Blame, Blame
Both sides continued to blame the other and the Country wasn’t any better off for it.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota said “the question is, how do we get out of here in a way that reflects what the majority of the body wants to do?”
A number of Senators met with Schumer hoping for some compromise with a deal to end the shutdown. However there was still no deal that was accepted by either Party.
Frank Sharry, the Executive Director of the immigration advocacy group America’s Voice shared his thoughts about Schumer stance.
He said “he had the backbone to lead his caucus into a high-stakes, high risk battle. It thrilled progressives. But if the shutdown ends because Democrats blink first, the era of good feeling quickly will be replaced by anger and disappointment.”
So far Schumer showed no sign of giving in as Trump kept out of the picture and held a low profile.
John Feehery, a Republican strategist said “in these situations, the less you’re seen the better, and not just for him, for any President.”
“You kind of want, by your lack of presence, to highlight this being a case of Congressional incompetence, as opposed to Presidential incompetence, and how you do that is by carefully managing your appearances. The more he appears in public, the more this becomes a Trump problem,” he added.
Regardless of who was blamed and what was said, the problem lied squarely on all leaders. They created the mess, they should clean it up.
