Subject: Re: I changed my mind
And they never work.

You don't win elections by showing people you're willing to fight for the unpopular position

I'm not in favor of shutting down the government. The idea of furloughing people on government shutdown makes me shudder. I have friends there. I'm retired, but I don't wish that uncertainty without pay on anyone. And I agree with you that it doesn't work. The two times the government was shut down while I was there, it was such a huge waste. It accomplished nothing and they paid me anyway.

I would rather wait and take a shot that would actually damage Trump and the Republicans. I think trump is making moves that will hurt him and hopefully bring him down. If he keeps firing people and wielding tariffs as attention grabbing displays of hurtful power so many people will get hurt that everyone will know someone who got hurt.