@Sanguine Yes, your cynicism is probably justified in this case.
Heck, I agree with Schlichter on all three of his main points:
1) Congress was deliberately sabotaging Trump's program. This is a no-brainer.
2) Trump messed up badly by not shepherding the legislation better--so, he deserves considerable blame for Omni-Bust. Schlichter stipulates this. We ought to notice that so we can more
calmly appreciate Schlichter's main point in the article. (See below.)
3) Schlichter maintains that Trump
had to sign the bill. I am no Trump sycophant, but I think we ought to pay more attention to what Schlichter is saying.
I would elaborate on Schlichter's position by saying that it is inconceivable that POTUS was trying to curry favor with the leftists--since Trump obviously knew he was going to infuriate most of his base by signing the abominable bill. The only reasonable explanation for Trump signing the bill in spite of terrible repercussions from conservatives is surely what Schlichter was telling us: Trump signed it as a matter of
national security. The military and the DOJ and the intelligence community need money and they need it right now--
not just several weeks from now. Let's wait and see what happens in the timeframe of the shutdown that Trump averted by signing the bill.
(In the interests of full disclosure, let me say that I am something of a Schlichter sycophant. He's one of the best pundits online, IMHO. And I think it is pretty crass to insinuate that Schlichter is just motivated by filthy lucre.)