??? Really ??? How you do know that for certain? How do you know that had he made this 'hustle' when he had the majority that he wouldn't have gotten more funding for the wall? His odds of getting funding would have been a heck of a lot better then they are now.
If for some reason he was betting on retaining the House and gaining some seats, he was dead wrong. BTW -- his "art of the deal" sucks, BIGLY!
I just don't understand your thinking
@libertybele Stopping illegal immigration is apparently your signature political issue. Yet you are compelled to malign, ridicule and diminish the one man STILL trying to stop it (Graham and Scalise are now stepping up nicely).
You keep pointing to that magical time when we had a majority in Congress, but without remembering the makeup of that majority. Do you honestly think even if the President could have found the right political gun to hold to Ryan's head Ryan would have brought this issue to the floor? The same Ryan who encouraged Republicans in the House not to run for reelection?
Half the Republican House members during those mystical two years would have voted for impeachment.
Noticeably absent from any of your musings is the role of the courts. Their raison d'être has been to obstruct and deny each and every Presidential EO and proposal. And they have been damn effective. Yet the courts don't seem to get your ire up quite like the President does.
If you had been paying attention during the midterms you'd know the President did not expect to retain the House. He knew the abdication of 40 plus "republicans" was insurmountable. POTUS focused the bulk of his energies on the Senate. The changes in the 9th Circuit alone should make you happy he did so.
And BTW, the "art of the deal" only works when both sides want a deal. The art of the deal kicks in to get the best outcome for your side. Watch China.
As I said, I just don't understand the thinking that consistently points the finger of blame at the man standing up for you instead of the truly culpable.