No amount of contrived cover can change the fact that the wrong people have been in charge of the Democratic Senate Caucus for years. If a demented tortoise like Mitch McConnell can run circles around you when he’s in the minority, and completely stifle you when you are - you are being outplayed

But this time they’re SURE they can trust the Republicans. If they just give Trump everything he wants without a single thing in return, then Republicans will somehow be compelled to not screw over tens of millions of Americans when Democrats have absolutely nothing to leverage.

The Republicans not only used the Democrats’ acquiescence to sabotage the budget process, but went further to destroy decades old investments, programs, and public infrastructure. But now, days after handing Republicans an electoral shellacking, Democrats are doing it all over again.