Democrats did the ‘responsible thing’ and re-opened government. Will that backfire? | Jill Abramson

It’s telling that almost every Democrat who’s been named as a possible presidential hopeful voted against the temporary dealShutdowns can be unpredictable. They represent everything that most sane people hate about Washington DC – the dysfunction, the polarization, the distance between political leaders and the people whose lives are dependent on a functioning government. That might be why Democrats blinked and agreed to end the government shutdown.The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, cut a temporary deal to re-open the government on Monday after Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, promised to allow a vote to protect undocumented young immigrants known as Dreamers. Schumer was in no mood for Russian roulette. This enraged his left flank, who were already at the barricades. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/23/democrats-responsible-thing-re-opened-government-will-that-backfire