45 says he won't sign.
Because so far, he's signed every single thing put in front of him; he doesn't want to veto anything because then he gets even more hate from the media. He'll sign, and then say it was a bad law, and he was cheated, and they should've given him more time, and they're doing it all wrong, etc. etc. -- but he'll sign.
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Date: 2018-12-23 01:52 am (UTC)My senators are Harris and Feinstein; my rep is Barbara Lee; I don't think making noise about being unhappy is warranted - there's not much they can do other than "agree to fund the wall," and I don't want that. I want republicans to get off their asses and pass a bill, no matter what P45 says he won't sign.
Because so far, he's signed every single thing put in front of him; he doesn't want to veto anything because then he gets even more hate from the media. He'll sign, and then say it was a bad law, and he was cheated, and they should've given him more time, and they're doing it all wrong, etc. etc. -- but he'll sign.